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5:47 AM
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Q: How to handle product recommendation questions?

MaplePandaI see that a lot of product recommendations are dealt with in the following format: Q: "What is the best product in category abc?" A/C: "Sorry, we can't do product recommendations here, but anyways the best product in that category is xyz." It seems quite pointless to have such rules in place whe...

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Criggie
Criggie
7:24 PM
never seen a folder trike before
 
 
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Swifty
Swifty
9:10 PM
I've seen a Pashley folder, but not sure how much smaller it really becomes. That one looks like a transformer :)
 
alex
alex
10:09 PM
zzzzzzzip!
is there a CF equivalent to metal fatigue?
 
Criggie
Criggie
10:41 PM
I don't think so - metal fatigue is basically many bends which are below the elastic modulus, so the metal isn't permanently deformed.
Once Carbon fibre exceeds its tensile strength and is broken, its dead.
and scratches/abrasions lower that limit
also minor damage allows water in, which weakens the layup by seeping in-between and allowing movement ? Not sure on the detail there.
As long as Carbon fibre stays below the limit, its "indefinitely" durable.
 

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