Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 12:26:23 -0700
Reply-To: Tobin Copley <tcopley@SFU.CA>
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From: Tobin Copley <tcopley@SFU.CA>
Organization: Copley Research
Subject: Re: Pop-top of carbon fiber
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He probably just had an actual look at the numbers for what it would cost to produce and what he'd have to sell them for. Even a low modulus carbon fibre pop-top would far exceed the value of most of our buses. What would be the point, anyway? To save, what, 70 pounds or so?
When I go to bicycle races with a couple of team-mates and we have three high-end race bikes on the rack, the bikes exceed the value of my new H*nda Civic. And that's not even counting our spare wheel sets! Thank the gods for team sponsors, since I could never afford this stuff retail.
I'd rather take a fraction of the cost of a carbon fibre pop-top and put it into, say, a nice awning for my westy. Then I can do race warm-up on the trainer nice and dry-like, without having to bring (and set up) a stand-alone race tent.
T.
On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 17:57:18 -0700 bulletheadx@GMAIL.COM wrote:
> IIRC they wound up with a guy (in the Midwest?) that was going to put them
> into production but then had a family crisis and lost his drive to start up
> the business. Haven't heard anything about him or them since.
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
>
> On 9/6/07, Tom Sinclair <neeemo@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > What would be much more interesting IMO, is an
> > Adventurewagen high top made from CF. The original
> > molds are, evidently, still floating around
> > California.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > --- "Chris S." <mrpolak@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> >
> > > They can be made. There are shops that can lay
> > > carbon fiber and make car hoods etc., so it is
> > > possible. I'd like to see one done in silver carbon
> > > fiber with some kevlar woven in. I wonder how much
> > > lighter they would be. They certainly would look
> > > cool!
> > >
> > > Does anyone know the approximate cost?
> > >
> > > bearcountry3 <bearco3@verizon.net> wrote: I'd be
> > > interested in learning what they cost should I ever
> > > have to
> > > replace my fiberglass pop-top.
> > >
> > > --- In wolfsburg_campers@yahoogroups.com, "Chris S."
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Anyone interested in carbon fiber pop-top
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