I, too, like the black weave look of CF parts and have purchased my share over the years, but as expensive as this material is it would make sense to use it where there is truly a weight/strength purpose, like wheels.
Yes, they look to be.
It's strong, light stuff but it doesn't last as well in a wheel application as titanium does from what I've heard. Still pretty cool looking though.
I've never heard of a titanium wheel. Forged aluminum, sure, also forged magnesium, and their cast variants as well. But not Ti. it would be prohibitively expensive and heavier than the rest.
I've tried to take my rear hugger off, but it seems like there is a screw in front of the rear wheel. So for replacement you have to take the wheel off, I guess. Or am I wrong?
Did you have any trouble with the hugger as ma_he says below? I assumed it would be two screws and off it comes...
Was thinking aluminum, typed titanium. Though I've found titanium isn't terribly expensive to get as far as it goes for the price of the actual metal. Priced it out for trying to make super durable frames or props for quad copters for a laugh. It's just that machining and shaping is a tremendous pain requiring expensive tooling and increasing the cost of a usable product. Usually isn't worth it for most applications unless you really expect to be dealing with forces aluminum can't handle.
I don't think you meant titanium, at least not for the wheels application. Maybe magnesium.
mud guard can come off and on without removing the rear wheel. You need smaller hands and a modified (cut back) allen key though.
For the hugger? I see two screw heads easily accessible. Are the Allen keys needed on the inside where the tire is??
That's what I thought...
