Pretty sure I've seen impact testing of GG's fancy CFRP (definitely seen Santa Cruz' and Ibis' older tech hit hard. Those were already crazy tough and Revved is supposed to be even tougher re: impacts), and I think I'd rather have that than aluminum! The carbon frailty myth needs to die.
Unless it's an environmental issue, in which case: the thermoplastic Revved material is also supposed to be much less energy intensive than classic thermoset CRFP, plus it actually is recyclable, so there's that.
Feb. 3, 2023, 10:19 a.m. - Justin White
Pretty sure I've seen impact testing of GG's fancy CFRP (definitely seen Santa Cruz' and Ibis' older tech hit hard. Those were already crazy tough and Revved is supposed to be even tougher re: impacts), and I think I'd rather have that than aluminum! The carbon frailty myth needs to die. Unless it's an environmental issue, in which case: the thermoplastic Revved material is also supposed to be much less energy intensive than classic thermoset CRFP, plus it actually is recyclable, so there's that.