| Re: Talk about deep pockets....
About that carbon.
That stuff is actually a carbon/carbon composite, not carbon fiber. Carbon fiber would splinter and pretty much explode into bits in braking applications. Also, the conventional fibers can't withstand near the heat that the carbon/carbon composites do.
The full carbon composites are excellent for racing applications, but need to be warmed up to be at optimum working order. The benefits are fantastic. Graphite composites are great things. Really light weight and more importantly (for braking at least) they dissipate heat extremely quickly, which is why there is vitually no brake fade. That said, when they are cold, conventional braking rotors or, even better, ceramic braking components offer superior braking. Again, once heated up though, nothing beats carbon.
Carbon is an exotic material and at the league you are talking about (carbon/carbon with wet/dry, hot/cold applications) it is HIDEOUSLY expensive. Working with these materials requires extremely expensive machinery. Not surprised one bit at the price. Don't think they make the things for 100USD, slap a Ferrari sticker on it and sell it for 6kUSD. Also, the nature of carbon is as follows. If you flaw it, you MUST start all over again, because the structural integrity will have been compromised, which is disastrous in braking applications.
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