tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post8859015194237641898..comments2024-01-05T11:00:30.673-06:00Comments on DFW Point-to-Point: Composite History in REAL BriefSteve Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-9066807472884065132010-03-02T10:12:25.021-06:002010-03-02T10:12:25.021-06:00I had a customer ask me for a Gore Tex pack cover ...I had a customer ask me for a Gore Tex pack cover when I worked in a mountaineering store in the 1980s. What in his backpack needed to breathe? But he needed the magic G-material! To his credit, he abandoned the notion when I suggested, with rare tact, that he could spend his money more wisely, even if he DID find a Gore Tex pack cover somewhere.<br /><br />Fad materials are a wonderful thing.cafiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749761363337659545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523357558654725888.post-21364790267147270902010-02-28T21:04:13.465-06:002010-02-28T21:04:13.465-06:00Make sure you include aerodynamics and the 12-16mp...Make sure you include aerodynamics and the 12-16mph zone where aerodynamics and drag from aerodynamics begins to pick up. You build the bike for the intended purpose, but you also build the bike, especially if it's composite, to handle resistance from that against which you must push. <br /><br />BTW- on sets of composite wheels, holding the exact same position, with equal temps, for two distinct 8k loops out at Texas Motor Speedway yesterday, at exactly the same average wattage for both runs, the Nimble Crosswind wheels required 3.95% less energy, and saved me about 40 seconds. Carbon fiber truly IS a great material.<br /><br />One last thing - there is a GREAT review of CF and composites in this month's "Mountain Bike" Magazine.whareaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824055294445501713noreply@blogger.com