‘CARBON BIKES ARE MORE FRAGILE THEN ALLOY OR STEEL’ – SOME CUSTOMER OPINIONS

To assume that carbon bikes are more fragile would be unfair when like-for-like comparisons with alloy or steel are comparing apples to pears. The populist idea that carbon fibre is stronger then steel has undoubtedly fed sales in carbon bikes. What you are paying for is weight over stiffness. When manufacturers produce carbon frames which weigh 700g or less then you must concede something. No one is doubting carbon’s ability to deliver the wattage however some manufacturer’s are super aggressive in designing impressive specifications.

That said, most carbon bikes are good for purpose and well within safety parameters however some would still argue that we, the customers, have become ‘bug fixers’ for the development of carbon bikes and components. So here is a bit of advice: Avoid the first released models if at all possible…