arguably the most baller wheels ever created

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Carbon has a better fatigue life then steel and aluminum, its also design specific but design for design carbon has higher fatigue limit (it also doesnt go to 0 like aluminum, it also depends the carbon fiber but in general). Microscope surface fatigue cracks on any material is microscopic therefore invisible to naked eye like anything else thats microscopic, heh.

No, what I mean is. once the fibers are fractured due to abrasion, their strength and fatigue life is significantly reduced.

I worked a lot with carbon fiber structural pieces with mountain bikes and although they are light and baller, they did not do well for longevity not because of their actual fatigue life, but due to realistic conditions that reduced their fatigue life (dirt, rocks, general abrasives).


A typical scratch on aluminum won't compromise its strength as much as it would for carbon fiber. We've seen the entire piece snap off at one small scratch (over time) and this, your regular consumer won't notice right away.