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minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-27 months agoCarbon fiber, aerodynamics… For this one it’s used as suspension (not carbon fiber) Not that rare in old mountain bikes either, pretty sure my old steel Raleigh was similar
minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoCarbon fiber has very limited lifetimes when used for something with a lot of hard impacts, so if you’re not sticking to smooth surfaces the bike can literally split apart with little warning
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoEh… Modern mountain bikes? Hell, they make car and motorcycle wheels out of it…
minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI Googled “motorcycle carbon fiber wheel” and autocomplete immediately suggested adding “failure” and doing that search has endless relevant results
Carbon fiber, aerodynamics…
For this one it’s used as suspension (not carbon fiber)
Not that rare in old mountain bikes either, pretty sure my old steel Raleigh was similar
Carbon fiber has very limited lifetimes when used for something with a lot of hard impacts, so if you’re not sticking to smooth surfaces the bike can literally split apart with little warning
Eh…
Modern mountain bikes? Hell, they make car and motorcycle wheels out of it…
I Googled “motorcycle carbon fiber wheel” and autocomplete immediately suggested adding “failure” and doing that search has endless relevant results