In the industry of manufacturing high performance cars, airplanes, yacht, racer bikes and bicycles, the material named as carbon fibre has took the storm to another level a decade ago. The rise in demand of the carbon fibre bikes is because of its main characteristics as stiffness and newer unique designs. Carbon fibre is a material composed of carbon atoms, it is usually combined with other materials to form a composite. This composite materials is moulded to form various exclusive shapes.
About 90% of the carbon fibers are made from the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) process and the rest of 10% are manufactured from the petroleum pitch process or rayon. The materials, gases and liquids used in the process of manufacturing bring out special effects and qualities as outstanding durability, performance, high modules and light weighted. Carbon fibre are used in different forms – sheet, raw thread or chopped. Manufactured bikes uses mostly sheet or chopped fibres; sheet fibres are used in bike frames, while chopped ones are found in pedal bodies. The increase in the demand for efficient bicycles are segmented into road bikes and mountain bikes.
With the advancement in technology and younger generation wanting to be healthier, the demand of low weight cycles are rising in the fast pace market. Price does play a vital role while choosing the right kind of carbon fibre bikes, especially for motorcyclists. By application, the main segments of carbon fibre bikes derive from bicycle racing and bicycle touring.
Despite being an expensive bike with the most heavily tweaked designs, the future of the carbon fibre is going to be considered by the generation because of its lightweight and high tensile strength. Carbon fibre would increase its role in the industry of engineering, automobiles, construction, energy, aircraft and oil drilling platforms. More than 90% of the entire world’s suppliers of carbon fibre are from mainly six companies:- Mitsubishi Rayon, Toho Tenax, Toray, Hexcel, Zoltek and Cytec. All these manufacturers are Asian companies though China and Taiwan are primary producers of the carbon fibre bicycle frames as conducted by the recent research reports.
Top manufacturers of the carbon fibre bike industry:-
- Canyon
- Giant
- Ribble
- Cannondale
- Triban
- Trek domane
- Bianchi
- Colnago
Value Market Research has analysed the carbon fiber bike market in one of its latest report. The market study foresees increasing healthy lifestyle trends to be the major growth factor for this market. The newer applications have to be targeted in the coming trend along with the cost reduction for attaining the market pace.
Naira Shekhawat has been into Content Writing just after completing her Graduation in English Literature. Her love for words has won her many accolades in her respective jobs ever since. Naira covers business sections for VMR News. She is a traveller by heart and loves writing on food blogs as a freelancer.