Tu je podla mna velmi vystizne vyjadrenie Davea Turnera na temu carbon, konkretne novy carbonovy Nomad:
The Blur LTc weights 1.1 pounds less than the 5 Spot, paint to paint.
The new carbon Nomad is claimed to weigh 1.25 pounds less than the aluminum version, this in the new 2 page ad in May issue of Decline that arrived today. Now if I am not mistaken, mountain bikers are people, most people will buy performance if they can, of any kind, from kitchen food processors to cars, and since the bicycle ALWAYS comes back to weight, having something to do with pedaling the thing up hills, then lower weight will always be a major part of the sales process. I am not saying it is right or wrong, but every single time a rider buys a lighter
bike their perception changes, even the Nomad. My prediction? The Nomad will be the tipping point bike for the gnar core or wanna be gnar core riders all over the world. If the ad is published the frames are right around the corner and this summer we will see is carbon tough enough for guys that ride like Ink and Lncnvue and Superstock and airwreck and Kid etc etc. Not poseurs on long travel plush 'cause they're too weak and lazy to stand in the rough, but dudes that can throw down on a bike and yes, even fall down. The Nomad C will challenge everyones ideas of how 'tough' carbon is. Will it puncture? You bet, but we sell stays and front triangles to those that fall onto rock and permanently hurt it, every week. But, lets keep our eyes open to Nomads and even Blur LTc that have failed as I am sure there are thousands out there, are they breaking? I have only seen one Blur LT c that failed, and that was from a fall over onto Boulder Cities finest. Anything but steel would have crumpled with that huge dude and a pointy rock. Others? Cracking? I look at the SC forum, maybe I am missing something, or they don't revel like Homers do when a bike goes down? Instead of wringing your hands and crying that the sky is falling based on so many very very light carbon XC frames that have failed, lets look at trail bikes. There are enough out there.
DT