Re: carbon seat tube - I’d personally leave it as raw carbon, as it looks sick IMO, and avoids any of the mentioned concerns about paint cracking.
FWIW, My Talbot has a carbon ISP, and was built in 2014, and I’ve not had any issues. (I have repainted it 3 times now tho!)
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Re: carbon seat tube - I’d personally leave it as raw carbon, as it looks sick IMO, and avoids any of the mentioned concerns about paint cracking.
FWIW, My Talbot has a carbon ISP, and was built in 2014, and I’ve not had any issues. (I have repainted it 3 times now tho!)