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by kevosinn on Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:02 am

As requested the Sapim carbon spokes. These were really bad ass

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by eric on Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:03 am

kevosinn wrote:This is my next bike....wow the picture does it zero justice. Alan carbon frame from Italy.


Wow, that Alan is nice. I don't normally like retro but this one pushes my buttons. Even though I rode a Vitus back in the day I liked the Alans.

I assume the aluminium "lugs" are just paint.
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by bombertodd on Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:11 am

I'd like to see some Wilier bikes.
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by fogman on Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:22 am

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by brownish on Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:08 am

Tune Black Foot ROAD crank? Nothing at Eurobike and their 2015 catalog stated late 2015 for the road version.
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by F45 on Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:24 am

They tout the fatigue cycles of the cx-ray, but no mention of them on the carbon spoke. That says something.
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by eric01 on Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:18 am

re: carbon spokes. Note the "the use is limited to professional road racing" point. Which I interpret as a trade off between light weight / performance vs durability.

I'm still quite curious about this product. For 20 spokes, this is ballpark 35 gram savings vs cx-ray?
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by XCProMD on Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:32 am

kevosinn wrote:This is my next bike....wow the picture does it zero justice. Alan carbon frame from Italy.


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That is HOT. Congrats.
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by XCProMD on Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:34 am

F45 wrote:They tout the fatigue cycles of the cx-ray, but no mention of them on the carbon spoke. That says something.


Fatigue has to be much better in CFRP.
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by F45 on Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:03 pm

Why do you say that?
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by Raineman on Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:37 pm

The failure mechanisms of metals is different to that of polymers (which carbon fiber basically is). Thus the sets of materials have different fatigue limits as the mechanism by which they fail is different. Consequently polymers tend to fare better under fatigue.
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by HammerTime2 on Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:51 pm

kevosinn wrote:As requested the Sapim carbon spokes. These were really bad assImage
Are these round as opposed to bladed? Will you slice your fingers if they get in the spokes while riding?

Is there a reason other than cost or just trying to make it sound cool and exclusive, and therefore a must for the rich weekend warriors, why "The use is limited on professional road racing"?
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by F45 on Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:55 pm

There's a cross section figure of the spoke near the bottom....
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by maggierose on Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:34 pm

Thanks for the coverage. Any word on who will make compatible hubs for the carbon spokes? I'm wondering how to check spoke tension if the spokes have no flex. @hammer: road professional is just marketing speak suggesting they not be used for off-road applications..
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by HammerTime2 on Thu Sep 17, 2015 6:40 pm

There is no elasticity in the spoke. As a result the wheel will be incredibly rigid.
What does this mean from a comfort standpoint?
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