So I came across DYMAG last night and just wanted to hear what you guys thought about carbon and magne. rims. They look pretty sweet and the weight savings is always nice http://dymag.com/Update_Aug_2007_ima.../wheel%201.jpg

 

i hear magnesium wheel like to catch on fire from the heat of the brakes.

 

They are standard on the Koenigsegg CCX and i think dymag is owned by them. Crazy wheels

 

Doesnt magnesium react violently with water?

 

No. It does react violently to fire or grinding against something though

 

I think it is the oxygen for the most part, remember that happening in chemistry where the teacher threw the magnesium chunk in some water and it started shooting around. It also is used in flares because of how bright and hot it is when burnt. However I am sure it is in a stable combination in this case. If not say good bye to your car as you hit a puddle and your wheels turn into huge flares.

 

Thad be interesting to see

 

werd...i'm sure it would produce some pretty undesirable effects should you have a blowout or something...

 

Only the spoke section is magnesium, the rim is actually carbon fiber. Stupid light and super sweet.

 

Yeah, because in my junior year in high school my science teacher put magnesuim into a glass of water and that **** started on fire.

I know when I was a boy scout I had a magnesium fire starter that you struck with a pocket knife. It made some amazing sparks.

 

basically if its in bulk your fine. the metal reacts to water when powdered, and those strikers shower sparks because you are scraping a fine powder off of the metal. no worries with it. especially because it forms its own coating, but assuming that these do have some kind of coating on them i give it a thumbs up.
[sorry again, it was either college for art or for chemistry, i chose art, thank god.]

 

thats almost word for word off of wiki, but I think the real reason is because it isn't pure magnesium, so it is fine.

 

The thing is it was a massive chunk of magnesium. A solid piece.

 

sooo...i wonder what happens if you curb them?

 

Then whoever is driving them is a goner for sure hah, though they must coat it with something like Zinc to avoid such disastrous outcomes as the burning flare wheels.