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wait wait wait. Does that mean carbon fiber bike frames are likely to bust in a crash after a few years??!!!
are you going to be biking in water deeper than 1500 ft?
If I buy this now I don't want to rule out the possibility I may do that one day.
so the storage life assumes being under 1500 ft of water??? (edited. sorry guys was playing with settings and put the one that auto adds ats. going to take that back out.)
They are known to be more fragile than frames and forks made of other materials. They need to be checked regularly for tiny fractures that could lead to a sudden collapse, and if they get hit from the side they can be more easily damaged since the tubes are designed for longitudinal strength. I'm sticking to aluminium.
Well hot damn, glad I didn't get a CF hybrid bike. I was thinking about a CF fork upgrade for my bike, but I think I'll just burn the extra calories instead hahaha
This site says about 10 year life.
ty sir. that makes it not so bad. still I have had some bikes for decades. I was never able to afford carbon fiber anyway but now I think I will avoid even if it became cheap. sorta wish the carboard bike had become a thing though.
This is part of why some of us never stopped riding steel frame bikes.
They are likely to bust in a crash, period. But without any crashes, yes, they degrade over years of sunlight and exposure to the elements, and that is something that you should always calculate in your risk assessment of the bike that you ride.