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Is it true or just a bit of a myth that once a carbon part is crashed, it goes the bin? As I have said, the bike will be part commute part touring, don't intend to race so chances of properly crashing is very slim, but with London commuter, touch wood... crash is a possibility. I guess slow crash or lower impact crash is what I am talking about here.
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Because you can't always see the damage on carbon. Think the bin thing is a "better safe than sorry" measure. Cracks can be invisible etc
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Is it true or just a bit of a myth that once a carbon part is crashed, it goes the bin?
It's a myth. The trouble is that carbon parts will spring back to shape even when there is substantial damage to hidden layers, whereas a bent bit of metal is obviously damaged. There are ways to check for hidden damage in a non-destructive way, but in many cases bike parts are too cheap to be worth the expense. F1 tubs are often reused after quite big crashes because they are expensive enough to make it worth spending a grand on checking.
PhilDAS
gbj_tester
Only Ti fork I ever tried was super flexy, was on a polo bike though and can't remember the tube profile, crabons ftw with forks.