Originally Posted by
oleg232000
Have to say that is hard to believe. But, i have a carbon MTB right now, and although im still weary, Im slowly starting to believe that carbon can be just as strong. It definitely feels so much lighter than any MTB i ever rode.
One of my friends is a CF framebuilder, so I brought it to him to do an ultrasonic scan. We were both surprised to find that it was undamaged. The frame is an old Scattante(Performance house brand) that he got when he managed the shop. It had flaking clearcoat, so they took it as a return. He gave it to me as a placeholder while he built my custom frame. I refinished it with matte clear coat.
Most Hi-Mod CF frames on today's road bikes couldn't take a hit like that, but they aren't made for that purpose.