Originally Posted by
nismomike
I think people are getting consused between carbon and carbon fiber. The associated "carbon" arms, top plate, u-brace, are NOT carbon fiber. They are just made with a mix of regular old plastic and the resin used in making carbon fiber. Their is no fiber involved. None. So its just more rigid.
False.
If they just added resin and not carbon fibers, don't you think they would call the parts something other than "Carbon"? The plastic used to mold the carbon parts have carbon fibers added in for rigidity. This is straight from the mouths of the Associated engineers. Also when you look at a carbon part next to a plastic part you can clearly see the added fibers. Feel free to ask Maifield or Kinwald next time you see either one of them at the track. They do live and race in Arizona right?