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| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
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| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
674.0. "Kevlar frame a good buy?" by LEROUF::WILSON (John in Valbonne, France) Wed May 18 1988 14:12
I have been offered a very good bike second-hand: a bike I never
dreamed I could ever own. It has a Look kevlar frame and a lot of
Campag and other good stuff on it. The whole bike costs about the
same as the frame alone would cost new. Seems like good value.
However, I have always ridden steel (Reynolds) frames, and I am a bit
reluctant to pay what is still a lot of money for a frame I know
nothing about (apart from its being unbelievably light). My frame size
is 59 or 60 cm for racing bikes (just under 24 inches). I know that
Vitus and other Dural (aluminium alloy) frames are said to lack
rigidity, especially on larger frame sizes, and this is why I never
bought one.
Does anyone know if there are any problems with Look or other
composite frames?
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| 674.1 | What I've heard... | NAC::CAMPBELL | | Thu May 19 1988 12:27 | 9 |
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I've read articles that say that the Kevlar/composite frames don't
hold up for Hard riding. I guess it depends on your style of riding.
If you stand up alot and "Hammer" it will supposedly get mushy with
time.
Only one way to find out for sure......
Stew
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