Carbon MTB Frames

[Wez-O]

So as the heading states, Carbon MTB Frames... Yeah or nay?

[BLACKvoodoo]

Happy with mine.

[patches]

Don't let TheV hear me say this, but one of my bikes is carbon (I would have preferred alu, especially seeing as how ot's an AM rig)... but I must say I'm pretty impressed by the Crackendale!

[RABUBI]

Well, why not just ask how long is a piece of string?

[Andro]

Yip... Thats where everthing is going too....

[Wez-O]

Thanks, good to know as I recon my next one will be a Carbon.

So no horror stories about how the frames crack easily or anything like that?

[Andro]

_{Thanks, good to know as I recon my next one will be a Carbon.}

_{So no horror stories about how the frames crack easily or anything like that?}

 

_{Had a Giant XTC Carbon 26" (for six years) and Scott Scale 29 Pro, none what so ever.}

[BLACKvoodoo]

Thanks, good to know as I recon my next one will be a Carbon.

So no horror stories about how the frames crack easily or anything like that?

 

Not at all..

[rouxtjie]

Do it...streetcred points goes up by 10 million

 

To be honest, modern alu frames aren't that much lighter but the stiffness in the carbon is the big +

 

Pic on couch when you get it please

[marsbeetle]

Carbon may be stiff but it sure isn't abrasive.

[Akon]

Well, why not just ask how long is a piece of string?

 

OK, how long IS a piece of string?

[Cav']

Happy with mine.

Yup me too.

[Andro]

You wont know the diffrence.... until you rode one....

 

As I always say... You think what you have is the best... only cause you dont know of better....

[Hairy]

I have also been seriously considering a certain carbon frame and what I really like is that should something go wrong it is easy to get repaired.

[Burries]

Carbon for sure. They can be pushed a lot harder and they are much more responsive and also eliminates smaller vibrations, but get something with a proper warrantee etc. eg. Specialized if you can afford it

[kingalton]

Take a look at this, a test video, which shows how much stronger Carbon (SantaCruz) bikes are compared to Alu bikes.

 

Pretty impressive

 

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/243228/