Hey now.

Stumbled across the forum trying to find out if my bike contains nanotubes. Found some great info from some knowledgeable people here and decided to join the community. I ride a hybrid all around Atlanta and love it, except for the disrespectful drivers always trying to kill me of course. I hate driving, and good thing, have you seen the price of gas? Well, just introducing myself, hope all is well with everyone, but I got to boogie....

Welcome to BF.

Stop by the Southeast regional subforum and introduce yourself to the locals in the Atlanta/Decatur thread.

Welcome to the forum. With gas prices going up, pretty soon we'll be pointing our fingers at the car drivers and snickering....if we're not doing it already! Save gas, get fit, have fun....how can you go wrong!!

Did we answer your original question? Even if it doesn't have nanotubes, it would still have tubes .

What's the bike you're riding?


Welcome to BF, and feel free to PM me with any questions !

East Hill
Forum Moderator

Hey,
Sorry it took me so long to reply. The truth is I don't know a lot about it. I read an article that nanotubes may be as bad for people as asbestos and that they were used in bicycles. I'm not even sure really what they are. But my bike is a Raleigh SC40, it's a hybrid. I found the bikes' specs on some website and it appeared as if the bike has no nanotubes, what ever they are. So what did you mean it may still have tubes? You'll have to forgive my ignorance but I just don't know.

Thanks all for the welcome.

I think your SC40 is made of aluminum tubes and nanotubes are allotropes of carbon so your probably in much more danger from cell phone distracted Atlanta drivers than you are from your tubes. I went to Buckhead today, the traffic was absurd, I can't imagine riding in that stuff... Be carefull out there and welcome to the forums.

Howdy, roadho, from another hybrid rider. I know how those crazy drivers are. I think we must have exported some of ours from Houston to GA. Just remember, keep Ridin' Happy

Riding in Atlanta requires grenades. Unfortunately they don't come in carbon so are too heavy for most cyclists.

if only I could though.

I was pretty tired last night and apparently slow, I just got the joke about the tubes.

Yeah, buckhead. I don't even go there in my car! I'm actually going to ride from stone mountain to little five today and have a late lunch at the vortex and mess around all day on my bike. I love the bike path around candler park and the carter center where it's all winding and hilly, it's fun. Eventually I'll end up at Centennial Park for the fireworks. I just hope there is somewhere there to lock my bike up. Maybe CNN has a rack. I appreciate your help with the tubes.

Thanks, I always ride happy. I've got a few Atlanta drivers I'd like to send back to Houston for ya. Even ones that didn't come from there, if you'll take 'em.