Who knew making carbon fibre frames could be this beautiful?

Who knew making carbon fibre frames could be this beautiful?

Carbon fibre frame manufacturing is seen as something of a dark art, where swatches and strands of carbon fibre miraculously transform into bicycles.

French frame builder Time – which was acquired early this year by a French-American investment group helmed by Tony Karklins (formerly founder of Allied Cycle Works) – operates a bit differently to most. Based in Europe, the company has a distinct in-house technique of weaving individual carbon filaments into dry carbon tow, shaping them into carbon tubes, and then injecting resin into a mould at high pressure.

As it turns out, the whole process is pretty visually spectacular: spidery mechanised webs of carbon thread; sticky gloops of resin; the clickety-clack of spools; the snip of scissors.

It’s rare to see any carbon frame manufacturing process depicted in detail, and it’s rarer still for it to be done in a way that is both mesmerising and beautiful. Enjoy.

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By: Iain Treloar
Title: Who knew making carbon fibre frames could be this beautiful?
Sourced From: cyclingtips.com/2021/12/who-knew-making-carbon-fibre-frames-could-be-this-beautiful/
Published Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:45:00 +0000