Topolino Carbon made with Kevlar Aluminum Front Wheel RARE

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Topolino CX 2.0 Wheel

Excellent condition true and beari gs are smoothe. breaking surface is in great shape. very rare wheel

Topolino’s spokes are also not just carbon fiber but “Carbon Core” meaning a carbon fiber inner section for strength and stiffness and a Kevlar outside section (front and back of the spoke travel direction) that adds protection to the carbon while adding overall strength to the spoke under load.

Part of the reason for the durability is Topolino’s interface for the Spokes at the hub, where the spoke actually passes through and out…

That makes for a hub that’s more “suspended” by the spokes rather than acting as a simple anchor point (and spoke stress point) like most hubs.

The carbon / kevlar spoke is also attached to the rim in a suitable way. Under the little plastic cap, it wraps a section which is what carbon and kevlar fiber are comfortable doing…

This system means that carbon fiber forms a partnership with a metal interface so that the multi directional loads faced by spokes are handled well (where the R sys interface creates a bit more of an argument between carbon and metal).

And for all practical purposes the entire unit makes for a wheel that holds together very well

Topolino have also reworked the hub.

It still comes in two parts (actually more than two, but the shell is in sections). And you can see the ring round the center…
You can also note that, because Topolino make a composite hub, the hub can form more complex shapes (F.E.A. designed, for all you uberdorks). You’ll not likely see metal hubs with reinforcing ribs like you do on Topolino’s hubs, and that makes for the ability to use less material while providing strength where it’s needed…

Lump it all together and you have an extremely cool looking wheel with relatively low weight that maintains relatively high strength and stiffness…

Yet despite the stiffness and low weight, the carbon / kevlar spokes transmit less vibration in both amplitude and time (less vibes, gone quicker)… That makes for wheels that have a bit smoother ride than wheels from standard materials built to the same weight and stiffness.

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