Carbon vs. Aluminum. vs. Steel vs. Titanium???

[Billx]

Are there any good articles on the Internet regarding the pros and cons for each of these frame
materials? I could do a Google search but that often yields alot of **** that would have to be
sifted through.

 

[Michael Macclan]

In message <[email protected]>, BillX <[email protected]> writes
>Are there any good articles on the Internet regarding the pros and cons for each of these frame
>materials? I could do a Google search but that often yields alot of **** that would have to be
>sifted through.
>
>

Start here: http://sheldonbrown.com/frame-materials.html
--
Michael MacClancy

 

[Melon]

> Are there any good articles on the Internet regarding the pros and cons
for
> each of these frame materials? I could do a Google search but that often yields alot of **** that
> would have to be sifted through.

http://www.solace.mh.se/~turbo/mek/metals/

--
Melon

 

[Paul Kopit]

On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 13:03:17 -0500, "BillX" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Are there any good articles on the Internet regarding the pros and cons for each of these frame
>materials? I could do a Google search but that often yields alot of **** that would have to be
>sifted through.
>

Do a usenet search in rec.bicycles.tech <http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search

 

[David Storm]

Check out: http://www.calfeedesign.com/Calfee_TWP.pdf , a white paper by Calfee, a carbon frame
manufacturer, but pretty objective.

"BillX" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Are there any good articles on the Internet regarding the pros and cons
for
> each of these frame materials? I could do a Google search but that often yields alot of **** that
> would have to be sifted through.

 

[Ed Ness]

"BillX" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Are there any good articles on the Internet regarding the pros and cons for each of these frame
> materials? I could do a Google search but that often yields alot of **** that would have to be
> sifted through.

Click on through! http://www.sjsu.edu/orgs/asmtms/artcle/articl.htm

Ed

 

[Alexey Merz]

"David Storm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<O7uca.7081$S%[email protected]>...
> Check out: http://www.calfeedesign.com/Calfee_TWP.pdf , a white paper by Calfee, a carbon frame
> manufacturer, but pretty objective.

I read it. It has a lengthy, and for me somewhat infirmative discussion of methods for building
carbon frames. But _please_ tell us that you were joking about its objectivity.

-Alex