badger1

fify; a simple tense change (one verb) makes your statement(s) much more accurate.

I have no interest in carbon wheels for my own needs, but they are without question now pretty much standard in elite/pro level road and mtb racing (xc, and enduro and downhill).

georges1

Certainly not, I only ride tubeless alloy rims with conti tires and never had flat within 6 years . During on trail ride 5 years ago, one of the guy who riding rev-x MTB wheels had a huge flat when he rode in a very deep pothole and at 1km when going back to his home his rear wheel broke. And another trail ride more than 2 years ago, a guy I knew who used to do jumps constantly with his MTB (he loved to abuse his carbon enve wheels) , broke his front wheel during a descent on a very rough terrain. Depends of how you treat your wheels and how you ride with them.

terrymorse 

Fixed it.

georges1

I checked the mavic site even the crossmax slr is now in carbon and only available in 29 not even in 27.5 or in 26, the alloy version the crossmax sls is 3 times cheaper, times have changed.

wolfchild

Any cycling product made from carbon is guaranteed to suffer a catastrophic failure....The only reason why some people never break a carbon bike or some other carbon component is because they're very easy and gentle on their bikes.

Eric F 

Your rationale for being concerned about CF wheels is 2 incidents in the last 5 years with situations that may well have destroyed any wheel, regardless of material? Well…okay, then. You do you.

Eric F 

Utter nonsense.

georges1

I have to agree.

wolfchild

Videos like these are made for two reasons, entertainment and profit Out in the real world majority of people with carbon bikes and wheels are too scared of riding up or down a 3 inch curb..

Eric F 

You’re a never-ending stream of false information.

Atlas Shrugged

Before you make statements like that, you should have some experience there first.

tomato coupe

Actually, it's absolute total unmitigated complete unadulterated total outright out-and-out categorical unqualified utter nonsense.

terrymorse 

Fixed it.

badger1

qft
There actually is a word, in common use, that in itself sums up that individual's posts on virtually any topic. I doubt the word would pass teh Biek Formz' Central Scrutinizer, but my grandfather's favoured equivalent -- which also has an initial voiced bilabial stop, might. Let's try: 'bollocks.'

big john

Here is a 5 time world champion on cf wheels.

rsbob 

I stopped riding my CF bike, not because of this thread, but because my legs are toast. Maybe it’s the carbons fault? Probably. Way too heavy. Then there are the carbon wheels. Maybe it’s their fault too. Definitely. My steel bike would have never done that to me even though it weighs 7 lbs more. Steel is real kind.

big john

Here is my carbon fiber bike. It hasn't broken yet even though I have abused it for 5 years. Well, the aluminum rear rim broke. I have broken 3 steel frames and 1 aluminum frame.

rossiny

Question, if a pro wants to ride steel or titanium , can he. Or does he have to ride whatever the team sponsor wants ?

georges1

Thanks for sharing , I never heard of him , very impressive downhill racing Palmares

georges1

Intersting and thanks for sharing Were the steel frames hardtails? Was the aluminium a full suspended one ?

Eric F 

This ^^^ is not anywhere close to being correct in recent years. If you are at all interested in posting accurate information, I suggest that it’s time to do some research to update your knowledge. If your agenda is to just spout anti-CF crap, expect to keep getting push-back.

big john

I had a Trek 660 crack around the bb. Only had about 15K miles on it. Broke the head tube on an "English" 3 speed. Broke the chainstay on a nice Nishiki hardtail. Broke the frame in half on an aluminum short travel mtb. It stood up to me for 10 years before that.

Friends have broken several aluminum road bikes including a Cinelli and a Trek.

big john

In the old days some pros could get a custom bike made by a framebuilder and just paint it the team colors. Pretty tough to do that now. I suppose a big enough star could try to do it, but why?

georges1

Things have changed in the dowhill racing scene but I haven't followed it since some years. I will do some research and update my knowledge,I am also here for learning new things.I do like older OCLV trek mountain bikes because they were built like tanks as well as older carbon road frames from Trek, Look, Time, Colnago and Specialized.

georges1

Interesting testimonial thanks for sharing.