Originally Posted by
Mojo31
Raw carbon fiber is fairly brittle, but when laid up with epoxy to form the tubes of bikes and other things, it is not so brittle
My experience with raw carbon fiber is different. I actually found the raw fibers flexible It feels quite like wood fiber to the touch and I could bend it 90 degrees without breaking, just like wood fiber.
The CF-epoxy product on the other hand would break long before bending 90 degrees. It's the epoxy that is brittle.