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  1. From: brooksp@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Peter Brooks)
  2. Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 23:22:51 GMT
  3. Subject: Re: Wheel Wonderings
  4. Message-ID: <82020009@hpcc01.corp.hp.com>
  5. Organization: the HP Corporate notes server
  6. Path: sparky!uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!hpscit.sc.hp.com!hplextra!hpcc05!hpcc01!brooksp
  7. Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
  8. References: <Bzox25.5G3@icon.rose.hp.com>
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  11. Speaking of kevlar, in one of the mountain bike mags, I saw an advert for
  12. a 'geodesic' wheel using kevlar cording.
  13.  
  14. Anybody know anything about this?  Any advantages (to the cyclist, I presume
  15. the maker gets a fortune...) to this approach?
  16.  
  17. Pete Brooks, thinking of making a set of loaded touring wheels.
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