Originally Posted by
skidder
Does anyone have any experience with those early carbon-fiber frames that were carbon fiber tubes with metal lugs? I've seen a few, and some still show up occasionally, but I've never heard reviews of them, nor do I see any new ones for sale these days.
I rode one to work this morning. Its a Look KG96 from ~1989 with carbon tubes glued into aluminum sockets. The ride is very comfortable despite it being designed as an out and out race bike.