BMC carbon frames: are they really so fragile?

[teddyuk]

There are a lot of threads in the room about cracked BMC carbon fiber frames. Are they really so fragile?

I am asking this because I bought my SL01 just at the beggining with the idea to use it only in the week end, but now I love so much that bike that it became my commuting bike as well.

[teddyuk]

no comments??

[Guod]

I can't speak for everyone else, but I've got about 5k miles on my SLR01 and so far so good. They haven't all been easy miles, alot of crummy roads here in the AL.

[looigi]

I can't speak for everyone else, but I've got about 5k miles on my SLR01 and so far so good. They haven't all been easy miles, alot of crummy roads here in the AL.

As in most forums, people are much more likely to post a problem or complain than they are to report in that everything is just fine.

11k miles on my SLR01, crappy pavement and some dirt roads, 165lb, no cracks.

IMO, you should ride it hard and at every opportunity you get.

[teddyuk]

As in most forums, people are much more likely to post a problem or complain than they are to report in that everything is just fine.

11k miles on my SLR01, crappy pavement and some dirt roads, 165lb, no cracks.

IMO, you should ride it hard and at every opportunity you get.

I am using it every single day in the last month… I am 180 lb... but it is going down!

The roads here in London are not great but I saw worst, so I can't complain!

[MoPho]

I've put 10k miles on my SLC01, hit potholes, dropped off curbs, caught air, and just the other day crashed it, no cracks, not even a scratch in the paint


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[nOOky]

I've got a 2010 SLC01. I weigh between 195 and 175 depending on the time of year and I've had no problems. It sees trainer duty in the winter also. I have bunny hopped pot holes, taken it on rough rocky roads, and put many thousands of miles on it. I still love it, and don't see the need to replace it yet,.

[steel515]

I could be wrong, but I think these BMC and Trek (low-mid end) and Specialized carbon frames are made in China so that could be why they I read about failures.

[tihsepa]

I could be wrong, .

you are.

[marathon marke]

Over 12,000 miles on my one-year old SLR01, and the roads of SE Wisconsin are not the smoothest these days either. Also used on the indoor trainer, and survived a crash that broke my hip.