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So I ride a Rocky Mountian 2XS. Its a carbon fiber frame with an aluminium rear triangle. Its kinda like a carbon RM6. Anyways, I have been riding this for a year or so now. Nothing too huge (3' to flat is my max) and doing some mild urban type riding. Lately I have been riding more and more in the local skate park after work because its close to home and its fun. There are some nice table tops and ramps and it seems everytime I go there I find a new line or a new way to tranny from one stunt to another.
So I'm at the skate park yesterday and one of the guys who works at the LBS rides over on a nice little bike I think the frame said EVIL on it. So I'm impressed with what he can do so I start chatting with him. He says "carefull with that frame in the park, its gonna shatter on you"
Now if this was some random dude I probably wouldn't worry about it, but since he works at the LBS somehow my mind gives him more cred. Now I'm scared that I'm gonna eat a facefull of front tire if I ride in the skate park! I have seen the posts of carbon seatposts and bars breaking when used hard, but this frame is THICK CF.
Should I be worried about this bike? I REALY like this bike and have ridden many of my friends bikes and they all feel to heavy/stiff and just plane wrong to me, but I'm not willing to risk injury ridding this frame if its not up to the task. What should I do?
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So I ride a Rocky Mountian 2XS. Its a carbon fiber frame with an aluminium rear triangle. Its kinda like a carbon RM6. Anyways, I have been riding this for a year or so now. Nothing too huge (3' to flat is my max) and doing some mild urban type riding. Lately I have been riding more and more in the local skate park after work because its close to home and its fun. There are some nice table tops and ramps and it seems everytime I go there I find a new line or a new way to tranny from one stunt to another.
So I'm at the skate park yesterday and one of the guys who works at the LBS rides over on a nice little bike I think the frame said EVIL on it. So I'm impressed with what he can do so I start chatting with him. He says "carefull with that frame in the park, its gonna shatter on you"
Now if this was some random dude I probably wouldn't worry about it, but since he works at the LBS somehow my mind gives him more cred. Now I'm scared that I'm gonna eat a facefull of front tire if I ride in the skate park! I have seen the posts of carbon seatposts and bars breaking when used hard, but this frame is THICK CF.
Should I be worried about this bike? I REALY like this bike and have ridden many of my friends bikes and they all feel to heavy/stiff and just plane wrong to me, but I'm not willing to risk injury ridding this frame if its not up to the task. What should I do?
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