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SME EM900147

M00001172

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SME EM900147 Beyond Materials: Du Pont Reinvents The Wheel

standard by Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 06/01/1990

Principe, Frank S. ; Hopkins, Mark W.

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AN ACTIVE SUPPLIER OF COMPOSITES SINCE 1985, DU PONT APPLIED ITS DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY TO THE SPORTING GOODS INDUSTRY. THE RESULT IS A REVOLUTIONARY NEW BICYCLE WHEEL DESIGNED FOR COMPETITION USE. THE WHEEL COMBINES VERY LOW AERODYNAMIC DRAG, GOOD CROSS-WIND STABILITY, AND HIGH STRENGTH. WIND TUNNEL TESTING PREDICTS TIME SAVINGS OF 10-15 MINUTES FOR THE CYCLING LEG OF THE HAWAII IRONMAN TRIATHLON (VERSUS STANDARD 36-SPOKE WHEELS).