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Old 05-01-2008, 10:59 PM
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Wow! I've never seen anything like this. What a crazy frame, wonder how it would work for a motorized bike.
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Old 05-01-2008, 11:05 PM
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Wow... What do you think the purpose of it is? Weight savings or aerodynamics or just to be different???
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Old 05-01-2008, 11:22 PM
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alot of left over pop tabs???? shrug
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Old 05-01-2008, 11:43 PM
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alot of left over pop tabs???? shrug
Now that's funny!!
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Old 05-02-2008, 02:36 AM
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Yes VB, they say it helps aerodynamic's and I think it is less then three pound's. It is made out of carbon fiber intertwined with kevlar string. It was built by the BYU university and it's only $5000

Iso Truss Technology Makes for Ultra-Light Bike

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Old 05-02-2008, 04:54 AM
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All kidding aside...carbon fiber is some interesting material. I never got to play with it in a large scale ...but I used to build rocket cars (RC type) back about 10 or more years back and its just amazing what you can do with it. I used to take a 1/4 inch pc of styrofoam and put carbon on opposite side of each other to make frame rails. If you tried to bend it one way it was tough as steel...the other .. fragile as and egg shell. Heck look what Burt Rutan(my hero) does with composites....if I could only grow those pork chop sideburns...I WOULD I TELL YA
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Old 05-02-2008, 05:50 AM
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If you start now, you may have a set by your mid thirties.
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Old 05-02-2008, 09:10 PM
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Burt Rutan sideburns are not real! They are made out of carbon Fiber
He's the only one who can afford carbon fiber sideburns
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Old 05-05-2008, 02:03 PM
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Burt Rutan sideburns are not real! They are made out of carbon Fiber
He's the only one who can afford carbon fiber sideburns
OMFG that was to dang funny....... wait a second...that means I can finally have some then....little ones but its a start.
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