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Old 01-14-2009, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by John St.Amant
Seems to have some different carbon fiber materials in the new chassis too..
It doesnt look anything like my old one.
TBH, the different look won't affect it means not much, as the plate are actually made up of uni fibres underneath. The outer woven plys are there to look pretty

By the sounds of it though, it's highly possibly Tam have changed supplies for their carbon plates, possibly going with a lower modulus carbon fibre and/or different internal lay-up.

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