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Old 01-29-22, 09:45 AM
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Desert Ryder
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Originally Posted by Trakhak
I was working in a GT dealership right around then, but I don't remember a carbon MTB in the lineup. I do have a memory of a guy coming into either that shop or another who worked for a carbon fiber fabrication company----he wanted to educate us on the difference between thermosetting and thermoplastic carbon fiber structures and ask whether we thought that our customers would be open to the idea that thermoplastic carbon bike frames might have advantages over thermoplastic carbon frames.

Sorry for the detour.
My 1997 GT STS DH Thermoplastic Carbon. 5 posts per 24 hours sure is a discussion damper.....
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