Courtesy of tim_marra, I now have a new prop for the rear hatch. It’s a repurposed umbrella. Out with the Workmate, the hacksaw, and away we went. Cut the carbon fibre shaft down to match length of its wooden predecessor.
Expecting a considerable weight saving, I popped wood and carbon on the scales and got a shock: wood, 55g; carbon, 70g.
On the other hand, I’ve lost 9.2lb since Jan 1 thanks to a combination of Dry January and careful eating, so I have added some lightness.
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Quite shocked at that.
Carbon is heavier than wood story!
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If that umbrella is anything like the Mercedes GP one I’ve got, that shaft is definitely not carbonfibre 
Good effort though
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And carbon is much cooler of course! 
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I suspected that the “carbon” was not in fact carbon. But it does look better than a bit of a stick.
Keep pedalling Thommo 
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Got another stone to lose so will be out on bike whenever weather allows.
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