I am finding the Carbon bike too fragile for my taste (primarily with the finish). The Bamboo would worry me to death!
I have decided to send my Tetra Pro back for a repaint. I only have put 3200 miles on it and have developed many chips, lost most of the paint from the chain stay (from the earlier incident I mentioned on this site) and my recent incident where a back wheel came apart and got against the left chain stay.
My steel bike chips much less and my Ti bike doesn't have paint. I only ride my Calfee during the warm months when it doesn't rain and the roads are clean.
I am convinced that it has something to do with the flexibility of the carbon behind the paint. Any kind of a hit on the frame (even leaning the bike up against a pole) will bubble the paint underneath.
The ride is superior to anything in existence and it is a piece of art, so I put up with the finish issues.
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