You CF bigots in denial, and living in the past., Carbon fiber fans unite! |
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You CF bigots in denial, and living in the past., Carbon fiber fans unite! |
bob91403 |
Sep 22 2004, 02:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 15-September 04 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 2,763 |
You carbon fiber bigots out there are in denial, and living in the past. You call it "ricey", only because the manufacturers sell to the largest market, the ricers. But, you damn well know you'd opt for all the carbon fiber options you could get if you had the half mil. to spend on a Porsche Carrera GT. How can you call it "ricey", the whole damn dream car is full of carbon fiber. It happens to be a technological advancement, not some kind of fashion statement. Yeah, I think the stuff looks great. I'd love to get enough people together to convince rennspd.com to give me a good price on a pair of 916 bumpers, a pair of hoods, a rear wing, and to make molds for standard rocker panels, and a targa top. Maybe even some interior parts like dash top, bottom, face, doorpanels, center console, backpad. Stronger and lighter are two things you have to like. If you dont like the look, pad it or paint it. But, you can't look at a Porsche Carrera GT and make me believe you think it's "ricey". :finger2:
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davidcalvin |
Sep 22 2004, 02:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 200 Joined: 31-August 04 From: California Member No.: 2,662 |
Carbon fiber rocks. My racing bike is made of it. Its fast and its strong. Its a stiffer ride than my Ti Cinelli was.. but still totally worthwhile.
Who said it was ricey? What does ricey mean? Are you implying that asians invented carbon fiber? . . . The lure of Carbon Fiber components and structures is primarily due to their reduced weight, increased tensile strength and deflection properties as compared to steel. Carbon fiber structures can be up to 75% lighter than steel and 10 times as strong. Brief Carbon Fiber History The history of Carbon Fibers dates back to the end of the 19 th century when Thomas Edison and Joseph Swan invented a light bulb using carbon fiber obtained by carbonizing cotton and bamboo. This was the beginning of the history of Carbon Fibers as we know them today. Back around 1957 scientists invented carbon fibers from cotton and Rayon. A few years later in 1961 carbon fibers were manufactured from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) in Osaka Japan which was the beginning of “high performance” Carbon Fiber materials. It wasn’t until 1971 that small amounts of PAN Carbon Fibers were being produced for sale to industry. By 1973 the first Carbon Fiber fishing poles and golf club shafts were being developed. By the mid 1970’s high performance Carbon Fiber yarns were being used in the aircraft industry. Many industries embraced the invention of Carbon Fiber yarns and thus fiber/epoxy components. By the early 1990’s Carbon Fiber anilox rolls were being experimented with. Today Carbon Fibers anilox rolls made of carbon fibers and toughened epoxy resins are quite common. Carbon fiber tubes are made up of millions of individual carbon fibers that are wound over a steel mandrel while mixed with epoxy solutions which cure to form the finished Carbon Fiber tubing. The direction that the fibers are wound along with the epoxy chemistry used is critical in producing the properly specified anilox roll for a particular application. When one considers reduced weight, reduced cylinder bounce due to deflection properties and increased harmonic resonant absorption properties, Carbon Fiber rolls become very attractive. However, they come with a price and are not yet ready for all applications |
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