Mr lee Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 Sure everyone wants a nice light carbon framed bike (bragging rights and performance) but would this be practical for this weight category or are you playing with fire? Pro's/con's and real world experiences, feedback and thoughts on how each type handled or didn't handle the Elephant in you!
johannrissik Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 I know someone who is waaay north of that weight and rides a carbon Pyga 110 29er. Hundred cement. No problems. If he can't break it....
Sarge Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 Hi,I know nothing about this stuff but I recently watched a YouTube clip where the R&D department at Santa Cruz tested an alu and carbon frame, and the carbon frame came out tops.RegardsSarge
Schnoodle Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 I weigh the same and have carbon, had an al frame didn't last 3 rides. Go carbon , aluminium starts getting metal fatigue after awhile
Bateleur1 Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 I am not in your weight range but can tell you this, after breaking two allu frames I got my hands on a carbon frame and I propably have had it now for longer than the two allu frames combined.
Robbow Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 I weigh over a 100 big ones.....broke a carbon bike 3 times.... Now riding Alu, no drama so far. But really, ride what you can afford, what excites you and most importantly all risks insurance
Tatt Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 112 kgs until a few months back and riding a Stage Max. Was nervous to ditch alu initially, but haven't had any issues other than wear and tear on all the alu sprockets! Top end Specialized (Elite onwards) have a maximum weight rating of 109kgs, would love to know if this is based on the frame or the components. Tom
peetwindhoek Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 Hi,I know nothing about this stuff but I recently watched a YouTube clip where the R&D department at Santa Cruz tested an alu and carbon frame, and the carbon frame came out tops.RegardsSarge Think you are talking about this video?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gSC9-7_-Fg
Shebeen Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 Don't think there's a binary answer to this one. maybe mention the two frames in contention and it can be compared.
Pure Savage Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 i love these threads, one person swears by carbon, the other swears by Alu! Buy new so you can return under warranty. Myles will tell you that you cannot go wrong with a Giant Tallboy or something like that, something to do with a vertical shock.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 i love these threads, one person swears by carbon, the other swears by Alu! Buy new so you can return under warranty. Myles will tell you that you cannot go wrong with a Giant Tallboy or something like that, something to do with a vertical shock.nah, the siesta is the one to go for if you want to save water. Apparently you aren't allowed to drink whilst riding them... As for the answer - it's entirely frame dependent, but *generally* speaking, carbon would have a higher weight tolerance than alu IF it's not one of those "lightest frame in its class" sorta bikes.
Bateleur1 Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 i love these threads, one person swears by carbon, the other swears by Alu! Buy new so you can return under warranty. Myles will tell you that you cannot go wrong with a Giant Tallboy or something like that, something to do with a vertical shock. True, but ironically the same question about Alu or Carbon popped up in my head here as well. I bought myself carbon bottle cages a number of years ago. One got slightly damaged two weeks ago so I started looking at replacing them. I realised that the carbon cages by far outlived any of the other plastic or any other material bottle cages I have had in the past and it happens to be the same story with my bike frame. So when I saw this thread I was very much interrested to see the replies.
gummibear Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 There's always the steel option Your problem will be the wheels rather than the frame unless you go super light. Have some nice 32 hole wheels built that'll last you a lifetime.
Stall_Gear Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 Edit... Gummi beat me to it... If you looking at hardtail, look at a quality steel frame - strength and affordability far exceeds both carbon and alu, with good ride characteristics for the bigger guys... I've ridden a number of steel frames over the years, and loved all of them!
arendoog Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 If i weighed that much ,i would only trust a Santacruz carbon frame
Grease_Monkey Posted June 1, 2017 Posted June 1, 2017 I am 105kg, carbon - no issues whatsoever. A cool option as some have mentioned is steel. An ever cooler idea than that is the Cotic Solaris with 27.5+ wheels!
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