Originally Posted by
rydabent
Not very "isolated" to the hundreds that died and their families.
It is an example tho of the fact that CF is NOT the wonder material that so many think it is. The main "prejudice" I have against CF is the obscene price, because everyone tends to hype it. And because of that people are being ripped off. Ten to 15 thousand dollars for a bike is absolutely crazy.
If you can please explain the difference between say a 5000 dollar CF frame and a 15000 dollar CF frame is.
When Trek first started making CF monocoques around the year 2000 they probably went to an aircraft parts manufacturer in the USA and it cost a lot.
People got used to paying a lot for a CF bike and the huge cost savings of mass-producing them in China (not always to the highest standards) have not been passed onto the consumer.
But it's a free market and you can buy the same stuff (or what might be the same, caveat emptor) on Ali Express minus the trekgiantcannondalespecialized stickers for a small fraction of the cost. Or for probably only slightly more from YouTube sugar evangelist and life coach Durianrider.