DGauthier
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Re: Carbon Durability
04/09/04 12:16 AM (65.162.12.103)
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In terms of long term durability (independent of repairability), you can't go wrong with either ti or steel. If ease of repair is a concern, a lugged steel frame is the easiest/cheapest to repair to a like new condition. See Tom Kellogg's comments here.
Note, however, that typically a titanium frame will be paired with a carbon fork. If you chip, scuff or gouge a carbon fork, you'll be wanting to replace it. Good high end lugged steel bikes come with good high end lugged steel forks, which will last just as long as the frame.
Any web search on the topics of carbon fiber failure will bring up a wealth of information that supports the concerns you raise. Carbon fiber performs extremely well in a perfect world, but after a few knocks and scrapes the performance of arbitrary carbon parts becomes very difficult to quantify. Not what you want, IMHO, for sports equipment that your life depends on.
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