Now that the 2014 TdF is in the can, the NYTimes looks at the implications of wholesale replacement of metal parts - now including the wheels - with carbon fibre.
"Small spills that used to mean, at best, straightening handlebars often require a bike change." And, for the riders, more serious injuries. A key point of the article is that workmanship is extremely important in fabrication - more important than design. One firm uses CT scans to check the integrity of their parts. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/sports/cycling/as-technology-makes-bicycles-lighter-and-faster-it8217s-the-cyclists-falling-harder.html This would be a great time for BH to say "told ye so." Because he has. -- Scott M. Rose West Point Grey, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Oxidizing carbon since 1952
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