Carbon Fiber MTB Frame Resources


Vast amounts of information is available on the subject of carbon fiber bike frame production.
I'll try to list out all the resources I've been looking at in my research so far.
This should be a living document... adding any new sources of info I run across and learn from.

Blogs

Back 40's Composite Frame Constructions (multiple, lots of info here. Thank you Glen J)
Damon Rinard's Project
Road Composite Frame Project
Poor Man's Vacuum Bagging (very helpful)
Custom Carbon Fiber Aluminum Molds for Prototype Bike
Carbon Composites Info
Making Carbon Lugs at Home
Homemade Carbon Bike (bladder molding)

Images

CF Manufacture Images
CF Bike Cutaway Images
Felt's race bike mold showing air inlet features
Mold picture from a Chineses composited manufacturer
Bladder molding pics

Articles

Parlee's Carbon Tube Joint Wrapping
Scott's "secret" bike process
Ibis' carbon bike frame process
Bicycling's Article on Carbon Frame Design and Construction
Velocite article
Guru Carbon Bike Frame Construction
Another Guru Carbon Factory Tour
Felt Bike's Technology Overview
Couple pics of NeilPryde's Female Molds
Alchemy Bikes Factory Tour
Calfee Factory Tour
Santa Cruz Bikes Carbon Fiber Tech
XC Racer Multi-Part Article on Carbon in Bikes
SRAM carbon fiber bike crank cutaways
Santa Cruz carbon frame cutaways
Specialized Bikes carbon fiber bike parts with cutaways
Fit Werx's 3 part frame construction article and part 2 and part 3
Filament's Carbon Frame Construction Process

Videos

Trek Bike Carbon Manufacturing
Giant Bike Carbon Manufacturing
Scott Bike Carbon Production
Summum Bike Carbon
SRAM Tour


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