Seems like the Archdruid is making some sense, the fish got away, and you'll have to admit that this guy makes a good point...
This bike caught my attention the other day...
The reason for said interest is that the bike's frame is made of flax and carbon fiber in a 90/10 mix. That's 90% flax and 10% carbon.
I've pretty much always thought that the idea of carbon fiber in boats is much more attractive than its actual use or, I really should say, overuse.
Of course, the overuse of carbon is related to a few factors... For one, it is HIP at the moment so it's a selling point... Not because it is needed but because they think you're too stupid to know otherwise.
Another reason is carbon allows folks to charge a lot for products that don't really cost a lot. The general misconception is that carbon is super-expensive (it's not), so having carbon in the mix justifies next dimensional profit margins...
The most common problem is that when badly used (which would be most marine usage) it really is super expensive because it becomes expensive when stupid gets into the matrix.
The bottom line is that when used intelligently a composite mast using carbon should be less expensive than an alloy mast...
Which brings us back to that 90/10 flax and carbon composite bike...
Can you spell s-m-a-r-t?
Listening to Hurricane Chaser
So it goes...
