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Originally Posted by einreb
huh?  'rigidity of the traditional frame'? there are an awful lot of compact geometry carbon frames in the pro ranks. i.e. not traditional and not AL and TI. regardless... pro riders ride what the team sponsor says to ride.
my point (if there was one) was that you can get away with non traditional shapes using non traditional materials. |
look at the tour de france mountain etappes
then count how many carbon frames you see...
seriously, i doubt you will even see one such frame
you won't even see em in the normal flat stages
carbon frames are mostly reserved for timed stages ( the solo runs )
bike manufacturers, indeed want riders to ride what they sell
which surprise surprise, is mostly aluminium frames as the bulk of their customers cannot afford carbon frame, or even titanium
now Lance Armstrong, had ti frames, after all, he was the top dog, he could afford the additional cost of ti frames
but it was painted in regular colors so that's not a sponsor problem
carbon fiber frames however do not even resemble a metal frame because carbon fiber requires a completely different construction technique
if you don't believe me, find the TDF videos of the col's, the normal stages, and the time stages...
i'm not making this up