CMC said...
Wait until you try the carbon wrap doggie. Makes these things feel like door stops.
I like the idea of using carbon fibre strips to design specific flex patterns. It seems so much simpler than composite layups. I hate the idea of snapping one though - I haven't snapped carbon anything but I've read a few scary stories.
One thing I do know is the composite guys struggle more with too much stiffness rather than too much flex. And working out ways to reduce stiffness is a battle. I wonder how stiff a board with carbon rails and carbon strips would be?
I don't like your dms guy's "patent pending" thing though. I hate the whole patent system. A strip of carbon tape makes a patent? Stupid. I get that he would want to make a few bucks though.
I do like wood. In other sports equipment wood just has a nice, repeatable, "organic" flex and twang. Not sure if my reaction time is quick enough for CF. Wood seems to flow nicely for me.
