Why wooden rims are superior to carbon fibre reinforced plastic rims

On Sep 17, 12:54*am, James wrote:
On Sep 17, 8:58*am, Andre Jute wrote:

On Sep 16, 7:51*pm, "MikeWhy" wrote:

See:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsaMb7Wuinw

I actually looked into getting bamboo of a quality suitable for making
a bike and it was basically no-go. The available stuff all looked like
scaffolding rejects, or if strong enough was way too big. Guy in one
of those former Iron Curtain countries made a carbon bike and then a
bamboo bike, both successful, but he wrote later that -- after so much
trouble getting decent bamboo -- if he did it again, he would grow his
own! -- AJ

I thought bamboo was a member of the grass family. *

What I thought too. Mike introduced bamboo into a thread on wood. I
just answered him. We can't be too pedantic. Anything in bicycle
frames that isn't metal and isn't plastic reinforced by inanimates
adds to variety and choice. BTW, there is also a bike (Renovo's cheap
brand) made of split bamboo laminated together and then lathed; I fail
to see how that differs in the least from laminated wood. -- AJ

Is the material
really classified as wood?

I know a 75 year old ex track rider who's got a few wooden rims still
hanging in his garage that he used to race on. *My brother's got one
too I think. *Don't know that he's ever ridden it though.

JS.

On Sep 17, 1:02*am, Michael Press wrote:
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*James wrote:
On Sep 17, 4:20*am, "D'ohBoy" wrote:
On Sep 16, 12:48*pm, Andre Jute wrote:

I'm really surprised that we don't see more wood in bicycles.

Can you even get wood?

Yes. *http://www.renovobikes.com/

Had I been able to test ride one I would have been tempted to buy one,
just to shove it up the carbon toting packs at the vets racing.

Wood splinters into daggers.
Do not crash one of those frames.

Carbon fiber splinters into many sharp knives, and at a much smaller
impact. Do not crash one of those frames. -- AJ

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Andre Jute wrote:

On Sep 17, 1:02Â*am, Michael Press wrote:
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Â*James wrote:
On Sep 17, 4:20Â*am, "D'ohBoy" wrote:
On Sep 16, 12:48Â*pm, Andre Jute wrote:

I'm really surprised that we don't see more wood in bicycles.

Can you even get wood?

Yes. Â*http://www.renovobikes.com/

Had I been able to test ride one I would have been tempted to buy one,
just to shove it up the carbon toting packs at the vets racing.

Wood splinters into daggers.
Do not crash one of those frames.

Carbon fiber splinters into many sharp knives, and at a much smaller
impact. Do not crash one of those frames.

Not the same. Wood has large scale grain.
Carbon fiber in cross-linked polymer does not.

--
Michael Press