Easton R&D How-to guides

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[edit] Easton HOW-TO guides and technical articles

Easton publish a series of extremely useful technical guides on many useful topics. However, they are not easy to find, so I have put links to the most interesting articles here.

Other articles can be found here.

TUBING SHAPES UP

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Bicycle tubing has been ’round for a long time. But these days, bicycles with round tubes are the exception to the rule. Are shaped tubes simply a matter of fashion, or do they make good engineering sense?

TWO BOLTS VS. FOUR BOLTS

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Should form follow function…or fashion? How many bolts does it take to hold your handlebar securely without squeezing the life out of it? Two? Four? Six? Eight?

SUPERSTRONG?

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Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound… sound familiar? Well, even super-heroes like composites need your help to perform at their best.

SCANDIUM

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There’s been a lot of buzz in recent months about the introduction of Scandium enhanced alloys for bicycle tubing. How much is truth? How much is fiction?

CARBON COMPOSITES

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Composites are the future. The possibilities are truly endless. Done right, composites can create some of the strongest, most reliable bicycle components possible.

6061,2014,7005,7075,EA70

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What’s with all the numbers? What do they mean? Which alloy is best? Easton often gets asked these and many other similar questions. This special report will attempt to answer these as well as other questions.

FINE TUNING FORKS

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Advanced materials have caught the attention of bicycle designer’s worldwide. It’s only natural that those two-pronged devices that steer our bicycles would take a sweeping turn for the better.

CLEAN CUT CARBON

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So you want to take a little width off those carbon handlebars? You cut down your old aluminum bars —no problem — but you spent a bundle on those new carbon bars. Here are some tips for safely trimming off a little exotic material from your handlebars…or your seatpost.