Don’t fall for the carbon fibre trap 🧐

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Carbon fibre is a great asset to bike manufacturers, but remember that carbon fibre isn’t everything! Watch Alex’s full breakdown over on our RU-vid channel 🙌
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@concice1843 11 месяцев назад

CARBON FIBAH

@kelvs45 11 месяцев назад

not everyone's 'murican

@discbrakefan 11 месяцев назад

@@kelvs45Think you missed the reference

@seanforgor 4 месяца назад

CUHBUN FIBAH!!

@wertugavw 2 месяца назад

TI-tanium

@THE-xp3hp Месяц назад

CAWBEN FIBEH 🤓

@nicdoye 11 месяцев назад

Are you dissing my ‘92 Specialized Allez Epic? 😂

@ralphc1405 2 месяца назад

Galvanic corrosion at the Al. lugs. Get a lugged steel frame. Class dismissed.

@nicdoye 2 месяца назад

@@ralphc1405 not on mine yet! It’s a race between me and the bike as to who will fail first 😉

@ericbritton8146 2 месяца назад

My bike is aluminum with a carbon fork and all external cable routing and I am very happy with it. Carbon frames are not for everyone.

@normadicn5700 13 дней назад

You will feel road buzz less

@jamble7k Месяц назад

for non pro riders it's irrelevant, nice wheels and a frame that fits are more important

@danielhertercasagrande1686 11 месяцев назад

My problem is not the bike frame but my fitness and back when I was (relatively) fit I didn’t care to much about material (except tires) now I am riding a 20 yrs old TI frame and it couldn’t be better

@madyogi6164 11 месяцев назад

I ride my 14 yo aluminium bike. ... And I have just beaten my personal speed record, made like 8 years ago. 73.45 km/h down the road. What a rush! LOL.

@FringeWizard2 2 месяца назад

@madyogi6164 what grade?

@FringeWizard2 2 месяца назад

Heavier frame is an advantage if you are trying to reach a top speed going downhill but lighter frame is good for level ground or going uphill.

@HighFell 2 месяца назад

With the use of hydro forming in aluminium, it’s possible to be much more precise than carbon fibre in terms of varying strength/flexibility. It’s a technology that’s not being used to its fullest in bicycle frames, yet. Aerospace and Motorsport is increasingly looking at advanced aluminium construction for more reliable and cost effective solutions to some of the problems associated with Carbon Fibre.

@Nick2bad4u 2 месяца назад

My ebike frame is hydro formed aluminum

@PhantomMs1 2 месяца назад

Motorsport is not looking at aluminum, f1 is all carbon fiber. That's where the technology trickles down. What motorsport is pushing boundaries of aluminum?

@HighFell 2 месяца назад

@@PhantomMs1 you clearly don’t work in motorsport. It’s not all F1 🤣 Suspension components, subframe construction, transmission casings, mountings, integrated location structures etc etc. surprised you don’t know that.

@johnisrael4041 Месяц назад

@@HighFell metulrgy is a still fun and evolving field!!

@HighFell Месяц назад

@@johnisrael4041 isn’t it just! 😉

@kenrik2105 Месяц назад

I have a 1997 Lemond (Trek) with over 150,000 miles and a 2008 Cannondale with over 125,000 miles. Both are carbon and holding up extremely well considering their age and mileage.

@BRMCaptChaos Месяц назад

That’s some impressive mileage. Is there an example of NDT testing on bikes of this level of use? Carbon and lay ups will always degrade, they just do, but to what extent on a road bike is unknown.

@kenrik2105 Месяц назад

@@BRMCaptChaos / I only weigh 125 lbs and don’t have the strength, mass or power to hurt these frames. 😂

@BRMCaptChaos Месяц назад

@@kenrik2105 it’s not your weight, it’s the vibration and effects on the resin.

@rok13m 11 месяцев назад

This is bullshit we keep hearing about poorly designed carbon frames. Please give me explicit examples of poorly designed carbon frames that are available for purchase that we need to avoid.

@emmanuelchavez8185 11 месяцев назад

Cheap chinese carbon frames

@comedyman112 11 месяцев назад

my Van Rysel carbon frame is listed as 1200 grams. I believe this is very heavy for carbon. Does this make it inherently poor design?

@discbrakefan 11 месяцев назад

Trifox

@kimseandipalac3301 9 месяцев назад

it only means they've just put a lot of carbon fiber high stress areas so it could become really strong but with some weight penalty, as opposed to expensive carbon frames, they have been extensively researched so they could cut off a few weights but doesn't compromise on strength of the bike@@comedyman112

@michaelupchurch3779 6 месяцев назад

For example cannondale there frames are poorly designed

@s_university_blvd 10 месяцев назад

6 protons vs 13 vs 22

@Dreamweaver94 11 месяцев назад

Carbon fiber is sick, lightweight, strong, and you can make limitless shapes. Buttt my aluminum Cannondales are 37 and 23 years old and are still mint, no cracks or anything weird.

@discbrakefan 11 месяцев назад

That’s great. Believe it or not, alloy is more likely to fatigue and crack waaaay before carbon fibre. The main issue with carbon fibre is the manufacturing. If it has defects it has potential to crack. But a well manufactured frame won’t unless it experiences a sharp impact.

@Dreamweaver94 11 месяцев назад

@@discbrakefan 👍

@nramrez 4 месяца назад

@@discbrakefan👍

@7ashoBeam 3 месяца назад

@@discbrakefanYou probably need a lot of reassuring after spending a fortune on a carbon bike which is something you wouldn't have to think about on an ali frame which is extremely unlikely to break even if you crash it.

@FringeWizard2 2 месяца назад

I guess you don't bike much then because no matter what bike I have it always dies eventually due to constant and prolonged use and physics being a thing.

@robertmcfadyen9156 5 месяцев назад

The health hazard associated with carbon fiber hand layup is widely known .

@bendenisereedy7865 Месяц назад

What I love about carbon is the way the tube junctions are evolving to mimic the animal skeleton, an incredible achievement of natural evolution over millions of years.

@danielmihet5513 2 месяца назад

Making us cautious against carbon while riding carbon. Got it!

@CanItAlready 2 месяца назад

He did specifically say "a poorly designed carbon fiber frame", not just "carbon fiber frame".

@bierzoelite8875 2 месяца назад

Great , more doubt when i'll have to choose

@TarmanTheChampion 11 месяцев назад

honestly I wouldn't even say an excellent carbon fiber frame being more reliable & durable than a aluminum frame... I'm not a fan of carbon fiber at all, when it fails, it fails catastrophically. And that's not a matter of if but when. I personally prefer and trust titanium, currently riding a Litespeed, saving and working up to a moots.

@theatomic430 11 месяцев назад

Meh. Aluminum rots. I’ve seen it fail catastrophically.

@discbrakefan 11 месяцев назад

Carbon fibre doesn’t fatigue though. All metals do.

@JimS870 6 месяцев назад

But your Litespeed has a carbon fork, no?

@TarmanTheChampion 6 месяцев назад

@@JimS870 yeah :(

@bicyclexx7 3 месяца назад

To be tired is better than being dead@@discbrakefan

@AndrewisTri-tn1uo 2 месяца назад

Sounds like you're just desperately trying to scare people into buying higher tier bikes. Any examples from mainstream manufacturers of entry-level carbon frames that are objectively worse than high end alloy frames? Yeah didn't think so.

@ryoukokonpaku1575 Месяц назад

From an engineering perspective it can definitely be. Some use lower tier carbon fiber, so to compensate they use a thicker layer for structural integrity if they value safety of the rider. This eliminates the weight advantages they can have over hydroformed aluminum which can get really light and even won't have compliance if poorly structured which the same hydroformed aluminum can also have. It would depend on what rider and type of rider you do, if you do short stints it may not be noticeable, but if it's a steep long climb or a 2x mile ride, those things can make a difference on confort.

@user-zm9gc1kt8b Месяц назад

Because chinaaaa is taking over 😂 most big brands have their bikes made in Chinaaaa anyways! Kung-fu all the waaay babeee😂❤

@scottriedesel 29 дней назад

Lighten up Francis, there's no conspiracy here 😅

@jeanmartin963 22 дня назад

Actually he says the exact opposite, do not buy cheap carbon frame. It is OBVIOUSLY about carbon frame from Alibaba not mainstream manufacturers.

@Garcia061 12 дней назад

Yeah loads. Poor layering, weak head tubes / steerer tubes. There are a lot of good carbon fibre frames coming out of well quality controlled Chinese factories but also some horrendous ones. Titanium for ride feel and strength/weight/ longevity is still unbeatable. Unless your riding the Tour and have an unlimited budget.

@AngeloDeiparine 25 дней назад

No matter how good the manufacturer to create a carbon frame no matter how many times they claim they're frame is strong it's still weak nothing changes about carbon they're still weak

@86AronS 11 месяцев назад

Unless your Ti bike is 3d printed

@robertmcfadyen9156 5 месяцев назад

Trek Isospeed makes strange noises sometimes like ovalised press fit bottom brackets . Carbon cannot be threaded either like the other materials .

@stevemc1790 2 месяца назад

Why aren't bike chains made out of stainless aluminum?

@rahukaalam1 11 месяцев назад

The term performance includes light weight construction, an aero design AND reliability. Say my fav bike fell off the bike rack, I'd still ride it, if it were ti or steel. If it were carbon I'd have to sweep the broken pieces into the dumpster. The 1 kilo difference in weight ain't worth the heart ache.

@Knofris 11 месяцев назад

Have you ever been on a carbon frame bike? It’s not just weight difference, it rides completely different.

@discbrakefan 11 месяцев назад

Garbage. Unless your rack is 15 metres in the air

@scar8656 20 дней назад

i would just keep it on cars

@unknownerror7031 Месяц назад

My steel road bike is 8.7 kg and survived hiroshima

@shermnduke 11 месяцев назад

That is a loud hub. I will stick with my Renolds lite aluminum frame.

@kobeverhaert5550 10 месяцев назад

You’re hearing the electric motor, where they’re filming from?

@shermnduke 10 месяцев назад

@@kobeverhaert5550 I've never heard a quiet Bontrager hub. The make Chris King hubs silent by comparison.

@cefnonn Месяц назад

If you're an elite rider then go for carbon fibre but if you're not, don't bother. It's not worth the expense.

@Bananajoe1125 Месяц назад

So, you wanna tell us to not buy carbon fiber frames anymore? Because apart from Time, Look and a few Chinese companies, there is only overpriced resin-plastic crap being sold.

@rambo8863 20 дней назад

Well of course a poorly made anything is not gonna beat a well made anything.

@stevemc1790 2 месяца назад

Really...I thought cf trumped them all😮

@BizarreBear 2 дня назад

Funny how you are talking about poorly designed carbon fibre on a Canyon!

@independentthought3390 2 месяца назад

I have own three bikes, none of them has any carbon fiber parts. I simply don't trust carbon.

@FringeWizard2 2 месяца назад

Why? Handlebars made out of carbon fiber seems like a good idea.

@ibikeunfolded 2 месяца назад

@@FringeWizard2you’ve obviously never had a set of carbon fiber bars break while torquing the bike during interval training….

@yonglingng5640 Месяц назад

@@FringeWizard2 I wouldn't go carbon for my handlebars too, the last thing I want to think about after even a light tumble is "Are my handlebars still OK?".

@adambrickley1119 10 месяцев назад

Vailed snipe at the Chinese bike industry?

@RobertSimpson-wp3pr Месяц назад

When will all groups tell the truth? NEVER.

@connor3288 10 месяцев назад

Carbon fiber can fail suddenly under some conditions. Instead of bending on a bad impact, it shatters. And inspecting it properly requires ultrasound testing i heard. So it's for rich people.... or people ok with sudden failure at any time...

@Glorytonnothing202 3 месяца назад

🤡😪 I’ll stick to my fine metals

@richieray04 11 месяцев назад

Alih-menium

@sandeshuparwat1957 7 дней назад

Users

@Dellvmnyam 10 месяцев назад

It's a trap.

@stevenfreeman7798 16 дней назад

Another advert for expensive carbon fibre bikes. They have to give reasons why you need to pay the ridiculous retail prices of £10.000 bikes that get written off everytime you crash the bloody things!. Plus show me a frame that did not cost more than £500 to manufacture in China your wasting your time because there is not one!!!