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Other Resources => After The Ride => Topic started by: Vipassana on September 03, 2014, 01:57:35 AM

Title: Swedish Carbon Fiber
Post by: Vipassana on September 03, 2014, 01:57:35 AM

Here's a set of carbon fiber wheels for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGGiuaQwcd8

Incredible.

Title: Re: Swedish Carbon Fiber
Post by: carbonazza on September 03, 2014, 04:49:12 AM

They talk about balancing the wheel (around 4:12).

Would it make sense to balance the wheel of a bike?
When the bike is on the stand, and pedalling.
It start to shake front/back. The wheel is clearly not balanced.

It could be about the valve too, as he says in the video.
But I didn't try with the tyre out.

Title: Re: Swedish Carbon Fiber
Post by: leugene on September 03, 2014, 05:36:16 AM

imo trued wheel with not damaged tire needn't any balancing as RPM usually too low

Title: Re: Swedish Carbon Fiber
Post by: MTB2223 on September 03, 2014, 06:19:30 AM

Quote from: carbonazza on September 03, 2014, 04:49:12 AM

Would it make sense to balance the wheel of a bike?
When the bike is on the stand, and pedalling.
It start to shake front/back. The wheel is clearly not balanced.

Last week I thought about this, when filling my tyres with sealant. All the liquid is at the bottom of the wheel/tyre. So, it's really not balanced :)

Title: Re: Swedish Carbon Fiber
Post by: Carbon_Dude on September 03, 2014, 12:24:08 PM

Beautiful carbon wheel for the automobile!  Would hate to hit a pot hole or even a small curb with those wheels, although he says they can be repaired.  Not by a normal wheel guy though :).

 Also, I was skeptical that it would hold up to 600°F+ braking temperatures but he says that was one of the big things they worked on and were able to overcome.