The price makes me wary, shouldn't a carbon fibre thing be costlier than aluminum, this thing was $8
full price, then aluminum boosters run about $20 apiece
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"Andrew" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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The price makes me wary, shouldn't a carbon fibre thing be costlier than aluminum, this thing was
$8 full price, then aluminum boosters run about
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apiece
I used them on my bikes for years when I used v-brakes, they did help stiffen the brakes. I still
have a few carbon ones lying around if you're interested in buying them, better than nashbar brand.- CA-G
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"Andrew" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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The price makes me wary, shouldn't a carbon fibre thing be costlier than aluminum, this thing was
$8 full price, then aluminum boosters run about
$20Quoted message said:
apiece
I got one of these Nashbar "carbon" boosters once. I thought it was junk. Never worked worth a hoot.
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Barry S says:
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I got one of these Nashbar "carbon" boosters once. I thought it was junk. Never worked
worth a hoot.But, but, but..... it turned your stock bike into a "custom" bike, and it was CARBON! for that price
i'd have thought it would have given you more pleasure than that.Steve
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Stephen Baker <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Barry S says:
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I got one of these Nashbar "carbon" boosters once. I thought it was
junk.Quoted message said:
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Never worked worth a hoot.
But, but, but..... it turned your stock bike into a "custom" bike, and it
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CARBON! for that price i'd have thought it would have given you more
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than that.
Heheheheh - beat me to it ',;~}~
Shaun aRe
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In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...
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The price makes me wary, shouldn't a carbon fibre thing be costlier than aluminum, this thing was
$8 full price, then aluminum boosters run about $20 apiecenashbar.comprofile.cfmOpen ↗
storeid=CF in a flat part like that is worth little more money than fiberglass as far as the manufacturing
of it goes so they should be that cheap.
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But, but, but..... it turned your stock bike into a "custom" bike, and it
wasQuoted message said:
CARBON! for that price i'd have thought it would have given you more
pleasureQuoted message said:
than that.
Steve
Correction... I think the word you're looking for is "customized." =P
-John Morgan
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"John Morgan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Lym9b.54818$cj1.27154@fed1read06...
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But, but, but..... it turned your stock bike into a "custom" bike, and
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CARBON! for that price i'd have thought it would have given you more
pleasureQuoted message said:
than that.
Steve
Correction... I think the word you're looking for is "customized." =P
I always get this kind of reaction from the dullards and knuckle-draggers.
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B. Sanders said...
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I always get this kind of reaction from the dullards and knuckle-draggers.
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Apparently, that would be anyone who isn't you.
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