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Super6
03-13-09, 03:28 PM
I am curious how this frame would fair in the back country. hmm

Isotruss Carbon Frame (http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2008/1201-hitech_cycling.htm).

X-LinkedRider
03-13-09, 03:35 PM
I would hope very well for 8500, but who knows. I am sure that would depend on how you ride it.
unterhausen
03-13-09, 04:54 PM
it's very difficult to beat a round tube for all of the properties that make a bicycle strong, light and stiff.

Crankycrank
03-13-09, 06:26 PM
Mud + Carbon Isotruss frame = Mucho weight and a cleaning nightmare. Although I could be wrong.
unterhausen
03-13-09, 07:06 PM
maybe they could wrap it in something to make it more like a tube
AllenG
03-13-09, 10:55 PM
http://www.bmeres.com/c-thruframe.htm
There are no new ideas.

Brano Meres did this a few years ago.
http://www.bmeres.com/images/c-thru08.jpg
Super6
03-16-09, 04:37 PM
Thanks for posting that link. I wonder what held them back, cost?
unterhausen
03-17-09, 12:13 AM
each one of those truss element connections is a weak point. So fixing that is a weight and cost penalty. As I said in a previous post, it's really hard to beat a tube for strength and stiffness.
Austin Rice
03-17-09, 05:28 PM
maybe they could wrap it in something to make it more like a tube


Ceran wrap should do the trick :thumb:

That is an incredible frame. Probably not the best to go dirt jumping with...:lol: