Originally Posted by Hitchy
G'day,
but a composite frame won't 'fatigue' the way alu does. With alu you can have 'unseen' fatigue that can lead to catastropic failure. With carbon, unless the fibre is actually broken, it doesn't fail. Not that I'm a fan of Trek's, but they have the right idea with the warranties on the carbon frames, which basically says, treat it right & it won't break,
cheers,
Hitchy
My Orbea Orca has a lifetime warrantee with basically the same philosophy "don't abuse it and it won't break". My Cinelli was a highend Alu frame set and I broke it with my knee. When I fell the top tube hit the inside of my knee and dented the tube and causing a hair line crack. I was allways worried that a Carbon frame would break in a crash so I avoided them. After busting my Cinelli I decided it didn't matter and I might as well be comfortable!
I also misstook the comfort of a Carbon bike as feeling dead. I misstakingly confused road shock and road feel. I now feel like I'm just floating along without jarring my filling out. This bike climbs and sprints as well if not a little better than my Cinelli.