No words!

[Keith 66]

That's quite an assertion.

You can have Carbon fibre in any colour you like as long as it is black! Black is its base colour, Not pink. It is also very expensive.
I cannot for the life of me see anyone in a third world scenario like the video using a material that is highly expensive when they can use a material that is cheap as chips & readily available in said third world country.
People call things carbon fibre because it makes them look trendy & they can charge more for it.
Incidentally there is quite a bit of concern that carbon fibre dust particularly when burnt, (aircraft, brake components) will have similar effects to asbestos due to the tiny scale of the fibres released.

 

[Stueeee]

What have the Romans ever done for us eh?

 

[colnerov]

You can have Carbon fibre in any colour you like as long as it is black! Black is its base colour, Not pink. It is also very expensive.
I cannot for the life of me see anyone in a third world scenario like the video using a material that is highly expensive when they can use a material that is cheap as chips & readily available in said third world country.
People call things carbon fibre because it makes them look trendy & they can charge more for it.
Incidentally there is quite a bit of concern that carbon fibre dust particularly when burnt, (aircraft, brake components) will have similar effects to asbestos due to the tiny scale of the fibres released.

Hi, When I was on airfield ops we had a briefing from airport fire service about in the event of an aircraft fire on the apron we should at the very least keep our distance upwind, because of the dangers of MMMF (man made mineral fibre) which almost all of the flight surfaces are made of some kind or other.

Colin

 

[bricol]

When I was an apprentice we had a trip round the Ferodo factory in Chapel-en-le-frith. It wasn't like the video.....
As far as H&S goes, you don't have to go that far back to find similar conditions in the UK, child labour etc.

In a previous life I used to do a lot of work for various brake manufacturers . . . go behind the scenes with todays knowledge, and you would be horrified . . .

 

[anto]

For a minute there I thought they were for grinding up the old leftover bits of brake pad to redo. Maybe they did and it just wasnt shown.
They only seem to reuse the backing plates.

And forgive me for being cynical but are these knock off brake pads or something Black Diamond have actually sanctioned?