I just bought a brand new Trek Madone 5.1 carbon frame road bike. I had been riding an aluminum frame Giant OCR3. There is absolutely no comparison between the two. The Trek is so much more "quiet". It doesn't bend when I climb. Most road vibrations don't extend up through the handlebars to the upper body. It was amazing moving from a low end road bike to something like the Trek. I feel like I am 100% a better rider from purchasing this new bike. BTW...I also purchased the top line pedals and shoes. This makes a huge difference in performance. I am now wondering why I waited so long to make ths purchase. The difference is extraordinary!
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09-15-2010, 05:02 PM #1
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09-16-2010, 09:57 AM #2
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I'm sorry but I didn't mean to impune that a carbon frame will break/shatter at first crash. Or more prone to breakage than any other material. Other material are not immune to breakage.
Steel can bend, crack, break. Seen it happen on Bianchi and on my bike.
Aluminum seen it bent out of shape after a crash.
Ti frame seen the down tube crack into two pieces.
Given strong enough impact, all material will fail. Best advice is pick a bikt that fits and is comfortable for you.
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