Carbon Fibre Wheels
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:47 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:47 pm
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:50 pmI do like that design, any prices? 
Bob.
Bob.Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:50 pmWow ! 
Can only imagine the dent they'd put in the mortgage.
Can only imagine the dent they'd put in the mortgage.
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:47 pmHow do they hold up to gutter rashes??
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:45 pmDamn, they look good....
This might be the new thing in wheels rolling around soonish.. first chrome, then the spinning things... now Carbon Fibre
Does anyone have them yet in Oz?
This might be the new thing in wheels rolling around soonish.. first chrome, then the spinning things... now Carbon Fibre
Does anyone have them yet in Oz?
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:25 pmomg, does the scale read 2.76 kgs?
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:24 pm2.76... kg? pounds?
i'd like a set.. 19".. WHERE TO BUY NOW!
i'd like a set.. 19".. WHERE TO BUY NOW!
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:10 amI'd have a guess that they'd shatter versus bending when making decent contact with a curb.
Would make a great track wheel without doubt.
Would make a great track wheel without doubt.
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:23 amDon't think they would shatter very easily as they make things like helicopter blades and car bodies from it. It also has the highest compressive strength of any material. 
Bob.
Bob.Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:35 pmmoggy wrote:Don't think they would shatter very easily as they make things like helicopter blades and car bodies from it. It also has the highest compressive strength of any material.
However, carbonfibre is brittle.
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:45 pmmm they'd look sexy on my white baby..
where is pricing???
where is pricing???
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:44 pmdont worry bout the price.. a few nice working the kerb will work wonders:)
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:22 pmtangcla wrote:moggy wrote:Don't think they would shatter very easily as they make things like helicopter blades and car bodies from it. It also has the highest compressive strength of any material.
However, carbonfibre is brittle.
Items made from carbon aren't brittle and they can be made to flex depending on how the carbon is laid down - it's like fibreglass matting. I've got a carbon mast on the boat and the whole point is that it flexes - better than any metal mast would.
Equally can be very stiff and strong, as in a car chasis as Bob has pointed out eg Lotus.
Greg
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:26 amI stand corrected.... but it would STILL BE F##KING EXPENSIVE!!GT25 wrote:Equally can be very stiff and strong, as in a car chasis as Bob has pointed out eg Lotus.
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:13 pmPending on how its cured will determine the flex.
I did do work with a mob in melbourne which was trying to manufacture motor bike wheels this way, as far as i know from testing the carbon fibre preform well with flexing and even damage from trying to fit the tryes on wheels.
I did do work with a mob in melbourne which was trying to manufacture motor bike wheels this way, as far as i know from testing the carbon fibre preform well with flexing and even damage from trying to fit the tryes on wheels.