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Ecky · 07-31-2024, 06:03 PM

Now that I have these in hand, I'm of the opinion 1.0mm carbon fiber would have been fine, and would have cut 48g. These feel (very approximately) as stiff and rigid as plate aluminum of similar thickness.

For comparison, 150g is around the weight of 3 lugnuts.

A 280mm aluminum disc of the same thickness would weigh approximately 250g. This CF weighs around 40% less, of equivalent thickness and volume.

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