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knifun

09-28-02, 06:47 AM

Milan Show.....
Carbon Bikes
Carbon Cranks
Carbon Ferrari Engines
Carbon Tubesets from Columbus
Carbon Tubesets from Dedacciai
Carbon Shoes
Carbon Stems
Carbon Bars
Carbon Seatposts
Carbon Saddles
Carbon Wheels
Whats next carbon spokes? :eek:

and one Magnesium Bike (Pinarello Dogma) :confused:
http://vn1.velonews.com/tech/report/articles/3091.0.html

payroll pimpish

09-28-02, 08:58 AM

Originally posted by knifun
Whats next carbon spokes? :eek:
That would be my guess...FIRST!!!!

MichaelW

09-28-02, 09:48 AM

[i]Whats next carbon spokes? :eek:
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We can do better than that. Carbon is too brittle for spokes. The modern composite fetishist is using Zylon ones.

http://www.toyobo.co.jp/e/seihin/kc/pbo/sports.htm

knifun

09-28-02, 03:33 PM

Found another Zylon website - http://www.mc2link.com/zylon/
Description sounds A LOT like Allied Signal's/Honeywell SPECTRA.
http://www.spectrafiber.com/