[plummet]

Show me your gaggle of carbon bikes.

Yes, I want the bike horders to post up their hord of carbon bikes.

Here's mine,

Over the years i'm ammased a carbon bike for each family member and 2 for me! oh yeah.....

 

[DethWshBkr]

I'll try, but one if mine is not together.
Here's a non-visual list, and current status

1996 Trek Y33 - retired due to separation of the shock mount. Replaced under warranty nearly 20 years later!

1996 Trek 5500 - retired due to better sized bike

2015 Trek Remedy 9.8 - frame retired due to crack, warranted by Trek

2015 Trek Remedy 9.9 - frame replacement for the 9.8 - still in service, current main mountain ride.

2015 KTM Scarp Prestige - 2 frames destroyed, but one is on the way back at this moment from being repaired. Still my current XC ride.

2015 Trek Madone 7 - frame retired due to crack, warranted by Trek with the next bike -

2018 Trek Emonda SLR, replacement frame to the Madone. Current road ride.

2019 Ibis Hakka MX. Current gravel/CX bike.

And then, on top if that - I have a Rainsong Carbon fiber acoustic guitar!

I love carbon myself!

 

[DIRTJUNKIE]

I'll try, but one if mine is not together.
Here's a non-visual list, and current status

1996 Trek Y33 - retired due to separation of the shock mount. Replaced under warranty nearly 20 years later!

1996 Trek 5500 - retired due to better sized bike

2015 Trek Remedy 9.8 - frame retired due to crack, warranted by Trek

2015 Trek Remedy 9.9 - frame replacement for the 9.8 - still in service, current main mountain ride.

2015 KTM Scarp Prestige - 2 frames destroyed, but one is on the way back at this moment from being repaired. Still my current XC ride.

2015 Trek Madone 7 - frame retired due to crack, warranted by Trek with the next bike -

2018 Trek Emonda SLR, replacement frame to the Madone. Current road ride.

2019 Ibis Hakka MX. Current gravel/CX bike.

And then, on top if that - I have a Rainsong Carbon fiber acoustic guitar!

I love carbon myself!

There's a lot of warranty claims in that post due to carbon. :lol::yesnod:

 

[Tom Howard]

I quite like carbon...

Current:
The Fast one by tom.howard.562, on Flickr

2013 Trek Madone 5.2, everything upgraded except the headset
Dura Ace Di2 everything
Bontrager RXXXL carbon bars, stem and saddle, original carbon seat mast

The Rigid Skinny one by tom.howard.562, on Flickr
The Rigid Fat one by tom.howard.562, on Flickr

2017 Salsa Mukluk carbon (set up 29er, but have fat wheels too)
Carbon fork
RF Next Carbon cranks
Easton Havoc carbon bars
XO1, reverb, Hope hubs with WTB KOM w/2.4 ardent/Specalized fatboy 80MM rims with 4.8 Minions FBF/FBR

The Race one by tom howard, on Flickr

2017 Pivot Mach 429SL
DT Swiss XMC 1200 wheels
XX1 eagle (currently in the process of having XX1 AXS and AXS reverb installed)
Pivot Phoenix Carbon bars
Fox Factory suspension

The Perfect one by tom howard, on Flickr

2014 Santa Cruz 5010 carbon (what became the CC version)
Enve AM rims
Easton Havoc Carbon bars

(upgrades made since pic)
Enve Stem
the XX1 eagle, and longer drop reverb off the above Pivot
Pikes (pic is revelations)

The Gearbox one by tom.howard.562, on Flickr
2018 Deviate Guide
Santa Cruz reserve 30mm rims
Enve M7 Stem and Bars
Wtb Volt carbon saddle.
waiting for some custom made carbon cranks to get through ISO testing, hopefully in the next week or so.

Moved on...

The Pretty one by tom.howard.562, on Flickr

2014 santa cruz Nomad CC
RF Sixc bars
Enve M70thirty
XX1
Pikes & Vivid air

 

[DethWshBkr]

There's a lot of warranty claims in that post due to carbon. :lol::yesnod:

Yes, yes there is! Interestingly enough, the old Y and the 5500 are the ONLY carbon frames I never broke. Beat the ever loving snot out of that Y bike. The failure wasn't with the carbon, but the connection of the aluminum mount to the carbon, which was epoxied in place.

I swear the old carbon stuff was more durable. It was much more overbuilt I think. Carbon tech wasn't as good (depending on your point of view) and so I think they way overbuild carbon bikes. I think that is starting to come back too, as you hear people saying how a carbon frame isn't that much lighter than an aluminum frame anymore.

I also broke my 2008 Fuel EX9, which was aluminum, and cracked my 2015 Trek Farley 8 (aluminum) but those aren't carbon, so I didn't mention them.

I am surprised Trek even sells me bikes anymore.....

 

[plummet]

OOOHHH thats some fruit levels.

Tom, I want more photos' and close ups of that deviate bike. In looks insane, How does it ride?

PS please vissually abcost me with photos if possible! i need to see the carbon.

 

[Tom Howard]

OOOHHH thats some fruit levels.

Tom, I want more photos' and close ups of that deviate bike. In looks insane, How does it ride?

PS please vissually abcost me with photos if possible! i need to see the carbon.

Well, it started out like this...

The Gearbox one by tom.howard.562, on Flickr

Then i got some crayons out...
Untitled by tom.howard.562, on Flickr

Didn't really, Invisiframe did some custom graphics.

The Gearbox one by tom.howard.562, on Flickr
The Gearbox one by tom.howard.562, on Flickr
The Gearbox one by tom.howard.562, on Flickr
The Gearbox one by tom.howard.562, on Flickr
The Gearbox one by tom.howard.562, on Flickr

As i said, I'm having some carbon cranks made up, to increase the q factor and drop weight off the arms, will post pics when they arrive, but follow Carbon wasp on insta for who is doing them.

Rides amazingly well, I'm coming back from injury at the moment but have ridden it enough for first impressions. It monsters though rock gardens, my local trail centre has a 200 metre stretch and it rolls through like its nothing. It's great in corners, having the weight very low down makes it very stable, especially in slop. climbing isn't a strong suit, but thats not what its for, you turn the pedals, it goes up. it isn't light, mine is 36ish pounds as pictured, but trickstuff brakes (due may) and the cranks will drop that down. Hilariously, stock builds are 33-34lbs.
Grip shift is hateful, waiting on Cinq trigger shifters, they should be here next month.

Keep an eye on Deviates insta for their next project, a shorter travel 29er...

 

[plummet]

Theres got to be more carbon lovers out there! bost em up!