Originally Posted by
sojourn
We'll keep our hopes high & expectations low BT!
Really an excellent post.........now, go out on a limb and rate the various bike manufacturers CF quality..........please.
Argh.
As mentioned earier, boutique manufacturers like Spin, Crumpton, Tune, AX-Lightness, THM, Ruegamer, B-T-P and Schmolke, all of whom are in the business of making the lightest and strongest frames and components, will use the best carbon they can find for their purposes.
Toray T-800, M30S and Stupid-High-Modulus M46J (We are talking $350/oz. for this stuff) is what these guys use for the premium gear.
Companies like Pinarello, Time, Look, Colnago, Specialized, Cannondale, Felt, Giant, FSA, 3T and Ritchey will use a mix of T-700 and M30S fibres for their frames and components. It even says "Toray M30S" on the side of some of the frames these companies build.
For lower end frames, you will find TR50S, TR30S, T-300 and T700 fibers. Maybe someone got crazy with some higher modulus pitch based IMS carbon fibres for a few medium range frames.
I don't know what Trek or Zipp use, because they keep to themselves when purchasing and testing materials.