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How long until people are buying $5000 bikes made of this stuff?
by pkulak 14y ago
How long until people are buying $5000 bikes made of this stuff?
- justinator 14y agoWell, every time I look out at the Molybdenum factory near me, I think, "maybe it's best I get a bike made out of something a little more sustainable." Bring it on! Although I guess there's Aluminum. And Titanium. And carbon fiber itself is getting recycling programs (however dubious those are). I'd like to see the impact the entire manufacturing process has on the environment. It doesn't matter what you make it out of, if you have to ship the damn thing half way across the world. Source the wood in Canada, manufacture it in Canada = a win(?)
- soperj 14y agoI get that you're having a dig at the biking crowd, but the major cost of a $5000 bike is the components, not the carbon fiber frame. If the sheer strength is better than Carbon fiber, and still has the same strength to weight ratio, then it probably won't be too long.. especially if the cost is lower.