What a dumb take. Metal is heavier than Carbon fiber, therefore carbon is the preferred material. Carbon fibre frames aren’t even that much more expensive for even entry level road bikes…
The issue is not weight. You are not competing anyway to desire those few minutes off. Problem with carbon is that it fails critically. With aluminium and its alloys if you hit the frame somewhere bike is most likely going to be fine. With carbon chances of complete failure are higher.
Funny how this is getting talked about now, but I’d reached the same conclusions years ago. My aluminum frame, carbon fork gives me the best of both: supple ride, high durability, and has done so for about 13yrs and a free ride on a hood without fail.
What a dumb take. Metal is heavier than Carbon fiber, therefore carbon is the preferred material. Carbon fibre frames aren’t even that much more expensive for even entry level road bikes…
The issue is not weight. You are not competing anyway to desire those few minutes off. Problem with carbon is that it fails critically. With aluminium and its alloys if you hit the frame somewhere bike is most likely going to be fine. With carbon chances of complete failure are higher.
Funny how this is getting talked about now, but I’d reached the same conclusions years ago. My aluminum frame, carbon fork gives me the best of both: supple ride, high durability, and has done so for about 13yrs and a free ride on a hood without fail.