Bike Very
Is it bad to ride a road bike on very badly paved roads with a carbon fiber fork?
I live in Eugene and bought myself a road bike with a carbon fiber fork. I noticed unlike a mountain bike, the bike is much more susceptible to breakage. I had one concern dealing with my daily commute, there are no smoothly paved roads in Eugene. Flat tires will happen all the time due to the terrible condition of the bike lanes but the stress that my fork endures on the ride seems extremely crushing.
How long can the fork take it?
It is really hard to tell, but from personal experience carbon is stronger than aluminum!
Having said that, I would not take my carbon fibre bike down a set of stairs or huck it off a rock 
.
Just how bad is the road? You would be surprised just how much your bike can take before "giving up"... If you can barely stand the ride and feel that suspension would have been nice, I'd say get a different bike. Otherwise you may be just fine. Just to give you an idea of the strength of carbon, I ran over a sign post pipe at over 70km/hr and the bike frame was fine - rear wheel was toast but the frame was intact.
Good luck and may I suggest you talk to a local bike store expert who rides in the same area?
Cheers,
Volodya
 |
 Fuji Cross Pro 58cm Cyclocross bike Ultegra parts Very clean $601.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 21h 42m |
 Brand new Fuji street racing bike very light never been riden $455.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 10h 39m |
 NEW 16 INCH NICKELODEON GO DIEGO GO BIKE SEE VIDEO VERY GOOD DEAL LK HERE $28.83 Time Remaining: 1d 16h 39m Buy It Now for only: $43.83 |
 VERY NICE 1985 VDC GORILLA 24 Cruiser OLD SCHOOL BMX SHOW BIKE AWESOME $1,900.00 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 15h 9m Buy It Now for only: $6,000.00 |
 Cannondale Synapse Carbon 4 Rival Compact Bike 54cm Very Nice $1,600.00 Time Remaining: 3d 20m Buy It Now for only: $1,600.00 |
 Very Stylish RIH Super TRACK bike 80s Vienna Reynolds 531c Competition VGC 49cm $1,399.00 Time Remaining: 3d 11h 13m Buy It Now for only: $1,399.00 |
 Specialized Enduro Expert Medium Mountain Bike Very Good Condition $575.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 15h 21m |
 Very Cool Stingray Bike with spoked wheels $75.00 Time Remaining: 3d 20h 38m Buy It Now for only: $150.00 |
 Very Stylish 1970s RIH Super Vienna TRACK Pista Campagnolo bike Reynolds 531 VGC $1,499.00 Time Remaining: 4d 3h 4m Buy It Now for only: $1,499.00 |
 2011 Isaac Proton white road bike frame size52 very new condition $1,499.00 Time Remaining: 4d 4h 37m |
 Specialized EPIC vintage road bike carbon fiber frame aluminum forks VERY NICE $599.99 Time Remaining: 4d 9h 27m Buy It Now for only: $599.99 |
 DAHON Piccolo Folding BIKE Sturmey Archer 3 speed CROMOLY FREE SHIP Very NICE $349.99 Time Remaining: 4d 12h 13m |
 GT Avalanche All Terra Mountain Bike Competition Series in Very Nice Condition $150.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 4d 19h 41m |
 GIANT ANIMATOR 16INCH BOYS BIKE VERY GOOD COND $39.99 Time Remaining: 4d 20h 7m |
 Trek Vert 2 Freestyle Jumping BMX Bike with Pegs VERY GOOD CONDITION $150.00 Time Remaining: 5d 9m Buy It Now for only: $200.00 |
 CANNONDALE R 600 CAAD4 RACING ROAD BIKE VERY GOOD COND $465.00 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 15h 22m |
 Century Softride Bike VERY GOOD condition $500.00 Time Remaining: 5d 21h 13m |
 Giant dub chopper style youth Cruising bike metallic blue used very good $69.00 Time Remaining: 5d 21h 26m |
 Kuota KOM Evo Carbon Road Bike Frameset size M 53 Very Nice Condition + Extras $2,100.00 Time Remaining: 6d 15h 37m |
 RARE VERY TALL MOTOBECANE SPORT 1970s ERA LT WT ROAD BIKE FRANCE 64cm 12spd SEE $125.00 Time Remaining: 6d 22h 31m |
 2010 Marin Point Reyes Bike sz 17 21 VERY GOOD CONDITION Local pick up ATLANTA $599.99 Time Remaining: 7d 20h 19m Buy It Now for only: $599.99 |
 Really Cute Vintage JCPennys 70s 23 Rim Brown Crusier Womens Bike Very Nice $39.99 Time Remaining: 11d 16h 20m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 Flip Flop FIXIE BIKE ALLOY ALUMINUM FRAME BICYCLES Very Light weight 50 or 54cm $250.00 Time Remaining: 12d 17h 6m Buy It Now for only: $250.00 |
 INTENSE PODIUM BMX Racing BIKE FRAME pro xl plus 2125 VERY LIGHT $149.99 Time Remaining: 13d 11h 21m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 Schwinn Hollywood Ladies Girls Vintage Cruiser Type Bike Sugino CMC Very Nice $295.00 Time Remaining: 14d 20h 50m Buy It Now for only: $295.00 |
 VERY RARE CARNEVALE 57cm ROAD BIKE WITH CAMPAGNOLO GROUPSET $895.00 Time Remaining: 15d 16h 11m Buy It Now for only: $895.00 |
 2005 56cm Orbea BMD Concept Road Bike Shimano Ultegra Very Good Condition $999.99 Time Remaining: 15d 20h 33m Buy It Now for only: $999.99 |
 20 Diamondback Diamond Back BMX Style Assault Bike Green Very Nice $99.99 Time Remaining: 18d 8h 13m Buy It Now for only: $99.99 |
 KAMOYA BROMPTON FOLDING BIKE BICYCLE CUSTOM SUSPENSION VERY RARE $125.00 Time Remaining: 19d 8h 54m Buy It Now for only: $125.00 |
 GORGEOUS Vintage CLUB FUJI Tubing Bike Made in Japan VERY HIGH QUALITY $595.00 Time Remaining: 19d 10h 30m Buy It Now for only: $595.00 |
 BROMPTON FOLDING BIKE BICYCLE REAR FRAME CLIP CUSTOM ITEM VERY RARE $40.00 Time Remaining: 20d 18h 17m Buy It Now for only: $40.00 |
 Used Very Good Condition 2011 Road Bike Frame Set WILIER CENTO UNO Size 55 5 L $2,675.00 Time Remaining: 21d 5h 23m Buy It Now for only: $2,675.00 |
 Vintage 60cm Columbine Road Bike Frame and Fork Very Rare $2,999.95 Time Remaining: 22d 15h 47m Buy It Now for only: $2,999.95 |
 ORBEA ZEUS BIKE PRO TEAM EUSKALTEL SHIMANO DURA ACE 53X53 VERY RARE $1,399.00 Time Remaining: 22d 20h 11m Buy It Now for only: $1,399.00 |
 BROMPTON BICYCLE BIKE CUSTOM FINGER CLAMP BOLT VERY RARE ITEM $55.00 Time Remaining: 23d 13h 8m Buy It Now for only: $55.00 |
 BROMPTON BICYCLE BIKE CUSTOM ALUMINUM EASY WHEELS VERY RARE ITEM $110.00 Time Remaining: 23d 13h 15m Buy It Now for only: $110.00 |
 Cannondale Slice 56cm TT Triathlon Aero Ultegra Dura Ace Bike VERY FAST $2,000.00 Time Remaining: 24d 17h 42m Buy It Now for only: $2,000.00 |
 Custom GT Pro Series BMX 3 WHEELER BIKE BICYCLE Very Rare 86 Mach One $1,550.00 Time Remaining: 26d 12h 7m Buy It Now for only: $1,550.00 |