Go titanium if you want a bike that will last for the rest of your life.

Carbon fiber frame costs have come down quite a bit in recent years, but they won't last as long. They'll degrade faster if not kept indoors, left out in the sun on your car rack, etc.

Yes.

In response to this post by MEHOKIE

Posted: 09/08/2020 at 09:20AM

So does everyone need a carbon fiber bike these days? -- MEHOKIE 09/08/2020 08:13AM

No. I have a 2010 aluminum road bike and it's perfectly fine. -- Arch Hokie 06 09/08/2020 3:05PM

Get a Schwinn ** -- LonghornHokie 09/08/2020 1:39PM

Need? No. Want? Absolutely! ** -- KeithHokie89 09/08/2020 12:38PM

Meh, get a cheap ass bike so you can $pend more $$$ on the dental work. ** -- DonHo-kieHi 09/08/2020 12:15PM

Depends on the type of riding -- KeithHokie89 09/08/2020 12:13PM

I have aluminum frame on both road bike and mountain bike (hardtail)... -- ShortFatHokie 09/08/2020 12:03PM

Got CF wheel set this year, so I'm half way there ** -- Ho_Ki 09/08/2020 10:12AM

I don’t, I already have one. 👍🏻 ** -- B777Fr8Dog 09/08/2020 09:39AM

Go titanium if you want a bike that will last for the rest of your life. -- Hokie360 09/08/2020 09:20AM

CF does not degrade ** -- KeithHokie89 09/08/2020 12:09PM

Bond joints will. ** -- Hokie360 09/08/2020 12:11PM

So do welds on steel and aluminum frames ** -- KeithHokie89 09/08/2020 12:14PM

Isn't that due to bad welds? A good weld shouldn't degrade. -- 48zip 09/08/2020 2:17PM

Steel and aluminum bike frames fail -- KeithHokie89 09/08/2020 2:39PM

Well, I did work at a titanium, so there ya go! Little known fact; the "m" -- 48zip 09/08/2020 2:48PM

My ‘99 Gary Fisher Hoo Koo e Koo, steel frame, still rocks it. ** -- B777Fr8Dog 09/08/2020 09:42AM

I built a Jamis steel frame to use at Tech in the 00s, rode like a Cadillac ** -- typed by ben 09/08/2020 10:45AM

Think I’m gonna shop for 29er for that Cadillac ride so. 😎👍🏻 ** -- B777Fr8Dog 09/08/2020 11:08AM

Steel frames are pretty good too! Have a steel touring bike about same age. -- Hokie360 09/08/2020 09:46AM

Yep, it’s a bit heavy, and it’s a hard tail, but the steel is not as stiff -- B777Fr8Dog 09/08/2020 09:49AM

Steel frame is also more forgiving that an aluminum frame. Less road/trail -- Hokie360 09/08/2020 09:58AM

Aluminum framed bikes are the most punishing to ride -- EDGEMAN 09/08/2020 09:57AM

My CF Orbea road bike is a feather, way lighter than the ‘89 Peugeot it -- B777Fr8Dog 09/08/2020 10:18AM

My Trek is a little lighter than my steel Panasonic, but... -- EDGEMAN 09/08/2020 10:34AM

Trek CF frames are warrantied for the life of the bike -- EDGEMAN 09/08/2020 09:29AM

Unless you crash it. ** -- KeithHokie89 09/08/2020 12:36PM

Frame warranty is nice, but you'd still be on the hook for labor to move -- Hokie360 09/08/2020 09:35AM

Road or MTB, and where did the frames break? ** -- Ho_Ki 09/08/2020 10:20AM

Road bikes, and they weren't catastrophic failures. -- Hokie360 09/08/2020 10:26AM

Not bad at all for such old frames, and CF processes have been improving ** -- Ho_Ki 09/08/2020 11:31AM

Move the components yourself! -- EDGEMAN 09/08/2020 09:45AM

Guess you missed the "(or DIY)" in my post. ** -- Hokie360 09/08/2020 09:49AM

Bicycles are really simple devices, and I can't imagine anyone... -- EDGEMAN 09/08/2020 09:52AM

Yes! -- EDGEMAN 09/08/2020 09:12AM

You can't take the $$$ with you. Might as well enjoy... ** -- UTPr0sim 09/08/2020 08:48AM

Plastic - trust me ** -- FfxStationHokie 09/08/2020 08:46AM

Yes and yes ** -- Brown Water 09/08/2020 08:43AM

Yes and Yes -- `lag 09/08/2020 08:36AM

Yes and yes ** -- Josey Wales 09/08/2020 08:31AM

^^^ Mr. Gasphoon ^^^ ** -- Brown Water 09/08/2020 08:44AM

Go titanium if you want a bike that will last for the rest of your life.

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