Will carbon bikes last as long as steel?
04-27-13, 08:55 AM
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04-27-13, 09:06 AM
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04-27-13, 11:59 AM
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04-27-13, 12:23 PM
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Good job! That is the kind of is it heartfelt/is it demagoguery we haven't seen enough of in this thread. That oughta power us thru another page or two!
04-27-13, 01:33 PM
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I'm in the market for a good CF mirror. The one I have now whistles so loud I can't hear my iPod while riding on the sidewalk. And before anyone asks, I DID use the search function.
04-27-13, 03:20 PM
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Looks like some of you forget the fabulous reynolds 931 https://reynoldstechnology.biz/our_materials_931.php, but also the reynolds 953 https://reynoldstechnology.biz/our_materials_953.php , and columbus xcr https://www.columbustubi.com/eng/4_4_1.htm which are both mar aging steels, which are both stainless steels with execptional caracteristics which surpass titanium and carbon in terms of fatigue and durability. A good framebuilder can make you a top notch steel frame with fantastic comfort, lightness and durability.
04-27-13, 05:34 PM
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Mine has an Al fork. it's like the worst of both worlds and may explain why I prefer my carbon bike now.
I laaaaaaaugh whenever the "steel is real" crowd get really cracking. Where's the spot on a bike that you would least want a catastrophic failure? The fork... and that's usually made of CF. It's comedy.
I laaaaaaaugh whenever the "steel is real" crowd get really cracking. Where's the spot on a bike that you would least want a catastrophic failure? The fork... and that's usually made of CF. It's comedy.
04-27-13, 08:40 PM
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04-27-13, 08:50 PM
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Looks like some of you forget the fabulous reynolds 931 https://reynoldstechnology.biz/our_materials_931.php, but also the reynolds 953 https://reynoldstechnology.biz/our_materials_953.php , and columbus xcr https://www.columbustubi.com/eng/4_4_1.htm which are both mar aging steels, which are both stainless steels with execptional caracteristics which surpass titanium and carbon in terms of fatigue and durability. A good framebuilder can make you a top notch steel frame with fantastic comfort, lightness and durability.
04-27-13, 10:52 PM
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I don't get paid, I own two road bikes made of Reynolds tubing (one is made of 708 classic and is from 1995 the other is made of 753 and is from 1991) which have proven their qualities through time. And the qualities of newer Reynolds tubes can't be denied.
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04-27-13, 11:44 PM
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- 1. Make steel frame
- 2. Wrap in carbon
- 3. ???
- 4. PROFIT
