Built to Last
How many times have you seen a product with amazing specifications come to market only to have a rider weight limit that restricts its availability to just the smallest guys out there? On one hand, we love the idea of product customized to the individual rider, and on the other, we have to ask, "but what about everyone else?"
So maybe you'll see some custom options from us in the future. But let's talk about now: Mad Fiber road wheels, at just 1085g per pair, meet or exceed every industry standard test, and other tests that we have developed on our own. For example:
- Wheel fatigue tests: Mad Fiber road wheels pass both the DIN and CEN standardized tests for wheel durability, as well as a third test, commonly run by a prominent US bike manufacturer, that is three times more rigorous than the others.
- Lateral strength: Mad Fiber road wheels surpass the CEN TC333 2002, test 4.10.2 standard, holding up (with no deformation) to a 56lb load applied for 60 seconds.
- Lateral rigidity: Mad Fiber road wheels pass the Rinard side force test, which defines an acceptable range of deflection with a 25lb load applied to the wheel as a way of quantifying lateral stability as it relates to handling.
- Radial strength: Mad Fiber road wheels can support over 600lbs static load - exceeding the common industry standard by 20%.
- Brake heat stability: By heating our wheels to over 250 degrees while simultaneously applying a vertical load, we were able to validate their structural integrity under simultation of a worst-case scenario (dragging the brakes for an extremely long period on a sustained, steep descent).
- Overall thermal stability: Mad Fiber road wheels resin and bonding show no ill effects after exposure to temperatures of over 220degrees F for 120 hours.
So what does it all mean? No. Rider. Weight. Restriction. (and really durable wheels.)
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