Revel launch recyclable carbon mountain bike wheels



Revel Bikes, the Colorado-based mountain bike manufacturer, now offers a carbon fiber wheelset fabricated without epoxy. And, without the environmentally-unfriendly material, the new wheels can be recycled and repurposed, once they are no longer viable for riding.To get more news about Carbon Wheels, you can visit zpebicycle official website.

The Revel RW30 wheels are fabricated at an aerospace facility located in southern Utah, using a new proprietary material and process called Fusion-Fiber. Epoxy is removed from standard pre-preg carbon, and replaced with polymers (think nylon), blending unidirectional, long carbon fiber impregnated with this polymer.

The manufacturing process is unusual: the rims are laid-up and cross-plied robotically, removing human error or inconsistencies. Then, rims are then flash welded together, which offers faster cure-time: 20 seconds, instead of 45 minutes. This all takes place in a controlled environment so every rim comes out the same as the next. Revel claims this process yields a stronger product with better impact resistance, compared with wheels made of standard carbon fiber.But just in case a rim is compromised while riding, Revel rims are backed by a lifetime warranty and crash replacement policy.

Wheels which can no longer be ridden have the vinyl decals removed, and the rims chopped into one-inch blocks and melted down. This material can be used for fabricating another bike part.