Im building a new fixed using a s-works langster. and i want to put FSA Carbon Cranks on it. But im scared of the durablity of them, with riding Brakless

So get a brake.

thats what i figured. campagnolo record here i come

cybrnitro,

Well, for what it's worth I'm concerned about the longevity/durability of anything carbon fiber on a bicycle. There is tons of readily available data that proves exactly how temporary CF is because of epoxy corrosion/erosion/degradation due to all sorts of environmental issues and how it is mixed (in the case of bicycles) with different metals and what have you which all leads to the deterioration of mechanical properties of the fiber itself. On and on. I'm not that type of engineer so only know what I read and tell myself I understand. The bottom line for me is that somewhere deep down inside I know that one day and of course at the worst possible time that CF will fail me without notice or apparent reason. I do not and will not own anything made of it. But, I'm old and crotchety. Grain of salt and all that. I prefer steel, like titanium and tolerate aluminum when done right.

cybrnitro,

Oh yea, unless you ride your steed with the greatest consistency at 5 MPH or less you should run a front brake. My insurance rates go up even when the cyclist wrapped around my car axle is brakeless. Lets do each other a favor - I promise to watch out for and respect you. You take common sense measures to be safe as you are sharing the roads. No one owes you anything and you will lose any "argument" you get into because you are the smallest, weakest and least protected thing on the road. A front brake is common sense.

a front brake doesnt fill the fear ceptor that im missing in my brain. my theory is. when ever i take precautions to not get hurt. i wind up almost dead.

cybrnitro,

I wish you no harm, sir. I assume by theory you mean a belief that guides behavior. Your brain is missing nothing. You have what we've all been given. You are speaking out of a point somewhat south of your head.

Sell it and get something that you don't fear will fail, and get a front brake.

so then why give yourself the stopping ability of a fixed gear? Just go all out with brakeless single speed

*chuckles*

You mean you stop on your bike? That's berserk!

do it

Love the irony of him saying "I feel like im in total control" and then he gets to the bottom and he's saying "that was sketchy"

Stopping is for queers.

Big deal its not like he is barefoot. Wimp...

No brakes here....

Don't sell the FSA Carbon cranks short. I was running them on my bmx race bike and they were friggin' awesome! Never had one issue and they surely took more of a beating than anything you're going to throw at them. And they looked smokin' too.

Carbon is about as strong as steel. The only way it will cause an issue is if you hit it on something and crack it. Other than that, its perfectly safe. /thread.

Who the hell sold a monkey an S-works Langster?

Thats the thing that scares us the most though. Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like carbon is going to crack before aluminum or steel bends. I just fell like steel/aluminum is safer on the street than carbon.

I wouldn't use a carbon handlebar for that reason. Other than that, there isn't any reasonable reason to avoid carbon. An aluminum or steel frame will crumple just as bad as a CF in a wreck, if not worse. If carbon fiber is good enough for airplanes, then its more than durable enough for a bike.

Steel cranks don't bend they snap right the hell off. I had some nice redline flight 401 snap clean off and nearly take out my leg.

I've also been running a stock Trek T1 carbon fork for 2+ years on the road and the velodrome. I weigh 215. I have no worries about losing teeth.

My carbon "fears" don't really apply to like handlebars and such. I'm really just taking about chainrings really. Crankarms, frames, wheels, spokes, forks, handlebars... whatever. Its really just the chainring I wouldn't want carbon, or chain, but yeah.