Graphene bike frame?

kentphil
kentphil Posts: 479
edited October 2011 in The bottom bracket
Could graphene be used for a bike frame?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... phant.html
1998 Kona Cindercone in singlespeed commute spec
2013 Cannondale Caadx 1x10
2004 Giant TCR

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  • esspeebee
    esspeebee Posts: 174
    It "stretches like rubber" and is "extremely flexible", according to that article. Are you sure you want a bike frame made from it? Graphene's attraction in terms of mechanical properties is its strength, but current bike frames are stiffness-limited -- as soon as you make them stiff enough, they're more than strong enough. In its current form, graphene doesn't seem like it'd be much help in building bikes.

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