In the Formula Student programme, teams of student sponsored by industrial organizations and university institutes develop high-tech racing cars. The vehicles are able to hold their own in terms of ...

June 16, 2007 Lightweight wheels are a must-have for automotive enthusiasts as they significantly decrease unsprung weight and improve handling characteristics accordingly. Though fiber-composite ...

The new wheels typify BAC’s innovative approach to new technology, and show how the company is able to take bold steps in collaboration with its suppliers and to take new developments to market. BAC’s ...

Remember how Specialized’s Rapide CLX and CLX II wheels featured staggered rim depths, deeper out back than up front to make the most of aero efficiency? Well, Specialized has changed its tune with ...

One-piece, one-cure. ESE’s E2 line of composite wheels uses tailored fiber placement (TFP) and a proprietary compression resin transfer molding (RTM) style process to produce a one-piece all carbon ...

Reaction-injection molding has become a premier polyurethanemolding process that offers automotive engineers versatility in the materials used to produce high-quality, highly styled parts.

If you’re buying a pair of carbon wheels, the reassurance of a lifetime warranty can often help you justify the cost. But what happens when the company that manufactured those wheels goes out of ...

Bethel's Topolino Technology says it's moving away from making lightweight, racing bicycle wheels to focus on producing its composite rims for wheelchairs. To do that, Topolino is licensing its ...

If Knight Composites is a familiar wheel company for our readers, it might be because it has been the wheel of choice for 15-time U.S. cyclocross national champion Katie Compton for her past four ...

My latest blog, about HIA Velo bicycles, concerned the use of high molecular weight polypropylene (HMWPP) combined with carbon fiber for more durable bicycle frames. But there’s more to cover on this ...