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 the science and technology that inform evolving best practices in carbon fiber composite design, maintenance, and repair. There will be content relevant for a range of audiences, including bicycle owners, bicycle technicians, and materials scientists.
And what kind of bicycle mad scientists would we be if we didn’t conduct our own experiments? We will be sharing the results of our investigations into topics running the gamut from cringe-worthy use of impact testing to take carbon fiber composite to places they didn’t want to go, to how the sweat generated on your bicycling adventures is affecting your steerer tube, to testing of paint and clear coat peel strength, and many others. So please join us next week when we will be kicking off the series with a visit to the world of materials science to explore surface energy: what it is, how it’s measured, and why it’s considered in the repair of carbon fiber bicycles.