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1centaur journeyman Reged: 12/24/03 Posts: 126 Loc: Massachusetts Re: Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . .       04/10/04 02:24 PM (24.34.152.94) Edit   Reply   Quote   Second the emotion on Ti vs. CF ride - Ti is 95% like steel - metal is metal and carbon fiber isn't. It's a weird truth that there exist in this world both people who say you can't tell CF from any other material with a blindfold on and those who think Ti is clearly more forgiving than steel. Go ride over the bumps on your familiar routes - CF is in a different league, though some of the lightest CF coming out now (Orca) is losing its ability to mute vibrations. I have a Ti bike, and tested another, and own two CF bikes - Ti is for bash it around durability, CF is for everything else, IMO. BTW - The only bike I crashed (at 12 mph, on gravel) was my Calfee - not a scratch. -------------------- "You never make a gift of Ventoux" Eddie Merckx to Lance Armstrong Post Extras

Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on Carbon Durability charlesf 04/08/04 08:34 PM Re: Carbon Durability Max   04/11/04 12:25 AM Re: Max's post charlesf   04/18/04 03:29 AM Re: Serotta TheMightySkunk   04/22/04 10:09 PM Re: Serotta skuke   04/22/04 11:17 PM Re: AA flight 587 TheMightySkunk   04/23/04 07:09 AM Re: AA flight 587 skuke   04/23/04 03:42 PM Re: Parlee, Moots, Calfee RDP   04/10/04 02:57 AM Re: Carbon Durability Tetrafied   04/09/04 08:30 PM Re: Carbon Durability bfd   04/09/04 03:01 AM Re: Carbon Durability vaxn8r   04/09/04 02:49 AM Re: Carbon Durability DGauthier   04/09/04 12:16 AM Re: Carbon Durability Wisdom   04/09/04 01:34 AM I think... Dave_Thompson   04/09/04 02:43 AM I don't think that's the only consideration . . . DGauthier   04/09/04 04:10 AM Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . . dfcas   04/09/04 10:11 AM Re: Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . . nicrump   04/09/04 05:43 PM Re: Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . . DGauthier   04/09/04 08:10 PM Re: Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . . charlesf   04/10/04 02:19 AM Re: Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . . vaxn8r   04/10/04 06:20 AM Re: Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . . 1centaur   04/10/04 02:24 PM Re: Steel forks aren't very repairable.... . . easypedaler   04/10/04 03:34 PM Re: ti v. carbon RDP   04/10/04 03:46 PM Re:If I had too..... easypedaler   04/10/04 08:56 PM Re: ti ride RDP   04/10/04 10:16 PM Re: what the heck does...... easypedaler   04/10/04 03:35 PM Re: what the heck does...... RDP   04/10/04 03:38 PM Re: Parlee demos RDP   04/10/04 03:09 AM Re: Parlee demos vaxn8r   04/10/04 06:10 AM Re: Parlee demos RDP   04/10/04 06:14 AM Re: Parlee demos vaxn8r   04/10/04 06:23 AM Re: carbon v. ti RDP   04/10/04 06:40 AM Re: carbon v. ti vaxn8r   04/11/04 01:45 AM Merlin Lon   04/11/04 07:14 PM Re: Merlin vaxn8r   04/12/04 03:02 AM Re: Merlin Lon   04/12/04 06:15 PM Re: Merlin bfd   04/12/04 07:04 PM bfd & vaxn8r Lon   04/12/04 07:37 PM Re: bfd & vaxn8r vaxn8r   04/13/04 04:01 AM vaxn8r Lon   04/13/04 08:46 PM vaxn8r Lon   04/13/04 12:15 PM Re: When easypedaler   04/11/04 10:25 PM Re: carbon v. ti RDP   04/11/04 05:10 AM Re: Carbon Durability beegeddie   04/08/04 09:02 PM Re: Carbon Durability MSO   04/09/04 06:18 PM

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