Worried about carbon frames and wheels then see this!

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  • mjbennett
    mjbennett Posts: 532
    That's brilliant, thanks for sharing....
  • pdstsp
    pdstsp Posts: 1,264
    Yeah but he didn't get it wet did he? If he had done it would have melted.
  • mallorcajeff
    mallorcajeff Posts: 1,489
    incredible. :shock:
  • lawrences
    lawrences Posts: 1,011
    pdstsp wrote:
    Yeah but he didn't get it wet did he? If he had done it would have melted.

    he rode it through a stream. maybe not in that video but in the one bike radar posted of him. Didn't seem like it melted. although he was on a different bike in this video.
  • hipshot
    hipshot Posts: 371
    That rider has some skill. :shock:

    I'm assuming nothing about the durability of carbon from an edited video though.
  • mike6
    mike6 Posts: 1,199
    Cant see anything wrong with carbon wheels or frames/forks. All the pro's use them, and a sprinter like Cavendish or Boonen can produce upwards of 1400 watts. Some of them have special frames built but usually not to hide any durability issues, usually to get a specific size or height. Cant see a pro doing 100 kph down a col on anything they don't trust.
  • hipshot
    hipshot Posts: 371
    Fair point. Although Grand Tour descents are inspected, swept and repaired (or even resurfaced) beforehand. Nothing like the potholed gravel tracks we get on UK sportives for instance. And there are team cars full of spare wheels on hand.

    Nothing against carbon wheels for racing BTW, I just question their suitability for day to day use.
  • Nickolarse74
    Nickolarse74 Posts: 60
    Terrible example to youngsters #didn't_rake_the_bunker :lol:
  • teisetrotter
    teisetrotter Posts: 342
    Humbling, I worry about a speed bump. I think I'll stick to pedalling on the road and just admire.

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