Carlperkins Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 i know they make carbon fibre wheels for motorbikes which are VERY expensive. kicking around £2500 a pair. but why has no one thought to make carbon fibre wheels for push bikes? carbon fibre is stronger and lighter than the material used to make current rims. so only seems logical to produce some. does any one know why they aren't being made? i'm assuming its probably down to the price that they would cost, but carbon fibre has just plummeted from £95 per lb to £6 per lb. just a random thought that popped into my mind whilst looking for carbon fibre motorbike parts lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam T Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 (edited) They are being made, for road bikes. Edited April 29, 2011 by Sam T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Sam reynolds jump bike has Reynolds carbon am rims, & I guess they havent been produced for trials as majority of riders use rim brakes, and grinding carbon fibre wouldnt be the best idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 been done, spinnergy used to make tri-spoked carbon wheels and now produce carbon spoked (as in the traditional sense) The main isses were cost (as you said) plus they couldn't be repaired or trued if damaged (plus they looked crap). A lot of manufacturers are making carbon rimmed wheels these days, they seem to be the best of both worlds, also Mavic and other road manufacturers make super expensive (IE, £4800 PER WHEEL) full carbon wheels with either hollow or bladed carbon spokes, pretty nuts really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardweb Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 I tried. Try to grind a front carbon wheel! Bad idea! ALso it's just too rigid for taps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thispartisrequired Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 The main isses were cost (as you said) plus they couldn't be repaired or trued if damaged (plus they looked crap). I thought the main reason for the demise of the Spinergy rev X wheels was the tendency to fail spectacularly and leave the rider with bits of carbon and ground in there face. Did make MTB ones as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 been done, spinnergy used to make tri-spoked carbon wheels and now produce carbon spoked (as in the traditional sense) The main isses were cost (as you said) plus they couldn't be repaired or trued if damaged (plus they looked crap). Carbon is very easily repaired. If a carbon wheel needs truing, either the spokes are knackered or the rim is cracked/snapped severely, CFRP stuff will deflect, but it won't yield. The thing stopping carbon rims (for the front anyway) appearing for trials is the tooling cost, it's very (very very) expensive to produce a decent mould. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMatt Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 Could always use an AM rim like the Enve, only ~400g and pretty beefy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex-trials-boy Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 I tried. Try to grind a front carbon wheel! Bad idea! ALso it's just too rigid for taps. I was going to say you would'nt be able to grind them lol bad idea pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 The main reason they make carbon wheels is to make them more areo for same weight, the zipp use a torodianl shape that also acts like a spring thus giving a good ride and better rolling. They make either full carbon for tubular tyres and carbon with Alu side Walls for normal Clincher tyres! Basically the braking you get on a carbon surface is pretty grabby and shit in wet! That's why they make ones with Alu side Walls! You could made a carbon rim with an Alu surface to use for trials but I'm not sure I can think of any real advantages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 The main reason they make carbon wheels is to make them more areo for same weight, the zipp use a torodianl shape that also acts like a spring thus giving a good ride and better rolling. They make either full carbon for tubular tyres and carbon with Alu side Walls for normal Clincher tyres! Basically the braking you get on a carbon surface is pretty grabby and shit in wet! That's why they make ones with Alu side Walls! You could made a carbon rim with an Alu surface to use for trials but I'm not sure I can think of any real advantages So much of that is irrelevant to this topic I don't know where to begin. Some Easton carbon wheels are full carbon and offer clincher fitment for starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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