The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 6 months agoThe end of an era?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square143fedilinkarrow-up11.28Karrow-down110
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minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months ago2012 article Yeah… People ride carbon mountain bikes with carbon wheels for years without issues and worst case it can be repaired. I’m done here.
minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agohttps://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/bikes-and-biking/carbon-fiber-bike-accidents-lawsuits/ https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/giant-facing-legal-claim-of-over-pound200000-after-bike-collapse-causes-broken-back What these manufacturers needs to do is to start embedding indicators for stress damage (common in industrial machinery, etc), but so far I haven’t heard of anybody at all doing that in this industry. Until they do I don’t trust it.
2012 article
Yeah…
People ride carbon mountain bikes with carbon wheels for years without issues and worst case it can be repaired.
I’m done here.
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/bikes-and-biking/carbon-fiber-bike-accidents-lawsuits/
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/giant-facing-legal-claim-of-over-pound200000-after-bike-collapse-causes-broken-back
What these manufacturers needs to do is to start embedding indicators for stress damage (common in industrial machinery, etc), but so far I haven’t heard of anybody at all doing that in this industry. Until they do I don’t trust it.