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ODI Grip Tape
ODI ATTACK GRIP TAPEThis is without a doubt the best, new alternative to traditional tapes and ribbons no matter what they are made of. The Attack tape is made of an outrageously soft and durable rubber they call "Griptron" which is very much like Krafton rubber but appears to be even a little more supple. It has the tacky, adhesive quality Kraton does and can be applied to the handlebar directly with no need of adhesive backing because it has this "sticky" quality to it, and it sticks even better to itself making wrapping your bar a breeze. The "sticky-ness" however stays with the tape, your hands are "clean". The tape, because it is rubber stretches easily when pulled, so you can wrap it tightly and not damage the tape, will beyond the limits of vinyl treated tapes. Because it has no adhesive back the tape can be removed from your bike and washed, then reapplied, with no damage, and it will appear and work as new. Attack Grip tape is 1.3 inches wide with both edges tapered to a flat base, leaving a smooth grip surface. Attack Grip tape is sold in two lengths. The shorter of the two is 49 inches long, and called the Attack Bar End System Grip Tape, with length enough to cover a pair of handlebar extensions. The 49 inch piece weighs 69 grams or 16.9 grams per foot. The longer length is called Attack Grip Tape, and we measured it at 115 1/2 inches long, for use on drop bars, or multi-position bars, or several bar extensions, it weighs 151 grams. With each package of Attack Tape there is a pair of sturdy Black plastic end plugs included, these plugs weigh 6 grams per pair. Attack Grip Tape comes in, Black, Neon Green, deep Lavender, or Christmas Red. $ Price in Catalog |
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In-depth Information About Metals Aluminum Aluminum is extracted electrolytically from bauxite ore. It is made by the electrolysis of aluminum oxide which is found in larger concentrations within bauxite ore. Bauxite is a mixture of the hydroxides of aluminum, together with other impurities such as oxides of iron, titanium, and silicon. Bauxite is produced by the weathering and change of aluminum silicate rocks usually found in tropical and semitropical regions where climate has produced an accelerated weathering process. Bauxite is not a rare ore and is widely available in the US, the Caribbean, and Europe. Approximately 4 pounds of read the full article... Beryllium Beryllium is a specialty metal that is steel-grey metal in color, with an extremely low density, making it very light weight. At 1.85 grams to the cubic centimeter, its density compares to that of magnesium. It is also a high strength metal, making it possible to design light weight, thin membered parts with ahigh stiffness. A column made of beryllium to support a load placed directly downward on top of it, will have a greater load carrying capacity, and be lower in weight than any other metal of equal size. Until the 1950's beryllium was used read the full article... Titanium The element titanium was discovered in 1763 by an English cleric, William Gregor who was an amateur chemist with an inquiring mind. It was in the black sands of Cornwall that he discovered the new element that had up to that time, attracted little scientific interest. A few years later, an Austrian, Klaproth, extracted the same element from an ore widely known as "rutile", which is a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide (one titanium atom, two oxygen atoms), that is a reddish-brown substance with a slight metallic luster. While rutile is the highest grade read the full article... Metallurgic Hardness Testing There are three types of tests used with accuracy by the metals industry,they are the Brinell hardness test, the Rockwell hardness test, and the Vickers hardness test. Hardness is the property of a metal which gives it the ability to resist being permanently deformed (bent, broken, or have its shape changed), when a load is applied. The greater the hardness of the metal, the greater resistance it has to deformation. Since the definitions of metallurgic ultimate strength and hardness are rather similar, it can generally be assumed read the full article... |
