The video didn't work for me so I can only guess the exact product.
Assuming It's carbon/ceramic. I didn't think they weighed much less on cars, they just work MUCH better at high temps. In fact, the first generation were rubbish when cold.
If its carbon & resin. That would be rubbish too. The biggest challenge for carbon road rim builders is trying to get the resin to withstand the temps of rim braking. Hence they inclusion of carbon use brake pads with almost every set of carbon wheels, and also why carbon MTB wheels are often cheaper.
And at the end of the day, how much weight are you really saving??
Submitted by Antsonline on Tue, 26/02/2013 - 07:44.
So - just because I had to tell someone - I have a set of these. Well - 'have' is an extension of the truth - they are landing in Aus today or tomorrow, as I was one of the early financial backers of the pilot scheme.
I'll be giving them a full test run on the weekend.
Sure - I'm a bit nervous, but c'mon - we trust carbon to literally EVERYTHING else on a bike. I've got carbon brake levers - so its a similar single point of failure...
I also was one of the early backers, but managed to change my order to 180mm front and 160mm rear.
According to his reply they should have shipped I am hoping late last week or I am hoping this week.
Did you get a shipping confirmation number?
I will also be testing these out when they arrive. And will report back.
They will be replacing Shimano Ice-Tech rotors
Submitted by Antsonline on Tue, 26/02/2013 - 10:05.
I'm getting a 140mm and a 160mm.
I have the shipping number from USPS, and they are in Aus 'awaiting delivery' according to the tracking feature...
They left Kettle on the 19th of Feb....
I'm sure it would. I think its more to demonstrate they they are tough because when you come to market with something totally new like this people might be skeptical with their strength.
It will be interesting to see what they'll be like in action.
Submitted by Antsonline on Mon, 04/03/2013 - 08:46.
They arrived this morning.
There is certainly no bending them.
Nicely finished, light as a feather, but how will they work? Well - the Willo race this weekend will see them tested....
...almost became one of the early backers but then got reminded that the 2013 bike budget was already exhausted (this is mid 2012)...
can you post some pics for those of us who are still braking on inferior compounds....
Hope they fixed the "no brakes when wet" issue with carbon
The video didn't work for me so I can only guess the exact product.
Assuming It's carbon/ceramic. I didn't think they weighed much less on cars, they just work MUCH better at high temps. In fact, the first generation were rubbish when cold.
If its carbon & resin. That would be rubbish too. The biggest challenge for carbon road rim builders is trying to get the resin to withstand the temps of rim braking. Hence they inclusion of carbon use brake pads with almost every set of carbon wheels, and also why carbon MTB wheels are often cheaper.
And at the end of the day, how much weight are you really saving??
Vid not good for me either but Flow had a write up on carbon rotors late last year - http://flowmountainbike.com/2012/11/kettle-cycle...
Sorry about that, I was viewing the video on one tab, but when I copy-pasted the URL here, it said "does not exist". Thought I'd fixed the link.
Anyway, it was the kettle cycles SiCCC rotors BT linked to.
So - just because I had to tell someone - I have a set of these. Well - 'have' is an extension of the truth - they are landing in Aus today or tomorrow, as I was one of the early financial backers of the pilot scheme.
I'll be giving them a full test run on the weekend.
Sure - I'm a bit nervous, but c'mon - we trust carbon to literally EVERYTHING else on a bike. I've got carbon brake levers - so its a similar single point of failure...
I promise to report back.
What size did you order Antsonline?
I also was one of the early backers, but managed to change my order to 180mm front and 160mm rear.
According to his reply they should have shipped I am hoping late last week or I am hoping this week.
Did you get a shipping confirmation number?
I will also be testing these out when they arrive. And will report back.
They will be replacing Shimano Ice-Tech rotors
I'm getting a 140mm and a 160mm.
I have the shipping number from USPS, and they are in Aus 'awaiting delivery' according to the tracking feature...
They left Kettle on the 19th of Feb....
Nice. Id be keen to hear back.
Regarding pads... what do you use?
Id be a little surprised if normal metal or resin pads.
Normal everything.
Check them out on Youtube, or on the Kettle site etc....
I'm amusing my Shimano sponsored housemate with this video.....
http://youtu.be/MSnJ9ahl5pQ
Nice.
But a little bit deceiving.
@ 180mm? rotor = 565mm circumference of carbon vs cutting through ~30mm on a steel rotor.
Would be rad to see it the other way round. See if a std rotor could cut through the carbon.
I'm sure it would. I think its more to demonstrate they they are tough because when you come to market with something totally new like this people might be skeptical with their strength.
It will be interesting to see what they'll be like in action.
"More video!" - I hear you ask
Ok - just one more excellent video to keep me very excited. Still no package containing my rotors, but they cant be far now...
http://youtu.be/yCNbdR2lIho
They arrived this morning.
There is certainly no bending them.
Nicely finished, light as a feather, but how will they work? Well - the Willo race this weekend will see them tested....
...almost became one of the early backers but then got reminded that the 2013 bike budget was already exhausted (this is mid 2012)...
can you post some pics for those of us who are still braking on inferior compounds....
So, whats the story with these?
You've had them awhile. Good, bad, indifferent?
Pity they don't make a CL version :/