
02-11-2015, 13:12
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
no team (6th Gear)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,940
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Re: pic: Carbon fiber monocoque drivetrain Top view
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Originally Posted by gblake
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Carbon fiber bicycle frames are made of roundish tubes, not boxes.
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Originally Posted by Bryce2471
... Chief among which is probably aerodynamics.
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Maybe. Maybe not. I think the jury is out unless/until we talk to someone who has crawled through all the trade-offs (including buyers' psychologies) in the real world.
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