Orient Express - Cheap Chinese Rims / Wheels / Forks / Frames / Cranks / Etc

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TurtleRecall in reply to @amey

Well the wiki appears to suggest that:

Because a void is a non-uniformity in a composite material, it can affect the mechanical properties and lifespan of the composite.[1] Voids can act as a crack nucleation site as well as allow moisture to penetrate the composite and contribute to anisotropy of the composite .[2] This is an issue because crack formation and propagation can create unpredictable behavior in the laminate...a 1%-3% increase in void content can reduce the mechanical properties of the composite by up to 20%

But I'm no expert...

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amey in reply to @TurtleRecall

But I'm no expert...

Exactly. Enve has done extensive QC so I will trust them rather than Teknik.

I can't afford/justify Enve stuff but I don't want to fool myself that my China wheels are better.

Teknik is #PostTruth

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TurtleRecall in reply to @amey

Nah, I never said I (or he) believes that china carbon is better. What I said was that he seems fairly even-handed with his criticism of carbon stuff.

I imagine the stuff he's asked to do post-crash assessments on is likely to be pretty high-end, as cheaper stuff is more likely to just be binned after it's been crashed. So that may be why the majority of the stuff he ends up taking pics of is fancier than your average chinese carbon wheel.

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