Pole says no to carbon

LockH · Sep 19, 2017

"Economic, environmental and ethical risks are not worth it, company says":
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/pole-says-no-to-carbon-50833/

Includes:

According to Kokkonen, Pole was in the late stages of this project when a trip to China’s carbon manufacturing factories changed his mind about building in carbon fiber.

... and:

Compared to aluminum, carbon is much harder to recycle. Kokkonen noted that carbon manufacturing is very labor intensive and often done in regions with poor human rights records, and that inhaling carbon nanotubes has been linked to respiratory illnesses and cancer.

Huh.

Izits · Sep 20, 2017

Good news for me, I love aluminum. It's stunning how long the wheelbase is on these bikes.
The article says Pole is choosing not to have bikes made where the governments are even more oppressive than usual.

billvon · Sep 20, 2017

LockH said:
... and:

Compared to aluminum, carbon is much harder to recycle.

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That's a good thing. Use those frames and bury them; that sequesters carbon. And in 10 million years, they'll turn into oil.

Pole says no to carbon

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