Comments on: Is A Carbon Framed 29″er In Your Future? http://twentynineinches.com/2008/01/31/is-a-carbon-framed-29er-in-your-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-a-carbon-framed-29er-in-your-future 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Thu, 24 May 2012 20:25:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Santana http://twentynineinches.com/2008/01/31/is-a-carbon-framed-29er-in-your-future/#comment-60088 Santana Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:08:59 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/01/31/is-a-carbon-framed-29er-in-your-future/#comment-60088 Carbon fiber well have you forgotten the Trek STP. I have raced that frame set for years and put and estimated 20,000 miles or more and it is still in great shape even after a few very hard crashes. I also own an old Scott Adrenaline which is set up as a single speed and have ridden/raced that bike for about 10,000 miles. I recently built an Alma 29er and love it although a bit too stiff at times. Still well worth the cash. Fear of Carbon NO fear of cheap carbon maybe a little bit Carbon fiber well have you forgotten the Trek STP. I have raced that frame set for years and put and estimated 20,000 miles or more and it is still in great shape even after a few very hard crashes. I also own an old Scott Adrenaline which is set up as a single speed and have ridden/raced that bike for about 10,000 miles.
I recently built an Alma 29er and love it although a bit too stiff at times. Still well worth the cash.

Fear of Carbon NO fear of cheap carbon maybe a little bit

]]> By: Jim http://twentynineinches.com/2008/01/31/is-a-carbon-framed-29er-in-your-future/#comment-58456 Jim Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:42:34 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/01/31/is-a-carbon-framed-29er-in-your-future/#comment-58456 I think it's a good idea to know what we are talking about before we talk. Uh, Kalfee fixes carbon fiber bikes in most cases your cf frame is not trashed. If an alum frame is bent enough out of alignment and you bend it back in, often it will break. I have broken several alum, ti and steel frames without warning. To get the weight down alum is often built lightly with larger diameter tubes. Sometimes almost beer can thin. If I were looking very low cost I would go alum first due to stiffness to weight. Steel with smaller diameter tubes may give a smoother, flexy ride at a weight penalty. Many oversized cromo mix tubes are now paper thin also. Nothing nearly has the vibration dampening to stiffness ratio as cf. I think it’s a good idea to know what we are talking about before we talk.
Uh, Kalfee fixes carbon fiber bikes in most cases your cf frame is not trashed. If an alum frame is bent enough out of alignment and you bend it back in, often it will break. I have broken several alum, ti and steel frames without warning. To get the weight down alum is often built lightly with larger diameter tubes. Sometimes almost beer can thin.
If I were looking very low cost I would go alum first due to stiffness to weight. Steel with smaller diameter tubes may give a smoother, flexy ride at a weight penalty. Many oversized cromo mix tubes are now paper thin also.
Nothing nearly has the vibration dampening to stiffness ratio as cf.

]]> By: Dirt McGirt http://twentynineinches.com/2008/01/31/is-a-carbon-framed-29er-in-your-future/#comment-34498 Dirt McGirt Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:41:50 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/01/31/is-a-carbon-framed-29er-in-your-future/#comment-34498 I think the thing that people don't realize is that in order to make a mtn frame out of carbon fiber, the manufacturer has to literally overbuild each tube to get it to hold up to the stresses that the trail can dish out. Therefor, the frames really aren't that light comparatively speaking. I mean, sure, that shXt is dope as hell, but if you really want a frame that will break just as soon as look at you, then go buy a Cannondale. sick burn... nooch I think the thing that people don’t realize is that in order to make a mtn frame out of carbon fiber, the manufacturer has to literally overbuild each tube to get it to hold up to the stresses that the trail can dish out. Therefor, the frames really aren’t that light comparatively speaking. I mean, sure, that shXt is dope as hell, but if you really want a frame that will break just as soon as look at you, then go buy a Cannondale.

sick burn… nooch

]]> By: Gary http://twentynineinches.com/2008/01/31/is-a-carbon-framed-29er-in-your-future/#comment-34117 Gary Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:40:31 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/01/31/is-a-carbon-framed-29er-in-your-future/#comment-34117 No. Thanks for asking. No. Thanks for asking.

]]> By: jeremy Uk http://twentynineinches.com/2008/01/31/is-a-carbon-framed-29er-in-your-future/#comment-34115 jeremy Uk Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:30:03 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/01/31/is-a-carbon-framed-29er-in-your-future/#comment-34115 Titanium may be recyclable but it's anything but enviromentally friendly Titanium may be recyclable but it’s anything but enviromentally friendly

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