why carbon....they're mostly definitely going to be more expensive and they are designed to take abuse....why pay more for a part that is destined to be thrashed?...D
The stock guards work fine. Look into PVC piping if you want complete all around protection. Go-ride also has some after market guards. Risse Racing makes carbon guards for their forks, not sure if they will work, youd have to call.
I thought about making myself a pair of carbon gaurds for my shiver, the only reason was to give me something to do during winter and the cool factor, they would really serve no other purpose than that. But if someone has a mold allready for them i might be willing to buy a set if there cheap enough. if you come across anyone let me know also
well after reading this forum and the comments that BMXman and blt2ride said about carbon stickons. I went to work the next day and made a 1 ply flat panel of red kevlar/carbon fiber hybrid to stick to my stock shiver gaurds. It took about 5 mins to make the panel and about 5 mins to cut and shape the pieces of carbon to fit the gaurd. Then got some 3m automotive trim tape to hold in place. sure did beat making a mold and making the whole thing from carbon.The carbon look, for about 5 bucks (that only cause i got the material free) So thank BMXman and blt2ride for the idea.
here is a pic of the bike with the carbon on the gaurds.
well after reading this forum and the comments that BMXman and blt2ride said about carbon stickons. I went to work the next day and made a 1 ply flat panel of red kevlar/carbon fiber hybrid to stick to my stock shiver gaurds. It took about 5 mins to make the panel and about 5 mins to cut and shape the pieces of carbon to fit the gaurd. Then got some 3m automotive trim tape to hold in place. sure did beat making a mold and making the whole thing from carbon.The carbon look, for about 5 bucks (that only cause i got the material free) So thank BMXman and blt2ride for the idea.
here is a pic of the bike with the carbon on the gaurds.
It's real cabon fiber/kevlar hybrid. I cured it on a glass plate in a autoclave under 90psi for about 2 hrs. I just cured it as a flat panel, then i wraped it around the orginal gaurds and secured it with 3m automotive trim tape.
It's real cabon fiber/kevlar hybrid. I cured it on a glass plate in a autoclave under 90psi for about 2 hrs. I just cured it as a flat panel, then i wraped it around the orginal gaurds and secured it with 3m automotive trim tape.
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