GrandPaBrogan
⚡ eGeezer ⚡
A carbon fibre chain ?
I’ll start hydro dipping a carbon fibre pattern onto some old chains now.
I might even make just enough money to buy a S-Works Levo ?
^ Nah, nah, nah... everybody hates faux-carbon. Has to be real to make a steal!
You can buy real carbon fibre sheets and make lots and lots of 'side plate' chain outlines and get those CNC 'water-jet cut.' Spray clear gloss over the sheet first before you get the outlines cut. That way it'll be shiny and you can add a few more zeros to your RRP.
Your hands are gonna hurt though, when you extract all the pins and rollers off a chrome-plated metal chain with your chain-splitter. Then you need to reassemble the whole darn thing again but with your carbon side plate cut-outs. But hey, don't forget to send us a pic of your new S-Works!
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Fair warning though... don't stare for too long at carbon fibre weave, or you may get hypnotised into thinking that the stupid thing might just work on a real bike. The good news is that you won't get chain stretch because carbon is resistant to that. The bad news is that you'll get carbon splinters instead - stuck to the backside of your right leg.