Origine Bicycles use TeXtreme fibre to improve stability
August 12, 2016 - Sweden
French bike brand Origine Bicycles have started to use TeXtreme carbon fibre materials to make more durable and lightweight frames.
Utilising their knowledge and novel spread tow carbon fibre materials, the sports firm has built up an optimised frame lay-up that already have shown a heavy reduction in frame breakages.
The fork built with TeXtreme materials is almost 19 per cent lighter than the standard one – 320 grams in comparison to 380 grams for previous version. By using TeXtreme based on thin ply principles with its thin layers’ research studies shows the maximum strength until breakage is more than twice as high when comparing with conventional carbon fibre fabrics.
TeXtreme represents the next generation in state-of-the-art carbon fibre material and it is now being adopted by the bicycle industry. Based on using spread tows instead of yarns, it’s used to create ultra-lightweight, high-performance products. Companies utilising TeXtreme technology achieve significant results in minimising weight while increasing stiffness and strength, in comparison to other carbon fibre materials.
Rémi Lefèvre, co-founder of Origine Bicycles said, “To get a level with higher performance, the use of TeXtreme carbon fibre allowed us to develop a radical version of the frame, Origin Axxome, increasing lateral stiffness through more compact drapes. This results in a steering that is sharper and accurate for better control. We have zero cases of broken or cracked frame. The interesting thing for us is that the frame is much more rigid but it’s still comfortable. Our customers are very happy with their Axxome Rs frame reinforced by TeXtreme.” (GK)
Utilising their knowledge and novel spread tow carbon fibre materials, the sports firm has built up an optimised frame lay-up that already have shown a heavy reduction in frame breakages.
The fork built with TeXtreme materials is almost 19 per cent lighter than the standard one – 320 grams in comparison to 380 grams for previous version. By using TeXtreme based on thin ply principles with its thin layers’ research studies shows the maximum strength until breakage is more than twice as high when comparing with conventional carbon fibre fabrics.
TeXtreme represents the next generation in state-of-the-art carbon fibre material and it is now being adopted by the bicycle industry. Based on using spread tows instead of yarns, it’s used to create ultra-lightweight, high-performance products. Companies utilising TeXtreme technology achieve significant results in minimising weight while increasing stiffness and strength, in comparison to other carbon fibre materials.
Rémi Lefèvre, co-founder of Origine Bicycles said, “To get a level with higher performance, the use of TeXtreme carbon fibre allowed us to develop a radical version of the frame, Origin Axxome, increasing lateral stiffness through more compact drapes. This results in a steering that is sharper and accurate for better control. We have zero cases of broken or cracked frame. The interesting thing for us is that the frame is much more rigid but it’s still comfortable. Our customers are very happy with their Axxome Rs frame reinforced by TeXtreme.” (GK)