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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin *PIC*
By:T. Yost
Date: 7/19/2011, 9:16 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin (Dan Caouette (CSFW))

: Carbon fiber tubing would be similar I'd wager... :)

A guy in New Zealand built a folder with CF tubing and reports no damage ... just more expense.

My own Nordic skiing (skating) experience with expensive carbon fiber ski poles vs cheapo aluminum has produced interesting results.

I snapped a CF skating pole last season and another the season before, both while climbing in steep terrain and afer each break, swithched back
to my trusty old aluminum roller-ski poles for the rest of the season. The aluminum poles have been used and abused for several years
and hundreds of days skiing and roller-skiing with no damage.... And yes, I realize that damage is usually caused by a side impact.

Aluminim tubing .... Don't leave home without it (bicycle included) !

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Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
vkonreg -- 7/14/2011, 9:07 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
ancient kayaker -- 7/14/2011, 11:03 pm
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Paul Montgomery -- 7/14/2011, 11:50 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 7/14/2011, 11:56 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin *PIC*
T. Yost -- 7/15/2011, 8:10 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Bill Hamm -- 7/16/2011, 1:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
T. Yost -- 7/16/2011, 9:44 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/18/2011, 10:48 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Bill Hamm -- 7/19/2011, 1:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin *PIC*
T. Yost -- 7/19/2011, 9:16 am
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T. Yost -- 7/19/2011, 9:49 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/19/2011, 4:13 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/19/2011, 6:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Bill Hamm -- 7/22/2011, 1:54 am
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 7/19/2011, 1:24 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin *PIC*
T. Yost -- 7/19/2011, 5:07 pm
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T. Yost -- 7/19/2011, 5:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/19/2011, 6:07 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin *PIC*
T. Yost -- 7/19/2011, 7:47 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 7/20/2011, 6:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
T. Yost -- 7/20/2011, 8:34 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/20/2011, 8:08 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Aluminum frame and nylon skin
T. Yost -- 7/20/2011, 8:48 am