Materials for Apache 01 Tubing
Carbon fiber — titanium mesh –ballistic nylon and resin
composite used in the tubing of this bicycle will allow the frame
to weigh approximately .68 of that of a conventional bicycle (using
The layering is:
0.05 mm resin
0.05 mm resin
0.05 mm resin
0.05 mm resin
0.05 mm resin
0.05 mm resin
0.05 mm resin
0.05 mm resin
0.05 resin 0.2 mm carbon fiber fabric
0.2 mm titanium screen
0.2 mm ballistic nylon fabric
0.2 mm carbon fiber fabric
0.2 mm titanium screen
0.2 mm ballistic nylon fabric
0.2 mm carbon fiber fabric
0.2 mm titanium screen
0.2 mm ballistic nylon fabric
0.2 mm carbon fiber fabric
0.2 mm titanium screen
0.2 mm ballistic nylon fabric
0.2 mm carbon fiber fabric
0.2 mm titanium screen
0.2 mm ballistic nylon fabric
0.2 mm ballistic nylon fabric
0.2 mm oxygen impermiable nylon fabric
After pressure and heat treatment this material is 6.0 mm in
thickness (+/– .05 mm).
A unique process involved is in the operation of the press