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Old 03-12-07 | 09:03 AM
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Humps
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Longevity of Carbon

I was checking out a forum that deals with Ferrari's and came across an article where they are discussing replacing carbon parts after ten years as the resin degrades over time. They even go into detail as saying that the carbon wears down due to UV exposure and other atmospheric conditions that I believe a carbon bike would experience more then the chassis of a Ferrari. One pic in the forum did catch my eye and it was a giant carbon frame that had sheered in half in the top and down tubes. I imagine that with carbon fibers being composed of similar properties that bikes should start to be replaced or at least inspected periodically for the carbon breaking down? Heres the link to the main article: http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=141534
any thoughts?
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