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5hp more in acceleration! wow on which bike may this be had?
EDIT: Actually with the aluminum spokes you might have some problems with corrosion. but years down the line maybe never. We do have this happen to our aircraft so I would assume the same thing is possible
Pretty sure Alu can bend and not break, where as CF will break so a failure will be BIG
Maybe they've got some flex and give in them I dunno
The Shop
Gave the impression that theyre great when new, but didn't last long, and turned to shit QUICKLY once their life was up.
I run steel sprockets as apposed to aluminum, i sure as hell won't be forking out dosh to run CF rims.
From Bicycle CF rims :
"Unlike aluminium, the carbon fibre used to build wheels is made of two different materials, carbon and resin, which is why it is called a composite. The long strings of carbon fibre resolutely resist bending and give the material its stiffness, and the resin acts as the glue that holds them together. Carbon fibre is different from metals in a few key ways.
Shaping: A carbon fibre rim is formed by laying the material in a mould to give it its shape and is cured at high temperatures. Shaping the material with a mould, rather than welding tubes together, allows a manufacturer to develop components with clean aerodynamic shapes that are unattainable with metals.
Directional stiffness: Metals are equally stiff in all directions but carbon composites are not. The carbon fibres themselves are very stiff and resist bending, but the resin that holds them together is relatively soft and does not contribute significantly to the material’s stiffness. Since only the carbon fibres give the material its stiffness, it is only stiff in the direction the fibres are oriented. This has a massive impact on carbon frame design and also makes it very difficult to construct a carbon clincher.
Heat dissipation: Aluminium and other metals transfer heat quite well, but carbon fibre does not ... "
everybody said they would snap (im 200lbs) but they held up..i think the cf rims are pretty dialed now...
im still running an alum dt swiss wheelset..
Rim price 400-415€
Pit Row
For race teams : not sure I would risk a championship with CF rims.
For weekend warriors : I still wouldn't buy a set for the cost , and the longevity.
They are friggin' beautiful though!
Bottom line is without actually testing it we really dont know how they would work.
A: they fold in half.
The lightness of the wheels would make the bike accelerate equivalent to a 5 hp gain, is what I am guessing. Because the rotational mass is reduced, it takes MUCH LESS power to get them to accelerate.
If you have a mtn bike, you cannot get a bigger bang for your buck than reducing rotational mass.
Give these guys a look. $560 for a complete set of 29'er wheels was worth the risk, IMO. That has been 6 months now, and they are still as true as the day I bought them.....
www.light-bicycle.com
Read up on this carbon fiber seat post by Niner. It is getting such rave reviews that people are saying that it is almost like adding SUSPENSION to a hard tail bike!
http://www.ninerbikes.com/rdoseatpost
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