Graphene bike frame?

[Kentphil]

is this the next big material for bike frames?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/c ... 491789.stm

 

[highlandsflyer]

Nah, I think steel is.

 

[Kentphil]

there was an article in the daily mail on this. not sure if could be used in bike frames though?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... phant.html

 

[legrandefromage]

It would be one of the lightest springiest frames ever made.

 

[1duck]

you could use it to lighten bikes i'm sure, maybe not the entire frame but graphene seat post or handlebars anyone?

if its the material they are all making it out to be it will be used for everything! then it will turn out that its more deadly than death itself and we will all look like idiots.

 

[cyfa2809]

if its the material they are all making it out to be it will be used for everything! then it will turn out that its more deadly than death itself and we will all look like idiots.

True!

seems very interesting though. If it is possibly as good as theyre making out, this could be the start of the space age!

Wonder how heat resitant it is? They didnt mention that. Bet it melts like butter.

 

[al]

Don't care one little bit.


Has nobody told these people that you make bike frames with steel?


Anyway,I'm not well. so they can stick it up their collective a*ses!!

al.

 

[Grannygrinder]

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Hunting everywhere for sympathy this morning aren't you

Steel is best then ti at a push. Anything else is just silly

 

[al]

Re: .

Hunting everywhere for sympathy this morning aren't you

Steel is best then ti at a push. Anything else is just silly

Yes


al.

 

[Kentphil]

Seems graphene could be used to make tyres. Thats what I read in this weeks cycling weekly anyway.
Perhaps they will be puncture proof?