Digital Trends

New hybrid composite bike frames shed weight without shattering on impact

For a competitive cyclist, carbon fiber is an important way to shed some unnecessary weight in a bike’s frame. However, this benefit comes at the cost of durability. While aluminum and other metals ...
Plastics Today

Water Injection Technique Used to Mold Carbon-Composite Bike Frame

The Lion bike conceptualized and developed by former professional cyclists Marcel Kittel and Tony Martin keeps kids safe with a special paint job that makes the frame glow to increase visibility while ...
Business Wire

AREVO to Manufacture World’s First 3D-Printed Carbon Fiber Unibody Bike Frames for New Line of eBikes from Franco Bicycles

“AREVO DNA™” Digital Composites Manufacturing Technology Represents a Breakthrough for the Global Bicycle Industry and Other Sectors MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AREVO, the Silicon Valley ...
Future

Giant XtC Composite 29’er 0 – First ride review

Giant’s proven big-wheeled race hardtail, the XtC 29’er, gets a seriously oversize carbon fibre makeover for 2012 which gives extra accuracy and compliance without costing a fortune. Ride & handling: ...