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Forum: Road Cycling
11-11-22, 01:56 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,887
Posted By Branko D

If anything, fatigue in composites is more of a...

If anything, fatigue in composites is more of a gradual widespread degradation, which could potentially get noticed, then a localized crack appearing and spreading until the whole thing falls...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-10-22, 12:19 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,887
Posted By Branko D

Years don't mean anything for metal fatigue. ...

Years don't mean anything for metal fatigue.
​​​​Two years at 15000 km a year and thirty at 1000 km a year is the same thing.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-01-22, 10:53 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,887
Posted By Branko D

N+1 is always the right answer ;)

N+1 is always the right answer ;)
Forum: Road Cycling
11-01-22, 10:10 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,887
Posted By Branko D

Well, some forks in the first paper lasted for a...

Well, some forks in the first paper lasted for a lot of cycles and some didn't, depending on the kind of manufacturing defect (which, you know, are present on most forks, it's just a question of how...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-01-22, 08:19 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,887
Posted By Branko D

​​​​​ ...

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https://www.academia.edu/30520244/Fatigue_and_Impact_Behaviour_of_Carbon_Fibre_Composite_Bicycle_Forks

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7763749/#!po=24.5763

And so on and on.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-01-22, 06:14 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,887
Posted By Branko D

Well, from what I read, CF bits will become...

Well, from what I read, CF bits will become progressively more flexible before they are at risk of, essentially, fatigue failure.

Which is good news, it won't just "fail riding along".
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Forum: Road Cycling
10-31-22, 11:04 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,887
Posted By Branko D

Well, I'll be turning 40 next year, so by the...

Well, I'll be turning 40 next year, so by the time I finally hang up the wheels, I hope the current commercial aircraft and fighter jets will be binned old junk. They do go through inspections and so...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-31-22, 10:47 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,887
Posted By Branko D

Ritchey CF forks seem like a seriously beefy...

Ritchey CF forks seem like a seriously beefy piece of fork. I was highly impressed with the build quality inspecting one, and I'd wager the steel frame it's on is going to die sooner.

The CF fork...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-31-22, 09:26 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,887
Posted By Branko D

CF fatigues (like anything does which is light...

CF fatigues (like anything does which is light enough that you'd put it on a bicycle), the mechanism is different than for metals.

It will eventually become progressively less stiff, after which...
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