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[Closed] Carbon fibre frame - recommendations

 teef
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Thinking of getting a Carbon fibre hard tail frame - any recommendations or are they still too prone to breaking on first impact with anything solid?


 
Posted : 14/10/2012 4:11 pm
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Yep. It'll likely shatter into a million pieces as soon as you sit astride it.


 
Posted : 14/10/2012 4:15 pm
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Carbon 456 is pretty well proven, I've seen a couple of broken/damaged ones but then, I've seen a few broken steel ones too. I'm reasonably sure some of the knocks mine has taken would have dented a metal frame.

Not totally happy with it though, the handling just isn't really quite to my taste, somehow it feels a lot longer than it is. But still, it's superb value and a good honest frame.

What do you want to do with it?


 
Posted : 14/10/2012 4:27 pm
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What do you want to do with it?

Mostly XC with a few drops and small jumps chucked in


 
Posted : 14/10/2012 4:30 pm