Carbon road wheels
Get even more weight savings and aero gains with our full line of Bontrager OCLV Carbon road bike wheels.
Lehkost. Pevnost. Karbon.
Nasedněte na kvalitně sestavené kolo z karbonových vláken a zažijete opravdu jedinečnou jízdu. Karbon je nejen výrazně lehčí než jiné materiály, ale také poskytuje bezkonkurenční pevnost, tuhost a pohodlí. Karbon však přináší určité výzvy a zkušenosti s jeho zpracováním jsou proto důležité.
Vývoj je v naší DNA. Již více než 30 let vyrábí společnost Trek ta nejlepší kola z karbonových vláken na světě a od roku 1992 udává standard v celém odvětví z naší domovské základny ve Waterloo ve Wisconsinu. Díky desítkám let zkušeností, testování a úspěchů můžete stoupat po nejstrmějších alpských cestách a sjíždět ty nejnáročnější traily pro horská kola s vědomím, že jsme prověřili každý rám a součástku.
Co je karbon OCLV?
Optimální komprese a minimalizace počtu zbylých dutin (zkráceně OCLV) je patentované karbonové vlákno společnosti Trek, které se používá při výrobě rámů kol, kol, řídítek a dalších položek. Karbonová vlákna jsou vrstvena v pečlivě vypočítaných vzorcích a poté lisována pomocí tepla a tlaku pro dosažení ideálního poměru karbonu a pryskyřice. Tento přísně střežený tepelný a tlakový proces pomáhá minimalizovat dutiny - mezery mezi vrstvami karbonu, které snižují pevnost a odolnost. Výsledkem je karbon, který překračuje normy pro letecký průmysl a kolo, na které se můžete spolehnout.
Proč karbon OCLV Trek?
Karbon OCLV Trek prošel nejrozsáhlejším výzkumem a testováním na trhu. Začínáme s těmi nejlepšími možnými materiály, vrstvíme je tak, aby poskytovaly specifické jízdní vlastnosti pro každý druh terénu, a poté každou součást podrobujeme nejextrémnějším dostupným testům. A výsledek? Karbonové rámy a komponenty, které tlumí vibrace pro větší pohodlí, poskytují výjimečnou ovladatelnost, odolnost proti nárazu a aerodynamické výhody - to vše s nejlepší zárukou na trhu.
To show exactly how different shapes respond to real riding scenarios, we use a comprehensive software simulation toolkit called Finite Element Analysis (FEA). In all of our carbon bikes, we use FEA to optimize frame flex and stiffness. This allows us to craft the ideal carbon layup for any kind of bike frame, with stiffness where you need it for pedaling efficiency, and flex in targeted areas to increase comfort.
Computer-generated designs of our bikes are assessed using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and FEA, resulting in shapes optimized for aerodynamics, weight, comfort, and ride quality. Finally, these complex scientific explorations are applied to a hands-on process that combines multiple molds and a variety of carbon materials to create a magnificently engineered product.
Road bike OCLV Carbon tiers
Trek's OCLV Carbon spans from 900 Series OCLV – our most advanced carbon – to our light, yet pocket-friendly 500 Series OCLV. Each level of OCLV Carbon has a designated number that indicates how optimized for strength and stiffness its layup is. The higher the level OCLV, the less material is required to achieve the same strength from the final product.
Our 900 Series OCLV Carbon uses our strongest carbon fiber layup yet, allowing us to use less material and reduce the weight of a finished product, while still maintaining the same stiffness as a lower-series layup.
How we created our lightest carbon ever
There was a time when the fastest road race bikes had to make sacrifices. They could be supremely light or supremely aero, but not both. 900 Series OCLV Carbon helped flip that notion on its head. Our 900 Series OCLV allows us to push the potential of carbon even further into the future, combining our fastest and lightest road race bikes into one for the ultimate ultra-light, ultra-aero superbike.
900 Series OCLV leads the way for carbon, measuring up to 20% stronger than our previous top-tier carbon, 800 Series OCLV, and implements a more efficient carbon molding process. Using a 3D rigid mold, we reduce material overlap inside the frame, leaving less excess material behind. These material and process improvements result in a bike that’s as light as our previous lightweight race bike and more aerodynamic — without compromising stiffness or strength.
OCLV Carbon mountain bikes
Mountain biking is about pushing the limit of where your bike can take you, but blasting lap after lap down chunky rock gardens and root-laden trails takes a toll on any mountain bike frame.
To create OCLV Mountain Carbon, Trek’s engineers borrowed a methodology from the aerospace industry to make sure our frames were up to the challenge — Retained Strength. The philosophy is simple and based around the single question of how durable a frame remains following impact. By employing different composite materials in unique layups, specifically in typical high-impact areas, we’ve created frames that retain their ability to bear load after an impact, surpassing even their aluminum counterparts in testing.
OCLV Carbon road bikes
OCLV Carbon helps us produce bikes that deliver the ultimate trinity of benefits for road cycling – minimal weight, aerodynamic gains, and a comfortable ride. Compared to a traditional, round bicycle tube, Aerodynamic tube shapes require more material to create, which used to mean aero bikes were inherently heavier. But, OCLV Carbon allows us to design aero tubes at weights that don’t counteract the speed gained from aero shapes, resulting in bikes that deliver the best of both worlds. Ride light. Ride fast. Ride OCLV.
Built to last, backed for life
Every Trek comes with a promise: We’ll take care of you and do what’s right. We build our bikes to last, subjecting them to brutal punishment in the in our test lab. Just like the first Trek that was hand-welded over forty years ago in a red barn, our first full-carbon frame is still under warranty. All OCLV Carbon bicycles come with a lifetime warranty, because we believe that more people riding bikes is in everybody’s best interest.
OCLV Carbon wheels
Carbon mountain wheels
Take on any trail with the light, stiff, and responsive handling of Bontrager OCLV Carbon mountain bike wheels.
Chances are slim that you’ll damage your OCLV Carbon wheels, but in the off chance a pothole or rock sends your rim through the wringer, we’ve got you covered. Every Bontrager carbon wheel is backed by the Carbon Care Wheel Program. That means if you damage your Bontrager carbon wheel in the first two years of ownership, we’ll repair or replace it for free.
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