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Old 11-03-05, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by saturnsc2
dental floss spoked wheels? maybe your on to something!
Actually, to my understanding there are some wheels that use kevlar string and such things as spokes. Spokes don't need to be unbendable, they just need to not stretch much.
Main problem with kevlar/string type spokes is that they're not torsionally stiff.
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