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12-04-2011, 05:50 AM
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#1 | | My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
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Weds Sport Full Carbon Fiber Wheel
The folks over at carbonfibergear.com posted about a new wheel by Weds Sport. This is an ALL carbon fiber wheel weighing at an astonishing 6 lbs! Yes, this is true dry carbon. This translates to about $10-$12k for a set of these wheels! Hmmm… at that price, maybe I should throw on some CF overlays on my wheels and call it a day.
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12-04-2011, 07:23 AM
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#2 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Having had experience with all carbon motorcycle wheels, they are cooler than they seem. The only point is weight. They are not strong, and a BITCH to mount tires on without cracking/scratching/chipping.
That being said, they look fucking cool.
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12-04-2011, 07:23 AM
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#3 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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wow.. is it strong? there are some cars that have crazy amounts of torque...
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12-04-2011, 05:52 PM
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#4 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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didnt Dymag do this first?
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12-04-2011, 05:55 PM
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#5 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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I believe Dymag is a blend of Carbon Fibre and Magnesium.
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12-04-2011, 06:19 PM
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#6 | | Ask me about how I answered the question "How fat is TOO fat?"
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12-04-2011, 07:08 PM
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#7 | | I help report spam so I got this! <--
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12-04-2011, 07:10 PM
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#8 | | Böse ///M
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one wheel is more expensive than my car..... LOL
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12-04-2011, 07:13 PM
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#9 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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12-04-2011, 09:15 PM
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#10 | | RS Veteran
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Originally Posted by The_AK i want | One wheel is worth more than your car, son.
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12-04-2011, 09:36 PM
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#11 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Sweet! Now my wheels can be double what my car is worth!
/hellaflushfag
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12-04-2011, 09:41 PM
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#12 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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What weds is not telling you is that they are only thirteens.
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12-04-2011, 10:03 PM
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#13 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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I remember reading about these. Like, 3 years ago.
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12-05-2011, 02:25 AM
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#14 | | Ask me about how I answered the question "How fat is TOO fat?"
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Originally Posted by bcrdukes One wheel is worth more than your car, son. | That's like 3 of your hipster bikes
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12-05-2011, 02:37 AM
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#15 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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You new to the internet? This thing has been around for quite a while.
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12-05-2011, 04:24 AM
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#16 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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no fucking way it is 100% CF.
by the look of the weave pattern, it will bend once it is mounted and very difficult to balance
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12-05-2011, 03:00 PM
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#17 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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CF can be manipulated into different shapes, wheels included.
The only problem is that to achieve the exact shape might be $$$. And under latest innovation in CF manufacturing, CF can be very strong and yet with a a lot of tolerance to bending (it can be made to somewhat flexible) rather than crisp piece like before.
But again, very few have the capability of doing that and it's $$$$$$ to do it, all while making very little improvement. There are ways to make alloy wheels very light (although not as light as CF) at fraction of the cost. This is more likely the reason you don't see CF wheels in many racing/exotic rigs where money is not exactly a concern.
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12-05-2011, 03:13 PM
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#18 | | I Wanna Go Fast!
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I don't trust these on bikes so certainly wouldn't on cars. The torque and g-forces these wheels would/could be put under would undoubtedly lead to failures. There's a reason carbon wheels are banned in every major motorsport association on two or four wheels. Yes they look cool and are an amazing and highly technical creation.... but they're not practical for anything other than a show car. Forged Magnesium all the way.
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