• March 19. 2021

Speaking of bicycles, carbon fiber and aluminum alloy materials are currently the two most commonly encountered materials in bicycle manufacturing. For aluminum alloy materials, most people are familiar with them, and many people have not touched high-end carbon fiber materials. There is no concept of the strength comparison between the two. Customers often ask which aluminum alloy or carbon fiber...

• April 19. 2021

What is EPS? EPS stands for Expandable Polystyrene System. It is one kind of the new technology to produce carbon frames. When we use the traditional technology to produce carbon frames, we need to make the material into separate pieces during the layup. However, using EPS process allows us to make carbon frames in one piece and make them lighter and stronger. EPS production process is in an effor...

• May 19. 2021

Carbon fiber is not a single category Carbon fibers come in various forms: raw filaments or sheet fibers (continuous fibers) and short fiber fibers, which can be used as sheets or chopped very short fiber clumps. The chopped fibers are used in products like pedal bodies. The sheet style is the most common in bicycle frames, what it sounds like: a continuous sheet of carbon fiber (called a layer), ...

• September 06. 2021

The main type of carbon fiber used for the manufacture of bicycle parts are normal tow (under 12000 fibers) carbon fiber, like T700, or commonly known as 3k, 12k weave, and UD(uni-direction) carbon fiber. Bicycle components, especially carbon fiber frames and rims, are made of various grades of carbon fiber. The main feature is its tensile strength and tensile modulus. The tensile strength is the ...

• November 08. 2021

A few days ago, while on another electric bike blog (I should never do this), I stumbled upon this article titled "Why don't you want a super high-speed electric bike". I will save you from the pain of reading this article and sum it up as "You don't want a super fast electric bike, because you should be a good boy\girl, do what you should do, so you don’t do it" Don’t Destroy it for the rest of u...

• November 30. 2021

If you are paying attention to the landscape of new types of bicycles that are popular today, the explosive growth of electric bicycle types cannot be ignored. Just five years ago, electric bicycles were relatively rare and poorly understood. Now, there are more types of electric bicycles than we thought. Whether you are considering a gravel electric bike or a mountain electric bike, it is importa...

• December 24. 2021

For many years, most mountain bikers did not consider wheel size when buying bicycles. That's because all mountain bikes are equipped with standard 26-inch wheels. Then, two wheel sizes appeared, which surpassed the 26-inch wheels to a large extent. First appeared 29-inch wheels (29ers), and a few years later 27.5-inch (also known as 650b) wheels appeared. The size that suits you largely depends o...

• December 27. 2021

Before choosing a carbon mtb bike, consider what makes a great mountain bike. First, make sure you know what tensile strength is. The tensile strength of a carbon filament refers to the force required to break the fiber. Most high-end models have a tensile strength of 700 ksi. Next, consider the stiffness of the frame. Stiffness is rated as low, intermediate, or high. Both of these factors will im...