Cannondale SuperSix Evo kids bike

You are reading a single comment by @danb and its replies. Click here to read the full conversation.

•

miro_o in reply to @hugo7

Also will it actually be much cheaper to repair expensive thin walled alu tubing over carbon? Or do you mean Cannondale do a crash replacement for 1st owners?

Alu dents and a that's that. Keep an eye on it and keep riding. You can't really see the damage done to carbon so judging it's safety a bit tricky. To be totally safe it needs an x-ray or putting in the bin.

•

danb in reply to @miro_o

Steel dents and a that's that

FTFY - (thin walled) Alu fails in much the same way as carbon - catastrophically, usually after cracking... There is a good reason why Cannondale's were referred to as "crack-n-fail" in the 90's....
It also requires post-weld heat treating (ie after a repair...)

•

miro_o in reply to @danb

Sure I was being quite simplistic.

Steel wins for repairability. Have you considered a Talbot?

About

Avatar for danb @danb started