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#282551 - 10/11/06 06:05 AM Alu or carbon frame best for the Bob Yak trail
vagabond
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Iam considering buying a new bike. Today i have a aluminium frame, but i dont think its stiff/solid enugh when i travel with my Bob yak trail. I feel its moving to mutch.
Would a carbon frame be more solid?

Vagabond
Biking is about maximum 1-6 hours each day on the wheels. And 4-12 half liters each day. On interrail you travel from a to b, on bike you travel between a to b. A old visdom word from Norway
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#283373 - 10/13/06 01:05 PM Re: Alu or carbon frame best for the Bob Yak trail [Re: vagabond]
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Hi!

NEVER EVER buy a carbon frame for a touringbike, that material is far to brittle. I would recommend a CrMo steel MTB frame.

Cycle the World,
Whisky
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#283757 - 10/15/06 07:15 PM Re: Alu or carbon frame best for the Bob Yak trail [Re: whisky]
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I think i keep my old mtb Schwinn mesa alu frame, it has proved to be very strong.

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Biking is about maximum 1-6 hours each day on the wheels. And 4-12 half liters each day. On interrail you travel from a to b, on bike you travel between a to b. A old visdom word from Norway
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#290662 - 11/14/06 09:40 AM Re: Alu or carbon frame best for the Bob Yak trail [Re: vagabond]
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Hi there

the stiffest frame i' ve ever ridden is a GT Zaskar. Why not consider that one? Although i have to admit that mine was manufactured in the US, as nowadays the are welded in Taiwan.
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