Carbon Bike Useage Poll-Purely informational
07-21-08, 09:42 AM
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Carbon Bike Useage Poll-Purely informational
No pissing and moaning, I am curious about the actual failure rates due to crash amongst carbon bikes.
Well damn it, it didn't let me post a poll.
1st option-Crashed, no damage.
2nd-Crashed, damaged, fixed.
3rd-Crashed, frame totaled.
4th-Never crashed a carbon frame.
Can a mod put a poll in?
Well damn it, it didn't let me post a poll.
1st option-Crashed, no damage.
2nd-Crashed, damaged, fixed.
3rd-Crashed, frame totaled.
4th-Never crashed a carbon frame.
Can a mod put a poll in?
07-21-08, 09:47 AM
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1 for me. First race on the new bike, endo'd right over a big pileup. Zero damage to the frame. finished the race.
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07-21-08, 10:02 AM
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One bike:
1 3x
3 1x (the broken piece was the integrated aluminum derailleur hanger)
Another bike:
1 2x
Another bike:
1 1x
1 3x
3 1x (the broken piece was the integrated aluminum derailleur hanger)
Another bike:
1 2x
Another bike:
1 1x
07-21-08, 10:19 AM
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I went down at about 25mph on my full carbon frame in a crit. It was fine. Front wheel needed trued, and it scraped the skewer (which protected the frame). Frame is a Giant TCR carbon.
07-21-08, 10:21 AM
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1 a few times. No issues to date.
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07-21-08, 10:28 AM
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#1 @ 25-30mph during a race. That hurt.
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07-21-08, 10:30 AM
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#4. But then I've never ridden a carbon frame.
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07-21-08, 10:37 AM
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Crashed my Time frame 3 times.
Once I endo'd because the rear skewer was too loose - locked the chain @ 28mph.
Rain slide out on a right turn.
Low speed trip on a crack in the road.
My frame is still in perfect condition - the cork wrap, pedals, shifters, and derailleur played the part of sacrificial anode.
Once I endo'd because the rear skewer was too loose - locked the chain @ 28mph.
Rain slide out on a right turn.
Low speed trip on a crack in the road.
My frame is still in perfect condition - the cork wrap, pedals, shifters, and derailleur played the part of sacrificial anode.
07-21-08, 10:43 AM
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#1 at like 20mph. hurt, but all i got were a few light scratches in the clearcoat. i was freaking out and promptly took it to two trek dealers. they both told me to relax, that the scratches didn't go beyond the clearcoat. hell i did worse damage to an old steelie
07-21-08, 12:14 PM
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Spontaneous failure is very common. 33% of CF bikes are destroyed after exposure to UV light.
Seriously though, why don't people ever ask how often ALUMINUM frames get bent or break??
Seriously though, why don't people ever ask how often ALUMINUM frames get bent or break??
07-21-08, 02:02 PM
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#1, was riding an old Vitus Carbon frame. I was a circus clown and part of the act was to put a full-size elephant on the handle bars and jump over three cars. I overshot the landing ramp and landed on the flats. I would have stayed upright, but the elephant's tail got caught in the front spokes and we went down. Both the bike and myself got squished underneath the pachyderm...the bike was unschathed but I broke five ribs.
The next week, I was back at it on the same bike.
True story, I swear.
The next week, I was back at it on the same bike.
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07-21-08, 02:44 PM
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#1 20 mph Road rash on elbow, shoulder, hip, lower leg, and cracked my helmet in 6 places, small scuff to seat, bars, and bent the rear hanger but no damage to the frame.
07-21-08, 02:59 PM
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#1 -- rear end slid out at about 15mph. Scratched shifter, pedal, quick release on the rear, & bar tape. Badly bruised hip. No frame damage.
07-21-08, 03:03 PM
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#1 a few times.
However, I crashed an alu frame once and it was totalled. My teammate was in a crash on Saturday on an alu frame and the top tube is dented pretty bad, although he rode it again on Sunday. Both Specialized Allez, hmmmmm...
However, I crashed an alu frame once and it was totalled. My teammate was in a crash on Saturday on an alu frame and the top tube is dented pretty bad, although he rode it again on Sunday. Both Specialized Allez, hmmmmm...
07-21-08, 03:13 PM
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#1 a few times. Tweaked wheels, brifter damage, road rash. Frame is fine.
