Characteristics of carbon fiber bicycles
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2023-11-30
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Carbon fiber has been used in bicycles as a high-tech material in the past decade. Strictly speaking, carbon fiber is not simply carbon, but a mixture of carbon elements that are woven and then bonded and reinforced with epoxy resin. Due to technical reasons, the epoxy resin used in early carbon fiber would even decompose in the sun. With the advancement of science and technology, the shortcomings of this excellent material are gradually being overcome. For example, the German K frame uses high-grade 16K carbon fiber, which is even stronger than steel and has a lifetime quality commitment.
Generally speaking, carbon fiber as a bicycle material has the following characteristics:
1. Extremely light weight: Carbon fiber road frames weighing around 1,200 grams can be seen everywhere. Since the mass of carbon is only 1.6 grams/cubic centimeter, making a frame of about 1 kilogram is no longer a dream.
2. Good impact absorption performance. Carbon fiber can effectively absorb shock and maintain good rigidity. This characteristic makes it a good competition grade material.
3. Frames of various shapes can be made. Different from the manufacturing process of ordinary metal frames, carbon fiber frames generally first make a mold, then put carbon fiber sheets on the mold, and finally use epoxy resin for cementing. This manufacturing process can use aerodynamics to create a frame with extremely low wind resistance.
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2023-11-30