The 10 Things You Didn't Know About Carbon Fiber

Since carbon fiber essentially took over the performance cycling world a decade or so ago, the bike industry has continued to crank out ever-lighter, stiffer, and more impressive designs that were impossible to make in metal.

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But carbon fiber products can also be more obscure and mysterious than their metal counterparts. Here are 10 facts you might not know about the material.