I have an introspective question for you Mr. Quinnduro. I almost sent you a private message instead, but I’ve decided it may have value for other people, maybe even people who aren’t avocado toast loving cycle commuters who generally give a f***.
I’m over simplifying for the sake of my math skills, but let’s say instead of 12-18 months we go with replacing one bar every 12 months on one of your two mountain bikes (so each bar actually lasts 24 months). And let’s say with a focus on good eating and some luck you ride for another 40 years.
I know mountain biking isn’t a green activity except compared to all the less-green activities, but the difference between 40x carbon bars in the dumpster and 40x aluminum bars that can be recycled is not nothing?! Especially, why?
In the same vein, I’m thinking right now about the number of carbon warranty/crash replacement frames I’ve cut up and binned (where even with the same rate the aluminum could have been recycled) working in shops part time and it’s disgusting to extrapolate that just multiplied by the full time techs I know personally.
It would be one thing if there was a genuine performance advantage for the average mountain biker to be on carbon anything. Maybe wheels if you aren’t running inserts and you’re getting the Tim Coleman years v. months (carbon v. aluminum) experience. But generally I just don’t see it?!
40x PNW bars in your future maybe?
March 3, 2022, 9:33 a.m. - Andrew Major
I have an introspective question for you Mr. Quinnduro. I almost sent you a private message instead, but I’ve decided it may have value for other people, maybe even people who aren’t avocado toast loving cycle commuters who generally give a f***. I’m over simplifying for the sake of my math skills, but let’s say instead of 12-18 months we go with replacing one bar every 12 months on one of your two mountain bikes (so each bar actually lasts 24 months). And let’s say with a focus on good eating and some luck you ride for another 40 years. I know mountain biking isn’t a green activity except compared to all the less-green activities, but the difference between 40x carbon bars in the dumpster and 40x aluminum bars that can be recycled is not nothing?! Especially, why? In the same vein, I’m thinking right now about the number of carbon warranty/crash replacement frames I’ve cut up and binned (where even with the same rate the aluminum could have been recycled) working in shops part time and it’s disgusting to extrapolate that just multiplied by the full time techs I know personally. It would be one thing if there was a genuine performance advantage for the average mountain biker to be on carbon anything. Maybe wheels if you aren’t running inserts and you’re getting the Tim Coleman years v. months (carbon v. aluminum) experience. But generally I just don’t see it?! 40x PNW bars in your future maybe?