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Never, ever. Carbon fiber is a great material, but as we've seen in many, many
instances, it isn't perfect. Aluminium parts bend - carbon parts rip apart.
I've ridden a dented Mavic EX729 rim for a few seasons, never any issue. Same
impact would've ruined a CF rim. Same for frames - huge difference between a
dent Al frame and a wrecked CF option.
I'd rather spend those 3-4000$ you can save by going Al instead of CF on a few
nice (bike) vacations and/or other parts/clothing/beer.
April 23, 2014, 1:35 a.m. - kain0m
#!markdown Never, ever. Carbon fiber is a great material, but as we've seen in many, many instances, it isn't perfect. Aluminium parts bend - carbon parts rip apart. I've ridden a dented Mavic EX729 rim for a few seasons, never any issue. Same impact would've ruined a CF rim. Same for frames - huge difference between a dent Al frame and a wrecked CF option. I'd rather spend those 3-4000$ you can save by going Al instead of CF on a few nice (bike) vacations and/or other parts/clothing/beer.