Motion plastics specialist igus has supplied the first injection-moulded bike frame made of composite material for e-bike ...

The bicycle frame is the main load bearing structure of the bicycle and in order to select materials for its construction or to make an efficient frame design the loads carried by the various ...

Bike Ahead builds up their lightweight EU-made carbon frame into The Frame HT, ultralight 8kg trail- or race-ready complete ...

AERODYNAMICS have preoccupied bicycle designers since the early part of this century. The most advanced bicycles today are deployed in track racing. The recently unveiled SB II, or Superbike II, has a ...

Bike frames are simple on the surface, but can quickly become complicated if you want to fabricate one yourself. Brazing and welding tend to be less common skills than knowing how to bolt things ...

making it a great material for the construction of bike frames. The stalks grow in a nice "tube" shape, making the frames compatible with bicycle accessories and equipment. It may surprise some ...

Even more unusually, its frame was made from wood. Jump forward to 2017, and a crop of bike makers is turning back the clock - at least in terms of using wood as a core material. These firms make ...

It's 75 pounds with some 10-15 pounds in weight savings over a comparable aluminum frame, per Roberson. Part of that is explained by the Hero being a big bike capable of carrying riders of all sizes.