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powderturns mikekazimer's article
Jun 17, 2013 at 8:58
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First Look: Santa Cruz Solo and Tallboy 2
i've worked with composites and seen landed costs into USA for frames from a small manufacturer in both AL and carbon. Carbon was $50 more, for a limited production run.
anyway, you're going to pay import duty for both Carbon and Aluminum, so there should be no difference there.
powderturns mikekazimer's article
Jun 7, 2013 at 10:09
Jun 7, 2013
First Look: Santa Cruz Solo and Tallboy 2
yeah - is the bb not too high now?
powderturns mikekazimer's article
Jun 7, 2013 at 10:08
Jun 7, 2013
First Look: Santa Cruz Solo and Tallboy 2
winterBURN indeed! good one!
powderturns mikekazimer's article
Jun 7, 2013 at 9:28
Jun 7, 2013
First Look: Santa Cruz Solo and Tallboy 2
and to all the people whining about the costs of enve wheels, there are other manufacturers with similar offerings at a fraction of the price. if you were to google "cheap chinese carbon rims" for example, you just might find something out there... it might require a little DIY, but in the amount of time spent whining here, you could have built yourself a new set of wheels.
powderturns mikekazimer's article
Jun 7, 2013 at 9:23
Jun 7, 2013
First Look: Santa Cruz Solo and Tallboy 2
"Carbon frame construction is a laborious process (which is part of the reason carbon frames cost much more than aluminum); the front triangle alone takes two people three hours to lay up."
NOT TRUE - it's manufactured in china, where the wages are about 40 cents an hour. the costs of making a carbon frame are on par or cheaper than alloy frames. the setup costs of creating the molds is a little more expensive, but we're going to see a day (soon) where carbon bikes are on par or cheaper than alloy. in fact, if you produce enough frames, your cost per unit continually decreases.
powderturns mikekazimer's article
Jun 3, 2013 at 8:45
Jun 3, 2013
Adam Brayton, Rachel Atherton Win at British Downhill Series Round 3
was Buchanan 3rd on a 650b bike? anyone else rolling larger wheels in that race?
powderturns mattwragg's article
May 30, 2013 at 8:41
May 30, 2013
Interview: Mark Weir
yeah - Tippie interviewing Weir would be something for the ages...
powderturns brule's article
May 23, 2013 at 14:16
May 23, 2013
Nelson BC Has More Trails? The Guide Book
a trail called upper skirt? what's the trail above it going to be called? way upper skirt?
powderturns RichardCunningham's article
May 10, 2013 at 9:45
May 10, 2013
Rocky Mountain Altitude 790 MSL - Tested
oh no! waaaah! there's a new bike out that I don't have to buy... waaahhh.. and it's carbon and super light. waaahhh! and the geometry seems pretty decent - waaaaah! and it's got 2 wheels that are a little larger than the only thing I've ever ridden. waaaaahhh! and given that it has two wheels and suspension it might look like something that has already been produced by somebody else - waaaaaaaaahhhhhhh! and waaahhh - these are colors that I've seen before - waaaaaahhh! waaahh my life sucks - waaahhhh!
powderturns JulianCoffey's article
Mar 21, 2013 at 14:50
Mar 21, 2013
From The Top: Marzocchi
damn. how much they owe you guys?
