[Closed] Oldest bit of carbon that is still in use?

I've got a carbon fishing rod from about 1987. Does that count?

Have some USE Atom flat bars from 2002-ish and an Alien sp from a few years later.

Also some Woodman bar ends

All still in use

Friend was on this until recently, owned since new, early/mid 90's?
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please somebody post up some kestral frames from back in the day!

I was using a 10 year old* easton carbon post on a full susser, until I changed frame & the seatpost size changed.
Still got it in the garage... not in a rush to use it though.

*or at least I was told it was orignal to the bike, but I owned/used it for the 7 years

i think my giant xtc was from around 2000/01 ex team bike so has seen and is still getting tons of use..

Hmmm I have a cracking Giant XTC!

Carbon Campag Record Cranks arms - 2008

2005 XTC frame, got a huge mark/scratch in teh top tube but it's fine and gets ridden, although 2005 isn't that old.

I have some pretty old carbon headset spacers...

My Madone frame/forks are 2004, the seatpost (USE Alien) is 2002, that must have done about 50,000 miles, scary!

I still service a Giant Cadex from 96? or thereabouts, no problems with it at all.
And a MCM full sus come to think of it, or at least did until it was stolen last year.
Will-your XTC is an '06, not '05 😉

Is anyone still riding the old GT LTS / STS carbon frames?

*possible pedant content but not completely sure if I'm right*

Isn't all carbon the same age?

It may now be in the form of a bike part but surely it was all created at the Big Bang?

Couldn't that arguably be applied to everything?

I guess it could 8)

Edit

Unless you're a creationist

Just noticed a couple of GT STS carbon bikes from the 90's on ebay! They are obviously out there still. Probably owned by far busier people who don't have time to ponce about on mtb forums.

It may now be in the form of a bike part but surely it was all created at the Big Bang?

I could be wrong but I don't think that's true. Sure all energy and matter occurred as a result of the big bang but I don't think carbon atoms appeared until some time afterwards.

Jef Wachowchow - Member
Is anyone still riding the old GT LTS / STS carbon frames?
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A friend was still riding one a fews years back, until the aluminium seat mast failed....

Assuming the underlying issue here is how long carbon lasts, I have still got some Carbon Windsurfing masts that date back to c1995 that are working well. They get some massive stress through them as well although are a lot thicker than mountain bike tubes.

My dads fly fishing rod may be some sort of carbon / fibre glass mix and that might be from the 80s – what is the oldest bit of carbon fibre sporting equipment out there I wonder?

I've still got this piece of cycling history, although in a different guise as a single speed knock-about bike. I don't fancy riding it too far from home in case it disintegrates...

Giant Cadex- circa 1990.

I've got a mid 90s carbon trispoke a la Obree record bike, still runs like a dream

chambord - Member

It may now be in the form of a bike part but surely it was all created at the Big Bang?

I could be wrong but I don't think that's true. Sure all energy and matter occurred as a result of the big bang but I don't think carbon atoms appeared until some time afterwards.

Carbon is a compound so it has not been around from the BB but a little later, true.

BTW, I've still got a Trek Y11 from 98 but i don't ride it, nothing wrong with it though...

A friend still has a carbon Scott strike G-Zero from the early nineties, still light and not cracked anywhere

Not bike related, but I know a guy who still races a 1981 McLaren MP4/1 in historic meets (for McLaren!!). Chassis is original and still as strong as the day it was made!! Binned it once too!!

Carbon lasts, get over it and enjoy using what you've got!!

For some reason my road bars (which are about 5 years old) give me more cause for concern than any other parts I use. No creaks, no cracks, not silly light, just keep considering changing them for no reason!

carbon is only made/created when a red dwarf implodes/explodes, whichever of the two it does..iirc

Probably owned by far busier people who don't have time to ponce about on mtb forums.

"ponce about on another forum"

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=88951

full carbon proflex 5500 with carbon girvin forks from 1998 with original carbon easton monkey bars ,ride it regularly mainly on road now,but have recently ridden it all round hope cross,cavedale,the beast etc, degla a couple of times,marin trail .proflex built to last you gotta love em

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proflex built to last you gotta love em

😆 yours must be the oldest one still around!

Trek OCLV 5500 from around 2000 here still running beautifully.

proflex built to last you gotta love em

yours must be the oldest one still around!

Absolutely not! I've got a Proflex 857 (with a carbon swingarm) from 1997 that until recently was the wife's bike. Still going strong.