Originally Posted by
Fly2High
Well they asked what is next and since they have made in the lab graphene sheets and are working on production methods but carbyne is still only theoretical, I would postulate that carbyne would follow graphene.
AS it is, we use carbon fibers to bear the load, nothing says we cannot use graphene ribbons instead. I think it would resemble spread tow fabrics
^The nice thing about that stuff is that if you get stuck on the side of the road, you can delaminate your bike and whip-out some chessmen from your saddle bag, and have a game with a passing derelict; or sharpen the end of your fork and do some sketching. (Or both...your latest work: "Derelict Playing Chess" )
Seriously though.....what are bicycle frames today (or even 30 years ago) lacking which all this high-tech gimmickry will fix? The bicycle is a mature technology. Adding gimmicks and high-tech whatever, doesn't improve them; just makes 'em more expensive (As if we need that!); often more fragile; and takes away from the real refinements which could be made if builders were concentrating on the basics instead of always trying to adapt the latest and greatest technology for no other reason than because it's the latrst & greatest.