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Old 04-10-21, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by motopokep
I...I want a CF Bike. Maybe the frame will not fail, but the CF handlebars, wheels, or most likely the CF fork will fail...
Most likely...They won't. CF is not a new mystery material. It has been proven millions of times at the highest levels of performance in aerospace, motorsport...and cycling.

The article you linked doesn't prove the point you're trying to make. The Spec forks didn't fail catastrophically, and cause serious injuries or death. There were 2 issues - with 1 causing a minor injury - and Spec chose to recall all 12,000 that had been sold. That's what responsible manufacturers do. What that tells me is to buy from a responsible manufacturer.

As I said before...Failure of a frame, or any other component, is one of the least-likely ways you will get injured on a bicycle. No matter what it's made of.
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