It a funny one. I hear this rationale quite often, yet for myself and a handful of other folk I know the experience has been the opposite. I have never outright killed an alloy wheel (I typically get 2 years out of a rim) but have cracked three carbon rims and won't ride them now as for me the durability to cost ratio just isn't there compared to alloy.
My even less popular opinion is that alloy (esp for lighter riders) actually rides better than carbon generally, being a bit less harsh. On all the carbon wheels I've ridden it feels like the tires are pumped up a couple of PSI. Precise, but tiring in the rough.
March 18, 2021, 12:59 a.m. - Neil Carnegie
It a funny one. I hear this rationale quite often, yet for myself and a handful of other folk I know the experience has been the opposite. I have never outright killed an alloy wheel (I typically get 2 years out of a rim) but have cracked three carbon rims and won't ride them now as for me the durability to cost ratio just isn't there compared to alloy. My even less popular opinion is that alloy (esp for lighter riders) actually rides better than carbon generally, being a bit less harsh. On all the carbon wheels I've ridden it feels like the tires are pumped up a couple of PSI. Precise, but tiring in the rough.