ANd people say that carbon is weak...
12-02-12, 10:23 PM
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ANd people say that carbon is weak...
12-02-12, 10:48 PM
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This was posted not too long ago in another thread.
12-02-12, 10:58 PM
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12-03-12, 07:52 AM
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Oh man, the crashes in the Isle of Man TT are horrid. I didn't watch the whole vid, but in years past you can actually watch them get air when they go through the dips in the road.
I'm surprised these guys can even sit on a motorcycle, cause it takes a pretty big pair to compete in something like that race.
12-03-12, 12:36 PM
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What the credits don't tell you is that they went through 12 frames and 123 wheels to film that.
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This video also tends to make the rounds. Might as well post it. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z1fSpZNXhU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z1fSpZNXhU
12-03-12, 02:56 PM
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I don't think I've ever heard anybody say carbon fiber is weak; it's just that because of its low elongation, the failure mode when it does break is, um, spectacular.
12-03-12, 03:18 PM
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somebody point out the vid of a guy on a tandem alone in san-fran
I thought it was funny
I thought it was funny
