I want to know more about carbon fibre frames. I was looking at one brand of bike and in exchanging e-mails with the company learned that in of their bikes they use Toray High Modulus Carbon Fibers (mix of M50J and M60J). A search for "toray" here didn't show much, but I was wondering where I can get more opinions about the stength of these specific fibres, any known issues, etc.
I assume that as I continue to research other bikes and learn what fibres they use, the brands may be different, so I'll also be looking into comparing those fibres as well. Unfortunately it's (I think) harder to compare the companies' building/lay-up processes (lots of marketing out there)...but for now I'm just wanting to know more about CF bikes (can a good company build with inferior fibres?...hence why I'm intersted in the materials at the moment).
I assume that as I continue to research other bikes and learn what fibres they use, the brands may be different, so I'll also be looking into comparing those fibres as well. Unfortunately it's (I think) harder to compare the companies' building/lay-up processes (lots of marketing out there)...but for now I'm just wanting to know more about CF bikes (can a good company build with inferior fibres?...hence why I'm intersted in the materials at the moment).