Sapim carbon spokes
 

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[Closed] Sapim carbon spokes

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[url= http://www.bikerumor.com/2015/09/17/ib15-sapim-cx-carbon-spokes-bring-full-composite-construction-to-wheel-building/#more-110713 ]Seen over on Bikerumor[/url]

Being old enough to remember Fibre Flight, these don't look much different. :-/

not for MTB use I'd imagine.


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 11:07 am
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Nice. Special hubs though. Don't see why not for mtb given that CX-Ray are pretty popular and these are the same but lighter and stronger, assuming hubs are available.


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 12:08 pm
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I think I'm still tainted by the images of shattered carbon fibre flight spokes.

from sheldon brown..
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much prefereed using the likes of Spinergy's Spox, fibre braid, flexible enough to be used on a wheel.

Of course these are all assumptions and the proof will be in the testing as to real world durability.


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 3:22 pm
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I'd rather have a Tioga disc drive 🙂


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 3:36 pm
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Nothing beats the noise of those disc drive wheels


 
Posted : 18/09/2015 6:01 pm

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