Originally Posted by
bonechilling
Zipp does not make automotive parts. Perhaps there's some custom one-off that they don't advertise in any way and no one knows about, but there are certainly no production car parts. I'd like to know where you got this information.
What makes you say Shimano uses more carbon fiber than anyone else in the industry? There's hardly any carbon fiber in the Shimano lineup right now. Both other major component manufacturers produce more carbon in their road line, and SRAM (along with the SRAM Group) certainly beats Shimano when it comes to MTBs.
Ah ha....I could be wrong about Zipp...but I'm pretty sure that I'm recalling it correctly...I know there is/was a rather large company that came into the bike industry from "custom race car parts"...not production. I'm 99% sure it was Zipp. Anyway...Shimano has been making top of the line carbon fiber fishing rods for decades...and does indeed use more carbon than just about anyone in the bike industry. They do indeed have a very comprehensive carbon department. Which is why I've always been kind of stumped on why they don't utilize it in their bike line up.