Mountain Bike hasn't gotten any better

Corvus Corvax said:

I went to Mountain Bike Magazine's web site today for the first time
in a long while.

Ahem.

Here is a magnificent quote:

"This Bike Rules: Because it's made from scandium. In case you missed
the news, scandium is a wonder aluminum that's lighter than other
aluminum alloys (about 2.9 lb. for a medium, compared with 3-plus-lb.
for other aluminum frames). But the real miracle is that scandium is
also way more forgiving than other aluminum--almost as cushy as
steel."

And they will definitely reel them in...

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

On 2004-06-03, Corvus Corvax penned:

Quoted message said:

I went to Mountain Bike Magazine's web site today for the first time
in a long while.

Ahem.

Here is a magnificent quote:

"This Bike Rules: Because it's made from scandium. In case you missed
the news, scandium is a wonder aluminum that's lighter than other
aluminum alloys (about 2.9 lb. for a medium, compared with 3-plus-lb.
for other aluminum frames). But the real miracle is that scandium is
also way more forgiving than other aluminum--almost as cushy as
steel."

Unobtanium?

--
monique

Corvus Corvax said:

"This Bike Rules: Because it's made from scandium. In case you missed
the news, scandium is a wonder aluminum that's lighter than other
aluminum alloys (about 2.9 lb. for a medium, compared with 3-plus-lb.
for other aluminum frames). But the real miracle is that scandium is
also way more forgiving than other aluminum--almost as cushy as
steel."

What's your point? Everything written there is perfectly true.

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bomba <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Corvus Corvax said:

"This Bike Rules: Because it's made from scandium. In case you missed
the news, scandium is a wonder aluminum that's lighter than other
aluminum alloys (about 2.9 lb. for a medium, compared with 3-plus-lb.
for other aluminum frames). But the real miracle is that scandium is
also way more forgiving than other aluminum--almost as cushy as
steel."

What's your point? Everything written there is perfectly true.

Here's a link to Easton's Scandium tubes page...

http://www.eastonbike.com/TUBE_SETS/tubesets_scandium.html

The quote above is a bit misleading since it seems to imply that scandium
is a type of aluminum (in fact its an element). What Easton calls
"Scandium" is some sort of aluminum alloy (which presumably contains
scandium).

[email hidden] (Corvus Corvax) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

I went to Mountain Bike Magazine's web site today for the first time
in a long while.

Ahem.

Here is a magnificent quote:

"This Bike Rules: Because it's made from scandium. In case you missed
the news, scandium is a wonder aluminum that's lighter than other
aluminum alloys (about 2.9 lb. for a medium, compared with 3-plus-lb.
for other aluminum frames). But the real miracle is that scandium is
also way more forgiving than other aluminum--almost as cushy as
steel."

CC

What's that quote I read somewhere, "Scandium is aluminum alloyed with
trace amounts of hype."
/s

Corvus Corvax said:

Here is a magnificent quote:

"This Bike Rules: Because it's made from scandium. In case you missed
the news, scandium is a wonder aluminum that's lighter than other
aluminum alloys (about 2.9 lb. for a medium, compared with 3-plus-lb.
for other aluminum frames). But the real miracle is that scandium is
also way more forgiving than other aluminum--almost as cushy as steel."

i got my cannondale 3.0 frame about ten years ago, iirc the name 3.0 was
supposed to signify a 3.0 lb aluminum frame.

ten years later "scandium" will save me another 0.1 lb?

Brett Jaffee <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

The quote above is a bit misleading since it seems to imply that scandium
is a type of aluminum (in fact its an element). What Easton calls
"Scandium" is some sort of aluminum alloy (which presumably contains
scandium).

Um, I think bomba was being ironic.

CC

Corvus Corvax said:

Quoted message said:

The quote above is a bit misleading since it seems to imply that scandium
is a type of aluminum (in fact its an element). What Easton calls
"Scandium" is some sort of aluminum alloy (which presumably contains
scandium).

Um, I think bomba was being ironic.

I like leaving the smilies off every now and again, just to see the
responses I get.

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Socks said:

Corvus Corvax said:

Here is a magnificent quote:

"This Bike Rules: Because it's made from scandium. In case you missed
the news, scandium is a wonder aluminum that's lighter than other
aluminum alloys (about 2.9 lb. for a medium, compared with 3-plus-lb.
for other aluminum frames). But the real miracle is that scandium is
also way more forgiving than other aluminum--almost as cushy as
steel."

i got my cannondale 3.0 frame about ten years ago, iirc the name 3.0
was supposed to signify a 3.0 lb aluminum frame.

ten years later "scandium" will save me another 0.1 lb?

I still have an SM800 3.0 frame hanging in the garage. I heard they break
easily, but mine held up well. I keep it for my dad to ride when he visits.
That bike was actually a pretty good value IMO (got the frame on a trade in
for $300 in '93 or so).

Matt

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Quoted message said:

I went to Mountain Bike Magazine's web site today for the first time
in a long while.

Ahem.

Here is a magnificent quote:

"This Bike Rules: Because it's made from scandium. In case you missed
the news, scandium is a wonder aluminum that's lighter than other
aluminum alloys (about 2.9 lb. for a medium, compared with 3-plus-lb.
for other aluminum frames). But the real miracle is that scandium is
also way more forgiving than other aluminum--almost as cushy as
steel."

CC

SCAMdium

JD

[email hidden] (Corvus Corvax) wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

I went to Mountain Bike Magazine's web site today for the first time
in a long while.

Ahem.

Here is a magnificent quote:

"This Bike Rules: Because it's made from scandium. In case you missed
the news, scandium is a wonder aluminum that's lighter than other
aluminum alloys (about 2.9 lb. for a medium, compared with 3-plus-lb.
for other aluminum frames). But the real miracle is that scandium is
also way more forgiving than other aluminum--almost as cushy as
steel."

Oh, jeez. Looks like the Scamdium marketing folks landed another sucker...
--
Jonesy

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Brett Jaffee <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

The quote above is a bit misleading since it seems to imply that
scandium is a type of aluminum (in fact its an element). What Easton
calls "Scandium" is some sort of aluminum alloy (which presumably
contains scandium).

Um, I think bomba was being ironic.

CC

Ah...when I first read it I thought the implication was that Scandium was
some sort of fictional miracle material ("unobtanium," as someone else put
it).

Brett Jaffee said:

Here's a link to Easton's Scandium tubes page...

http://www.eastonbike.com/TUBE_SETS/tubesets_scandium.html

The quote above is a bit misleading since it seems to imply that scandium
is a type of aluminum (in fact its an element). What Easton calls
"Scandium" is some sort of aluminum alloy (which presumably contains
scandium).

Hey, that's jacked up. All this time I thought my Easton Scandium DH
bars were 100% Scandium, not "Scandium-enhanced" aluminum.

At least they were on sale.

But I do really like them.

--
Slacker

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Hey, that's jacked up. All this time I thought my Easton Scandium DH
bars were 100% Scandium, not "Scandium-enhanced" aluminum.

Metallic scandium was first produced in 1937 and the first pound (0.45
kilograms) of pure scandium was produced in 1960. Scandium is a soft, light
metal that might have applications in the aerospace industry. With a cost of
$270 per gram ($122,500 per pound), scandium is too expensive for widespread
use.

Ozman Trad said:

"Slacker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hey, that's jacked up. All this time I thought my Easton Scandium DH
bars were 100% Scandium, not "Scandium-enhanced" aluminum.

Metallic scandium was first produced in 1937 and the first pound (0.45
kilograms) of pure scandium was produced in 1960. Scandium is a soft, light
metal that might have applications in the aerospace industry. With a cost of
$270 per gram ($122,500 per pound), scandium is too expensive for widespread
use.

???
http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/elements/21.html

--
Slacker

Slacker said:

Ozman Trad said:

"Slacker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Hey, that's jacked up. All this time I thought my Easton Scandium DH
bars were 100% Scandium, not "Scandium-enhanced" aluminum.

Metallic scandium was first produced in 1937 and the first pound (0.45
kilograms) of pure scandium was produced in 1960. Scandium is a soft, light
metal that might have applications in the aerospace industry. With a cost of
$270 per gram ($122,500 per pound), scandium is too expensive for widespread
use.

???
http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/elements/21.html

--
Slacker

Ah, I now see where you got that 1937, but where did you find the price?

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Slacker said:

Ozman Trad wrote:
http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/elements/21.html

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Ah, I now see where you got that 1937, but where did you find the price?

I found that here -->

http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele021.html

Who knows how accurate it is as far as price?

Ozman Trad said:

"Slacker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Slacker said:

Ozman Trad wrote:
http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/elements/21.html

Quoted message said:

Ah, I now see where you got that 1937, but where did you find the price?

I found that here -->

http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele021.html

Who knows how accurate it is as far as price?

Wooo... whatever the actual cost, it's some very expensive stuff. Now I
feel really good about my purchase ;-)

Some more interesting links:
http://www.theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Elements/021/index.s7.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandium
http://www.scandium.org/Sc-Al.html
http://www.scandium.org/microbats.html

Where's our resident metallurgist?
--
Slacker

Quoted message said:

Where's our resident metallurgist?
--
Slacker

You talkin' to me?

Andy Chequer