transptorting carbon-fiber frames

Buddy2004 said:

You guys are pussies........heck!, carbon frames are goddamn bullet proof......why bother cluttering up the truck bed (and risk chipping its paint), I just chain my carbon bike to the tow hitch and drag it behind me when I'm off to a race.

If you're such a badass, why are you driving your bike to the race at all? :p

bluecann said:

the owners manual for my synapse states that while carbon fiber frames are very strong, they arent bulletproof. instead of bending like theyre metal counterparts carbon fiber frames or forks will completely break if hit hard enough and need to be replaced. it doesnt state how hard the crash needs to be because there are too many different variables. would i stack other bikes on top of my carbon bike? no, because i wouldnt want it scratched. id make sure my bike was on top with a blanket in between.

They're refering to failure modes there. Any impact that's hard enough to trash a carbon frame is also going to rip open a light aluminum one. Unless you have a bunch of loose cinder blocks bouncing around in your truck bed, it's not something to worry about.