View Poll Results: What Frame do you Race?
Steel
9
9.89%
Aluminum
41
45.05%
Ti
6
6.59%
Cheap Carbon that I don't care if I crash
1
1.10%
Expensive Carbon and I do all types of races on it
29
31.87%
Expensive carbon but only for longer races (not crits)
3
3.30%
I own an expensive carbon bike but I don't race it
2
2.20%
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Poll: Race Frame Materials and Do you Race Your Fancy Carbon Bikes?
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Poll: Race Frame Materials and Do you Race Your Fancy Carbon Bikes?
In light of the Pinarello tragedy, I thought this would be interesting....
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I race whatever I have now but I always go back and forth with what I would do if I had an awesome bike I wouldnt want to see damaged.
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I have an alu frame with carbon fork and an all-carbon... I race the all-carbon. Why not? The bike is the LEAST of my worries.
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I race on aluminum. My race bike is also 2 pounds lighter than my carbon bike, feels more "crisp" and and feels "faster".
I like both bikes equally for different reasons.
I like both bikes equally for different reasons.
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Fuji Team SL and Team Pro. Race both of them. I was offered a carbon frame this year but turned it down for those very reasons.
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Yes, see sig...
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Even after the Pinarello tragedy, I'm going to get it fixed and keep right on racing it as soon as it comes back from the repair shop.
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Yeah, good for you, Pete. Keep on trucking.
I ride a cheapo-bike, and I race said cheapo bike. I wouldn't buy a bike I couldn't afford to replace.
I ride a cheapo-bike, and I race said cheapo bike. I wouldn't buy a bike I couldn't afford to replace.
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Originally Posted by riskus
i race steel but only because thats all ive ever had.
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Currently I race on a CAAD8 al frame, soon I will be adding a very high end carbon frame to the stable.
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Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo
Currently I race on a CAAD8 al frame, soon I will be adding a very high end carbon frame to the stable.
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I race on an R3 with Zipp 303s, train on the R3 but use my campy scirrocos or velomax orion IIs. I say race your good stuff. If you cant afford to replace it, IMO, financial common sense says you shouldnt own it anyway.
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Originally Posted by botto
Where's the mid range carbon option for those of us who have Giants/Treks/Orbeas/Specialized/Cannondales... ?
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Originally Posted by MDcatV
I race on an R3 with Zipp 303s, train on the R3 but use my campy scirrocos or velomax orion IIs. I say race your good stuff. If you cant afford to replace it, IMO, financial common sense says you shouldnt own it anyway.
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Originally Posted by botto
Where's the mid range carbon option for those of us who have Giants/Treks/Orbeas/Specialized/Cannondales... ?
Originally Posted by Ghostman
Let's deem that to be expensive and cheap is the BikesDirect kind of stuff....