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@toppers3933
the problem with carbon is it doesnt dent, it it breaks. which is bad and as such can, i repeat can be an issue is certain crash conditions that an ali bike would survive.
cheap carbon frames are not inherently bad. the are generally made by the same people who produce the more expensive frames. they take ideas from the large established brands, incorporate them into a frame that they can produce cheaply, sell them through a random importer/direct and voila, cheap carbon fibre. most of these frames will have been fatigue tested because they have to be, they just dont have the expensive r and d to pay for as the established manufacturers have already done it.