Delta 7 IsoTruss Bike Frames
IsoTruss Carbon Fiber Bike

IsoTruss® Bike Frame Weight to Strength

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The weight to strength ratio of IsoTruss carbon fiber in a Delta 7 bike frame equates to faster and higher efficiency bike performance. The photograph below illustrates the high strength-to-weight ratio that IsoTruss™ grid structures exhibit. These trusses have the ability to resist relatively high loads compared to their own weight. Here, four 8-node trusses all together weighing less than 1 lb. (.45 kg), support a reinforced concrete block weighing approximately 11,600 lb. (5262 kg).

IsoTruss Strength to Weight Ratio
A composite IsoTruss™ structure of equivalent strength weighs only 1/12th the weight of a steel structure. In other words, a 100 lb. (45.4 kg) steel pole could be replaced with a 9 lb. (4.1 kg) composite IsoTruss™ structure.
IsoTruss Weight Comparison
 

 

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