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Old 03-06-21, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by surveyor6
I would say PVC is a last resort for a bike frame. It flexes too much.
And when it flexes too much, it shatters.

I suppose you could use PVC pipe as a foundation and wrap it with carbon fiber to provide strength and stiffness. But what would be the point?
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