My road bike is aluminum and the paint is flaking and chipping from trainer use. I've had a different bike powder coated and it turned out really well for $200 but I'm also considering upgrading to a carbon frame. Will I actually notice a difference?
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Re: Aluminum to carbon [workinprogress]
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depends...............construction , design makes a difference not material
Re: Aluminum to carbon [workinprogress]
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Dedicated the Al bike to the trainer and buy a new bike for outside?
Re: Aluminum to carbon [fastskiguy]
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Can always platidip it too. I've seen it look really good
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Re: Aluminum to carbon [fastskiguy]
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No it would be for both road and trainer.
Re: Aluminum to carbon [workinprogress]
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Yes, you should be able to feel the difference (if that feel actually translates to speed is an entirely different matter). The bike will typically have a "flatter" feel due to the vibration damping and be much stiffer at the BB (due to the construction). It will generally feel more comfortable.
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workinprogress wrote:
Will I actually notice a difference?Depends on what tyre pressure you put in and what bar tape you use. (semi pink)
I think Kenney summed it up in one hit. Lots more factors to consider, and will depend heavily on which specific bikes. There are a lot of great materials out there which bikes are being built out of these days, and days gone by, titanium, steel, carbon, aluminium to name the big players, and some pretty good bikes can be found in all of these.
I'm sure there are steel bikes out there, that are better rides than some carbon bikes.
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trihard1980: Apr 23, 17 0:48