Carbon schmarbon, why do I need a plastic bike?
11-12-18, 09:58 AM
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Carbon schmarbon, why do I need a plastic bike?
No one but a professional racer who needs to shed every milligram available needs to ride a plastique bike. Aluminum is making a comeback. It's all 90% of the carbon fanboy-weight-weenies need.
Tell me I'm wrong.
Tell me I'm wrong.
11-12-18, 10:05 AM
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You are wrong.
Steel is better.
Besides, it even has carbon atoms in it.
Steel is better.
Besides, it even has carbon atoms in it.
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You're wrong.
11-12-18, 10:11 AM
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11-12-18, 10:13 AM
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I want to complement everyone (so far) on not abbreviating Al (aluminum/aluminium) as Alu.
11-12-18, 10:13 AM
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11-12-18, 10:17 AM
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How much does your average weenie weigh?
11-12-18, 10:17 AM
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11-12-18, 10:23 AM
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Officially winter in general cycling!
Carbon fiber is effing awesome because you can lay it up for the perfect balance of compliance and stiffness any where you want it. You can create an amazingly responsive frame, perfectly tuned.
Materials like Aluminum or Steel with a homogeneous material structure are soooo old and restrictive to the imaginations of bicycle designers.
- Signed, the guy who will never give up his 853 LeMond
-- Because am to poor to buy $5k Domane
Carbon fiber is effing awesome because you can lay it up for the perfect balance of compliance and stiffness any where you want it. You can create an amazingly responsive frame, perfectly tuned.
Materials like Aluminum or Steel with a homogeneous material structure are soooo old and restrictive to the imaginations of bicycle designers.
- Signed, the guy who will never give up his 853 LeMond
-- Because am to poor to buy $5k Domane
11-12-18, 10:24 AM
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Perhaps he is saying carbon is simply not all it is cracked up to be.
11-12-18, 10:31 AM
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Truthfully, no one "needs" carbon or aluminum or titanium or anything else. But the OP sounds like someone trying to rationalize the limitations of their budget.
11-12-18, 10:35 AM
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Frame material doesn't matter as long as you look good riding it.
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11-12-18, 10:37 AM
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If carbon is awful and aluminum is amazing, why do most aluminum bikes have a carbon fork?
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Happy Rider of Steel, Aluminum, and Carbon (too poor for titanium)
Signed,
Happy Rider of Steel, Aluminum, and Carbon (too poor for titanium)
11-12-18, 10:41 AM
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Limitations? The Far East is pumping out inexpensive Plastic-fantastics like Toyota Celicas. Carbon is becoming the Volks-bike.
11-12-18, 10:44 AM
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