Originally Posted by
PeteHski
The quality and performance of legit high-end carbon bikes produced today is way beyond those of 20 years ago. Lower Asian labour costs doesn’t equate to lower quality in this case. The top tier Asian factories are high tech and employ highly skilled labour that would actually be hard to replicate in the US at a price level that would be acceptable.
I would agree that carbon frames are lighter but not sure what I would say anything else. Those old carbon bike were built like tanks. Performance? Quality?