Originally Posted by
thin_concrete
I can’t imagine Giant’s production of Trek (or any other brand’s) bikes would so be markedly different that this was a common failure for Trek bikes of that era. If there were issues, I’d think other brands would see the same issues. Maybe I’m way off though.
I think Giant makes about 10-30% of all carbon bikes out there. I have had "bad" carbon. A carbon seat post from Amazon but shipped from China - no name brand and dirt cheap. Was so soft that I could compress it by pressing. Whole thing felt kinda like paper mache. Lasted one ride and crumpled. Did not snap but collapsed like a wet paper towel roll.
I wonder if the Giant was a counterfeit?