Love carbon fiber..?
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It's not a 29`er or about the super bowl...
There-for it sucks.
There-for it sucks.
Carbon fiber while totally cool, and I totally enjoy working with on a semi regular basis........can in fact be used for some lame products like 29'ers and Choppers............
What is wrong with a powerful lightweight motorcycle that can't stop or turn?Andyman_1970 said:Carbon fiber while totally cool, and I totally enjoy working with on a semi regular basis........can in fact be used for some lame products like 29'ers and Choppers............
Andyman_1970 said:Carbon fiber while totally cool, and I totally enjoy working with on a semi regular basis........can in fact be used for some lame products like 29'ers and Choppers............
there is no production carbon fiber 29er (yet) dorkster.
Poor design, not CF's fault...............stinkyboy said:
Market research has shown 29" riders prefer old school type materials like steel or other alternative materials like hemp composite or recycled dreads.N8 said:
I'm more a fan of steel...
4130, steel is real!
4130, steel is real!
I'm sure "pops" Fisher is cooking some lame carbon 29'er up somewhere........wasting a perfectly useful engineers time on the product............N8 said:
In a lovely resin matrix...........LOLWesty said:
You need to be careful. There are a lot of cheap Chinese knock offs that actually use cheaper dingleberries instead.Andyman_1970 said:
is it me or it there no way to get gas in that CF tank?
I would suspect it's got a liner of some sort in it, otherwise the gas would soften the resin in a pretty short period.Andy_B said:
Andyman_1970 said:
Thats what Im thinking... But I dont see a filler cap.
H8R said:
Andy_B said:
my guess is flush mount ,, Matt Hotch style
HA looks a little slack, how does it pedal?
A couple of companies have been making carbon frames for Ducati superbikes for a while now.
Here's a pic of it.
And the complete bike, carbon frame, subframe, bodywork and wheels. Those carbon wheels are so unbelievably light, I swear it was the same weight as one of my rear CrossMax wheels...
Here's the same bike, sans bodywork
JJames
Here's a pic of it.
And the complete bike, carbon frame, subframe, bodywork and wheels. Those carbon wheels are so unbelievably light, I swear it was the same weight as one of my rear CrossMax wheels...
Here's the same bike, sans bodywork
JJames
I'd bet the gas is under the seat with a small fuel pump, and teh CF tank is just for show.Andy_B said: