Originally Posted by
rydabent
Exactly!!!!!
. In 100 years, how many of todays plastic bikes will be around. If any, I bet if you would give them a good thump with your finger they would shatter.
This wont happen with a quality carbon bike. Control surfaces of many modern aircraft are made of carbon fiber and they go through extreme heat and cold cycles and are subjected to far more force and load than even the burliest 245 pound sprinter can exert on a track bikes bottom bracket
That said -- I love a quality steel bike also