Carbon bikes are made from hollow tubes, hollow tubes can buckle / collapse, plus carbon bikes are designed for lightness, not sturdiness. Wood can take a beating, but is a lot heavier.
Re:Wooden bikes
by NikolaeVarius on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @06:51AM
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Hollowness is nonsensical argument. Hollow tubes maximize strength per weight
The wooden bikes mentioned are made from hollow tubes too. "Materia Bikes frames are hollow and lightweight"
Re:Wooden bikes
by blakblakarak on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @07:02AM
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Carbon bikes are made for stiffness and ride quality - you can make equally light bikes with Alu / Ti.
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