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Carbon fiber shortage impacts on bike trade

August 12th, 2005 by Tim Grahl

BikeBiz.com:

Back in May, BikeBiz.com reported that the building of the Airbus 380, the rapid spread of upland wind-farms and the growth in the Chinese economy was leading to a worldwide shortage of carbon-fibre. Most top-end bikes are now made from this ‘black gold’. The British boss of Pro-Lite, a Taiwan-based component company, has reported that carbon-fibre supply for next season will be reduced from October by 40 percent.


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