So, Carbon Fibre...

[yenrod]

..is, basically, plastic - glued together

 

[MajorMantra]

Uh, no.

Matthew

 

[dellzeqq]

..is, basically, plastic - glued together

no

 

[onlyhuman]

String and glue. I know what you mean anyway yenrod, calling it "carbon fibre" makes it sound so hi-tech and "exclusive", but it's just glorified fibreglass.

 

[MajorMantra]

String and glue. I know what you mean anyway yenrod, calling it "carbon fibre" makes it sound so hi-tech and "exclusive", but it's just glorified fibreglass.

Wrong again.

 

[adscrim]

String and glue. I know what you mean anyway yenrod, calling it "carbon fibre" makes it sound so hi-tech and "exclusive", but it's just glorified fibreglass.

There's alot of glory there though.

It the same as a pro tour bike and a BSO being 'basically' the same. They both have wheels and pedals after all.

 

[dan_bo]

Uh, no.

no

Wrong again.





Go on then smartarses, explain.

 

[dan_bo]

and don't give me that wikipedia guff either.

 

[mr Mag00]

*shakes head*

 

[onlyhuman]

Wrong again.

Can you tell me why I'm wrong? The two processes are almost identical, the end products are extremely similar. Fibres are spun into yarn, made into fabric and combined with plastic resin.

 

[dan_bo]

?

 

[MajorMantra]

Can you tell me why I'm wrong? The two processes are almost identical, the end products are extremely similar. Fibres are spun into yarn, made into fabric and combined with plastic resin.

Yes, but calling CF "glorified fibreglass" is like calling titanium "glorified aluminium". Different materials, different properties.

Matthew

 

[montage]

Yes, but calling CF "glorified fibreglass" is like calling titanium "glorified aluminium". Different materials, different properties.

Matthew

And like calling Lady gaga a glorified pop star.

 

[mr Mag00]

with a little addition of enormous high temp due to immense pressure.

sounds like polyester too



but yes the same

 

[yenrod]

Can you tell me why I'm wrong? The two processes are almost identical, the end products are extremely similar. Fibres are spun into yarn, made into fabric and combined with plastic resin.

Yes, but calling CF "glorified fibreglass" is like calling titanium "glorified aluminium". Different materials, different properties.

Matthew

Matthew your totally wrong.

'Only - totally right !

At the end of the day crack a steely - get it repaired crack a carbon and its curtains if not end of'.

Though I do know of a person who has a prob. with a scott carbon frame and has sent it off to some bloke down south somewhere...who reportedly can repair it...

I still feel carbon is effectively a 'plastic' and by and large brittle.