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Specialized GripsSPECIALIZED AUTOPILOT & AUTOPILOT COMP GRIPSMade of rubber, these grips have a solid, firm feel. They are round with a slightly raised chevron pattern. The grip tapers from palm to inner end, smoothly ending at the brake lever. The outer end is flared so you can blindly find the grip end while keeping your eye's on your path. They have a thick rubber outer end, so a fall won't rip the grip end as easily. Black only, they weigh 112 grams per pair, and are 5.2 inches long. There is a lighter weight version, with thinner sidewalls called the AutoPilot Comp, which weigh just 70 grams, though they are the same in every other respect. The AutoPilot Comp grips are made in either Black or Grey. They are made in Taiwan, (because of the business relationship between Marui Ltd and Specialized), by what is believed to be the same factory that makes the Tioga grips. $ Price in Catalog SPECIALIZED BIOTOMIC GRIPSThe Biotomic grips are "Bio" shaped, so the palm (upper) side of the grip is considerably thicker to absorb shock, while the underside, (which receives little shock) is made extra thin. The oval shape, and thickness at the top, back, and front help to pick up road shocks for the palm. The front of the grip is elliptical in shape so it fits the contour of the hand wrapped around the grip. The finger area on the underside is made thinner so you can feel how the bike and road are working beneath you. The grip tapers to smoothly join with the brake levers at it's inner end. The outer end of the grip is extra thick, to help prevent ripping in a fall, so you need to replace your grips less often. Made only in Black, Biotomics weigh 94 grams per pair, and are 5.0 inches in length. Made in Taiwan. $ 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... |
