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[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 0 points 6 months ago

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

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 months ago

Eh...

Modern mountain bikes? Hell, they make car and motorcycle wheels out of it...

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 months ago

I Googled "motorcycle carbon fiber wheel" and autocomplete immediately suggested adding "failure" and doing that search has endless relevant results

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