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Carbon Fiber Frame Rigidity Question

3.4K views 5 replies 5 participants last post by  skaruda_23  
smoo and ewitz are correct. The frame is designed to handle stresses in the directions and locations where the largest loads are applied under riding conditions. Carbon is an anisotropic material, meaning its strength depends on the direction of the load. It'll do great under most tensile and torsional loads, but as ewitz mentioned, it can fail pretty easily under shear.