[RBW] Re: Carbon forks

2009-10-29 Thread cm
Carbon fiber is very very very strong-- anyone who disagrees with that is crazy. The problem comes from continued use and the little nicks and scratches that develop over time until one day... BANG! Ok, probably not BANG!, but at least Snap! and lets hope that you arent riding downhill, in traffic

[RBW] Re: Carbon forks

2009-10-29 Thread David Hallerman
The responses to this thread on carbon forks makes me think of a book review in this week's New Yorker magazine: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2009/11/02/091102crbo_books_kolbert The book is "On Rumors: How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done". And the theme

[RBW] Re: Carbon forks

2009-10-28 Thread cyclotourist
Someone's been reading The Snob . On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 8:11 PM, Gino Zahnd wrote: > > That video misses the point on so many levels, I can't bring myself to > respond to it. Wow. > > > > On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at

[RBW] Re: Carbon forks

2009-10-28 Thread Gino Zahnd
That video misses the point on so many levels, I can't bring myself to respond to it. Wow. On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 6:59 PM, wrote: > OK, I'm convinced, carbon forks are better. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_O9PLorYPA > > Bill > Louisville, Ky > > > > > --~--~-~--~~---

[RBW] Re: Carbon forks

2009-10-28 Thread DAVID BLESSING
Looked like he was hitting the carbon fork with the handle of the hammer and the steel fork with the head of the hammer. Steel still looked pretty "usable", though, even after the damage. From: bpus...@aol.com Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:59:01 -0400 Subject: [RBW] Carbon forks To: rbw-owners-bun

[RBW] Re: Carbon forks

2009-10-28 Thread Mike
I love this quote about the video posted by drunkingham: "This video was very informative, as I recently crashed my bike into a pile of hammers and was not quite sure if it was safe to continue riding it." --mike --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message b

[RBW] Re: Carbon forks

2009-10-28 Thread newenglandbike
Notice how, in the case of the carbon fork he says: "we don't recommend that you ride the fork after this amount of damage" but doesn't say that after hammering the steel fork. I think that's because he knows what we all know: that you could well ride that steel fork, safely, with those dents