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<blockquote data-quote="cohunt" data-source="post: 1688161" data-attributes="member: 94491"><p>Cf is close to the same as fiberglass--- it's just a woven cloth used as a strengthening fiber mesh then impregnated with epoxy so it would be based more on what epoxy they use than the cloth.</p><p>Fiberglass corvettes from as early as 1953 have dealt with heat, cold, snow, rain, wind and sun and are still around today . Poor build qc could show delam issues but generally it should be a sound product for a long time. Impacts are the death of cloth/epoxy as it causes issues with the resins. If you are concerned about uv stabilization of the resin you can always add a paint or uv stabilizer clear coat over the resin.</p><p>If they use nano fibers and nano resins it increases the strength and quality and decreases the internal flaws and voids.</p><p>The resins are the key to strength and longevity, the fibers are just reinforcement like rebar in concrete. As long as their resins are capable of withstanding the heat generated by the barrel and some uv protection from the sun it should/could easily last a life time. </p><p>If anything, I would be concerned with the galvanic corosion/compatability of the resin and steel barrel. Early cf bike frames had cf tubes epoxied to aluminum joints and had galvanic corrosion compatibility issues between the epoxy and aluminum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cohunt, post: 1688161, member: 94491"] Cf is close to the same as fiberglass--- it's just a woven cloth used as a strengthening fiber mesh then impregnated with epoxy so it would be based more on what epoxy they use than the cloth. Fiberglass corvettes from as early as 1953 have dealt with heat, cold, snow, rain, wind and sun and are still around today . Poor build qc could show delam issues but generally it should be a sound product for a long time. Impacts are the death of cloth/epoxy as it causes issues with the resins. If you are concerned about uv stabilization of the resin you can always add a paint or uv stabilizer clear coat over the resin. If they use nano fibers and nano resins it increases the strength and quality and decreases the internal flaws and voids. The resins are the key to strength and longevity, the fibers are just reinforcement like rebar in concrete. As long as their resins are capable of withstanding the heat generated by the barrel and some uv protection from the sun it should/could easily last a life time. If anything, I would be concerned with the galvanic corosion/compatability of the resin and steel barrel. Early cf bike frames had cf tubes epoxied to aluminum joints and had galvanic corrosion compatibility issues between the epoxy and aluminum. [/QUOTE]
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