Was curious if anyone knew how and if this stuff can be had in the U.S.? I am aware the stuff they sell is the same as several other labels out there, but was curious what anyone knew about them? specifically this caught my eye.
http://www.karbona.com/pro-b-1-5.htm#
they say it s a “honeycomb” texture to it. It looks kinda like a Zipp but not exactly. pretty nice!
in addition who make Planets X’s disc?
neato, they kinda copied the ply layup pattern of the zipp, well at least for the outer cosmetic layer they did… The honeycomb they talk about is the honeycomb core that supports the carbon fiber skin. Usually it’s a Nomex or Hexcell type honeycomb shaped paper/arimid core in the shape of the disk and then they wrap it in carbon fiber. Some disks use a foam core instead.
neato stuff, but damn that 3-spoke is like 900g per wheel!
I get my XDS frame from Karbona.
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=1227438;search_string=karbona;guest=14300785#1227438
You deal with them and they send the goods directly from ROC. You have to pay (in my case) via bank transfer: goods + handling fees + shipping; and once in your country customs duties (if apply)
AFAIK some models of their wheels are Gigantex from TW but I don’t know anything about the disc.
Their customer service is very good.
I always see their 50mm deep carbon wheels on Ebay in the $600 range. Seems like an awesome deal for a good set of carbon race wheels.