Comments on: Best Bike Frame Material http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/216/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/ Cycling info - advice and tips Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:22:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: Maryam http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/216/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/comment-page-1/#comment-32501 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:02:03 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/#comment-32501 Thanks very much for the information. I am 10 years old and in Year 6, we do homework about tricky subjects sometimes. For this homework, we had to design a bicycle, using our knowledge on gravity and friction. Do you know what the cheapest and the best material for bicycle wheels are? I am a tad bit confused.com!…

]]> By: paul http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/216/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/comment-page-1/#comment-30454 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:04:44 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/#comment-30454 Sorry that should have read Klein not klrin!

]]> By: paul http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/216/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/comment-page-1/#comment-30453 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:00:18 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/#comment-30453 Gt used some thermoplastic frames on their lts full sus models in the 1990′s. I never rode one but some people said it cracked easily. Anyone had any experience? I have a litespeed ti and its awesome more comfy as my old klrin but nearly as responsive. A spirited ride.

]]> By: ptg http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/216/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/comment-page-1/#comment-20671 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:09:05 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/#comment-20671 One of the drawbacks of carbon fiber frames. as stated here and elsewhere, is that it is the most expensive type of frame. Yet they are _much less expensive_ to actually build, both wrt to materials and actual construction, than steel frames. If someone can prove differently, I’d like to see that proof. So why are we paying so much for CF frames?

]]> By: wassim http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/216/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/comment-page-1/#comment-17443 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:04:45 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/#comment-17443 Dear all,
Is there a specific material we could use to repair a scott carbon dropout system frame that has a slight scratch-fissure.
Regards

]]> By: shuffer http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/216/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/comment-page-1/#comment-12112 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:10:22 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/#comment-12112 I am surprised that cheap plastic lightweight frames have never been developed. I used to work with engineers as part of my job and they used what looked to me like equivalent ABS and industrial plastic tubes in very stressful and hard-wearing circumstances (turbines).

Has this ever been tried?

]]> By: Aluminium vs Carbon Fibre Frames — Cycling Review http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/216/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/comment-page-1/#comment-11443 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:33:29 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/#comment-11443 [...] Best Bike frame material [...]

]]> By: hoopla http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/216/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/comment-page-1/#comment-4800 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:28:42 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/#comment-4800 There is an absolutely brilliant material that (as far as I know) has never been used for bike frames. It is called biphasic stainless steel. It is used to make submarines and quality razor blades. It is immensely strong, rustproof and flexible. However it is quite difficult to work and weld. This means it would be quite expensive for making bike frames.

]]> By: Bike Frame Design — Cycling Review http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/216/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/comment-page-1/#comment-1906 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:14:16 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/bikes/best-bike-frame-material/#comment-1906 [...] Best bike frame materials [...]

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