Re: Anyone know anything about this wheel?

On Fri, 31 Mar, Ambrose Nankivell <ambrosen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

They're not spokes per se, but some kind of net of kevlar, protected with
plastic (Jobst says that kevlar's hygroscopic and fails when wet).

True, to a point. It does absorb more water than the other common
advanced composites type fibres. The properties deteriorate when it
absorbs water, but I wouldn't necessarily categorise it as 'fails when
wet'. Also, it's not normally beyond the wit of man to keep something
dry (by, for example coating it with plastic or resin) and they do
make boats out of kevlar (in combination with other things).

It's a pig to cut with scissors, however (but there is a trick /
knack to manage it).

regards, Ian SMith
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