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Lugged carbon frames still has that real nice riding quality to 'em. My Time is lugged so was my Look. But the latest monocoque carbon frames are amazing. I think finally, engineers are able to dial in that special feel in the past 10 years. Stiff where's needed, compliant where necessary.
I think building a steel frame is hard enough (I don't know how to weld or braze), but a carbon frame must be dead accurate. That's a tough built. If you do, please keep us in the loop. I for one would love to see all the details that goes into doing this. My only experience was help built the solar car's carbon fiber body back in college. This was when carbon was the rage, new material that are just as strong as metal but light as a feather. That was how they sold it to us. I already knew about it from bike frames.
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