A playful image showing two carbon fiber road bicycles in a pot over a lit gas burner in a kitchen. Here at Ruckus Composites, we have been cooking up some exciting new bicycle science, but it’s not yet ready to serve. Never fear, we will dish out some tasty Instagram...
Carbon Footprint of Frame Repair at Ruckus Composites
Carbon frame repair produces up to 95% fewer greenhouse gas equivalent emissions compared to replacement. Repairing a damaged carbon frame is not only less expensive than purchasing a replacement, it’s also better for the planet. Repair keeps bicycles out of landfills and on the road and trails. In addition, fewer...
Assessing Carbon Fiber Bicycle Paint Adhesion Using Tape Testing
By Heather Wilson, Technical Writer, and Shawn Small, Owner and Engineer, Ruckus Composites In this installment of Bike Science Friday, we are going to be paying our first visit to the Ruckus Composites playground of abandoned frames. Here we will witness a smack-down between a highly-engineered tape and the paint on...
Investigation of Carbon Fiber Composite Surface Preparation Processes for Making Unshakeable Bonds
James Bond may like his martinis shaken, not stirred, but here at Ruckus Composites we prefer our bonds to be unshakeable. Repair of carbon fiber composite bicycles requires removing the damaged composite and replacing it with new composite lay-up.
Science Fridays
Our motto is “Better Service through Science,” and we are excited to announce a new series of posts exploring the intersection of cycling and science. Some posts will be juicy little morsels to be savored in a few minutes between Zoom meetings, and others will take a deeper dive into...
Zero Offset Seatmast Topper
ISPs, or integrated seat posts, are one of the more polarizing elements of modern bicycle design. Some adore them, others loathe and despise their very existence. They present a sleek, custom aesthetic to frames while providing a distinct ride-feel, but they also have some challenges associated with their design. Taller...
Seeing Red
From ancient cave paintings to a 2012 Taylor Swift album release, few colors evoke such feelings as red, one of the oldest and most complex colors of the visible light spectrum. Without starting a symbolic dissertation, red suggests basically the entire gamut of human emotion relative to its culture of...
Paintin’ Ain’t Easy
It ain’t easy being green, as the saying goes, and it’s true from both a historic and modern perspective. In the traditional RYB Primary Color model (think the classic color wheel) green rests comfortably and contrastingly between blue and yellow, buffering the cold and warm hues of the color spectrum....
INANIMATE.CARBON.TUBE.
Today is an exciting day for all of us at Ruckus Composites. While we have been repairing carbon fiber bikes for the last decade; we have been studying all the designs and changes in mountain bike technology. Mountain bike technology continues to push the envelope with bigger suspensions, plus sized...
Electron Microscopy
At Ruckus Composites we are always pursuing the latest in carbon fiber technology and a deeper understanding of the 'how' and 'why' of bicycle technology. As a recent exercise our in-house scientist Dan took an opportunity to see what our carbon fiber looks like under the eyes of an electron...