I used to have a carbon Trek Emonda but stopped riding on the road so I sold it to a friend who is still riding it and loves it. I currently have a Kona carbon cyclocross bike and a Santa Cruz Hightower carbon MTB. They do their jobs well, are fun to ride, and have held up. I personally would steer clear of cheap Chinese carbon stuff but in my experience the bikes made today work well. I’ve crashed that cyclocross bike at least fifty times while training or racing and it really doesn’t even have a scratch. I’d also steer clear of carbon wheels if you are using rim brakes. They just don’t stop as well.
I know a lot of local riders who ride carbon framed bikes and can’t think of one of them with a failure because it was carbon. But, I would prefer steel for everything, not from a safety perspective but more from ride quality and aesthetics. I do think steel is more durable too. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
