I'm looking to get a carbon fiber bike. Right now, I'm riding a Cannondale CAAD9 frame.
My issue is this: I race almost every weekend from march through august. I'm worried that my carbon fiber frame will be less resistant to crash damage than my CAAD9 frame.
I understand that with carbon, it will be harder to tell if it's trashed, but is it really less resistant to damage than aluminum?
I know there's no great way to say this for sure, but if I crash, is a carbon frame likely to be trashed, possibly trashed, or only trashed in a really bad crash.
For folks who race - how many years do you expect to be able to ride a carbon bike before you trash it?
I know these are hard/impossible questions to answer exactly, but any guidance would be helpful...
My issue is this: I race almost every weekend from march through august. I'm worried that my carbon fiber frame will be less resistant to crash damage than my CAAD9 frame.
I understand that with carbon, it will be harder to tell if it's trashed, but is it really less resistant to damage than aluminum?
I know there's no great way to say this for sure, but if I crash, is a carbon frame likely to be trashed, possibly trashed, or only trashed in a really bad crash.
For folks who race - how many years do you expect to be able to ride a carbon bike before you trash it?
I know these are hard/impossible questions to answer exactly, but any guidance would be helpful...