Carbon or Alloy frame

Posted on Wed 5th, February 2014

• #1

Murrance

I want to build a new summer bike and cant decide what type of frame to have carbon or alloy ? I love the look of a naked carbon frame. But alloy certainly looks more robust are carbon frames really as delicate as i have been led to believe. I have never owned a full carbon bike so have no idea how much it differs to alloy ? All points of view welcome thanks
• #2

JayTee

Depends on how much you want to spend. Classifieds have a CAAD10 (aluminium) frame listed which would build into a cracking bike with decent group set and wheels. Better than the majority of lower / mid range carbon unless you get a bargain.
• #3

hugo7

Carbon.

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• #4

croft

Depends more on what you wanna use it for (plus how much money there is to spread).

Carbon frames being super fragile is a bit of an early 2000s thought - things have really come on since then. Obviously they are never going to be as tough as steel/alloy.
• #5

MechaMorgan

Carbon is nails these days - unless you take to it with a hammer it'll be fine.

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