They will keep going lighter and lighter and thinner and thinner until the lawsuits from crashed riders somehow impact their bottom line. Huge corporations don't see injuries and deaths, just spreadsheets and expense reports.
On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 6:58 PM, RJM <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed. It maybe a great material to make stuff out of, but the bike > industry is trying to go lighter and lighter so the consumer can get > bragging points and it is a recipe for disaster. After seeing my buddy get > hauled off in an ambulance because of a fork (trek madone again) that got > sheared off I'm not inclined to trust carbon from most manufacturers. > > On Sunday, May 18, 2014 2:34:33 AM UTC-5, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> This is getting ridiculous. Carbon fiber is obviously being used safely >> in airliners and Formula One race cars, but there's a whole lotta money and >> design analysis behind those applications, not to mention multiple levels >> of safety features. This material seems much more haphazardly applied to a >> singletrack vehicle where the lightness of the product is prized over its >> strength, and the only safety feature present when that sucker snaps is a >> helmet which doesn't even cover the whole head. This is a ticking time-bomb >> for the bicycle industry. >> >> Joe "just because I'm alarmist doesn't mean I'm wrong" Bernard >> Vallejo, CA. >> >> On Saturday, May 17, 2014 10:44:47 PM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Except now littered with carbon shards. >>> >>> Here's his take on it: >>> "The first guy was going downhill fast and hit a big sharp pothole. >>> His frame cracked in the BB area but it was rideable to get him to the >>> next stop. I almost understand with that kind of impact, but I would have >>> figured the tires and rim would have blown first. They seemed fine! >>> >>> The second guy was a minute ahead of me on a downhill corner. He was a >>> smaller/lighter guy. His right side chain stay collapsed into itself just >>> like a telescope. It did not buckle out or in, just crunched about 3/4 of >>> an inch. This pushed the wheel into the left side brake and frame causing >>> it to lock up. He crashed, but was mostly ok. He said the frame was >>> previously undamaged and it looked nice to me. Shocking to see a material >>> just crush longitudinally! It had shards of carbon just poking out all >>> around the crush zone. Both newer madones." >>> >>> Cheers, >>> David >>> >>> "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 8:04 PM, Philip Williamson < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I never did get to ride down the Little Nestucca River Road when I >>>> lived up there. Good reason to visit! >>>> >>>> Philip >>>> www.biketinker.com >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
