Carbon vs Aluminium Frame Smashfest

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Originally Posted by rick130

Geezus, don't tell me that, I always thought that Easton's carbon stuff was bullet proof.

I have an old Monkey Lite bar on my ride, and I've only just recovered from my last prang, four months ago :eek:

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Haha sorry mate,

Just regularly check them for cracks etc or any spot that looks stressed, eg. around the stem.

Hope your recovering ok.

Cheers

Pete

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Originally Posted by isuzurover

Best not mention the G word in front of Dave...

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They are better than SC :wasntme:.
But Seroiusly they are all good bikes and I'm a fan of both.

Cheers

Pete

I never felt the need to use a torque wrench on the bike until I got some carbon bars, it's scary how overtight everything was beforehand. I think the key to carbon ownership is not to create stress raising points like overtight stem/shifters/brakes.

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Originally Posted by 110 Pete

They are better than SC :wasntme:.
But Seroiusly they are all good bikes and I'm a fan of both.

Cheers

Pete

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Yep, no more Giants for me, but that's probably superstition as much as anything. :twisted:

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Originally Posted by Marmoset

I never felt the need to use a torque wrench on the bike until I got some carbon bars, it's scary how overtight everything was beforehand. I think the key to carbon ownership is not to create stress raising points like overtight stem/shifters/brakes.

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Torque wrench is the best tool you can have for a carbon bike!

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Originally Posted by 110 Pete

Torque wrench is the best tool you can have for a carbon bike!

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A tension wrench (and anti-seize) is invaluable on any bike IMO.

I was lucky when I got back into cycling @ 2000 that I had a lb/in tension wrench already.