For the love of all things carbon

So much carbon... I'd like to see a carbon house with a carbon lifestyle..

No Impact Man specifically made mention of his "non-carbon" bike going on a ride from NYC to DC. Does anyone have any sort of idea what all this carbon product and the making of them have on the "carbon footprint" of everyone? I'm not trying to be a dork, just wondering.

Carbon fibre is completely non-biodegradable, and also polluting in the manufacturing process. The particles/dust is carcinogenic (do not chop your own bars down) and this often escapes into water & air during production. I think carbon fibre products are also pretty demanding energy wise, but so is aluminium.

Steel is the most eco, definetely. Most steel is recycled, energy efficient to work with, non-toxic and biodegradable.

However people are working on carbon fibre-like composite materials using plant fibres and resin. These materials could revolutionise everything, making even cars compostable and increase performance greatly.

Carbon fibre is completely non-biodegradable, and also polluting in the manufacturing process. The particles/dust is carcinogenic (do not chop your own bars down) and this often escapes into water & air during production. I think carbon fibre products are also pretty demanding energy wise, but so is aluminium.

Steel is the most eco, definetely. Most steel is recycled, energy efficient to work with, non-toxic and biodegradable.

However people are working on carbon fibre-like composite materials using plant fibres and resin. These materials could revolutionise everything, making even cars compostable and increase performance greatly.

Unrelated to cycling, but in relation to really cool work with natural materials, these guys are really pushing the boundaries with some incredible stuff incorporated into snowboard technology, largely from all natural sources:

http://www.mervin.com/

Unrelated to cycling, but in relation to really cool work with natural materials, these guys are really pushing the boundaries with some incredible stuff incorporated into snowboard technology, largely from all natural sources:

http://www.mervin.com/

James, dearest, the last few pages haven't really been related to cycling ;)

Fucked up!

an old science teacher told us that he gave his wife-to-be a ring of paper drawn over in pencil "because it would last longer than a diamond, yet same stuff" and of course, no money.

Fucked up!

Is that real?! and/or rideable?

156 posts and 648 views and this thread aint even 24hours old. Seriously? Haha

Time to create Carbon Anonymous group :P

156 posts and 648 views and this thread aint even 24hours old. Seriously? Haha

Time to create Carbon Anonymous group :P

I'll have to keep away.I'm probably the only person on this forum who finds carbon fibre incredibly boring.

Time to create Carbon Anonymous group :P

Are they? That's fab. I love their pedals but was always a little bit against their monocoques because of the integrated seat post. Still... good that they'd do something for the community like this.

Okay Sir, now that's really gone over my head.

Okay Sir, now that's really gone over my head.

theres only one winner
sex on a stick

I did find this whilst looking for Carbon Anonymous .. www.fccb.org/newspages/CarbonAnon1.pdf

carbonara

(i need help...)

That is one sexy saddle!

Haha Nuno, yes you do, big time :P

i don´t even like carbon that much. or...err...... i don´t really feel the urge to change from steel. i love steel!

Time to create Carbon Anonymous group :P

Are they? That's fab. I love their pedals but was always a little bit against their monocoques because of the integrated seat post. Still... good that they'd do something for the community like this.

Haha! +1

Is that real?! and/or rideable?

It's capable of folding time and reality into an origami crane! :-O

this one surely is