Why use Carbon Fiber instead of Steel, Ti and Aluminum?
We think that all those materials are good for construction of bikes. Ibis has made bikes out of all these materials before, and might do so again. For now, we’re liking the results we get with carbon. Read our little treatise here. Scot Nicol, founder of Ibis, wrote a 7 part series on bicycle metallurgy for VeloNews back in the day. At the end of the series, one of his conclusions was that soon it would be carbon’s day in the sun. We think that day has arrived. Read Scot’s series here, if you’re having trouble falling asleep.
