German carbon specialist Bike Forward Composites has two new variations of their iconic monocoque 6-spoke carbon BiTurbo wheels. 1 for heavier riders, ebikes & eMTB and the opposite for cargo bikes, consider it or not! Plus, all-new light-weight carbon XC bars for mountain bikers looking the sleekest built-in digital shift setup on the planet…
Bike Forward Biturbo X & X.E carbon wheels for ebike & eMTB
Bike Forward had already tailored their basic ultralight 6-spoke monocoque carbon Biturbo wheels for heavier use functions all the way in which again in 2017/2018 because the biturbo-E. However they’ve up to date the idea with up to date rim & spoke shapes for elevated energy and far wider inside rim widths for contemporary tires. Plus, there at the moment are lighter X & extra-strong X.E variations that cowl every little thing from heavier riders, lighter ebikes, and the extra cumbersome full-power long-range eMTBs.
Now, these new 24.5mm deep tubeless Bike Forward Biturbo X wheels develop to 33mm inside for 29ers or a full 35mm for 27.5″ wheels. The usual Biturbo X encompasses a beneficiant rider+gear weight restrict of 115kg/254lb. Bike Forward says that’s excellent for taller & heavier riders, plus riders on the most recent crop of light-weight eMTBs. The Xes weigh about 330g greater than the ultralight Biturbo RS XC wheels. However are rated for smashing a lot rougher trails.
And in case you journey a heavier full-power, huge battery gravity ebike, there’s additionally a Biturbo X.E model that provides one other 300g of carbon reinforcement. These X.Es up the burden restrict to 130kg/287lb.
Choose from 12×100, 15mm Increase & Lefty Ocho spacing up entrance, and commonplace or Increase thru-axle compatibility out again, all with commonplace DT Swiss Hybrid ebike hub internals.
Weight claims for full wheelsets vary from 1530g for Biturbo X 27.5″ or 1580g for 29″, as much as 1830g for Biturbo X.E 27.5″ or 1880g for 29″ variants. Each Bike Forward Biturbo X & X.E, made completely in Germany, retail for a similar 3600€.
Biturbo Cargo ultralight, ultra-strong carbon wheels for cargo bikes
The Bike Forward Biturbo Cargo mission has been operating for a number of years. Along with customized cargo bike store Kvirder in Frankfurt. Again then, Kvirder requested Bike Forward founder Christian Gemperlein if he would take into account making a cargo model of the Biturbo. And he jumped on the thought. By 2022, they’d constructed a wheel powerful sufficient to cross DIN testing for heavier cargo bikes and high-speed cargo pedelec ebikes. And shed plenty of weight vs. standard alloy cargo bike wheelsets, typically over 2kg for a set.
Now the ultralight, ultra-strong Biturbo Cargos are prepared for you!
The Bike Forward Biturbo Cargo wheelset pairs a 20″ entrance wheel to a 26″ rear wheel. Bo each with a 26mm hookless tubeless inside rim width. Bike Forward designed them for particularly heavy hundreds, rated for as much as 220kg/485lb – together with rider, bike, AND cargo. However they’re nonetheless actually light-weight. The 6-spoke carbon entrance wheel is simply 635g, the rear 900g, for an entire wheelset of solely 1535g.
Bike Forward says their design with a lot of the rotating mass situated close to the middle of the wheel is very properly fitted to the start-and-stop driving dynamic of a cargo bike. They go so far as to say that upgrading to those wheels “not solely saves leg energy, but in addition battery capability on e-bikes“.
Wildly mild full-carbon monocoque cargo bike wheels made in Germany don’t come low-cost, although. They promote for a similar 3600€ as lots of the different Biturbos. However, there’s most likely no option to make your cargo bike as cool wanting. At the very least, not with out sacrificing load carrying operate than these sick wheels!
Bike Forward Wonderbar built-in carbon mountain bike bar
Developed for mountain bike riders in search of a cleaner cockpit setup and extra cable integration. The carbon Bike Forward Wonderbar is then a zero or negative-rise XC bar for the discerning mountain biker. In line with Bike Forward it was created “in shut cooperation with [their] neighborhood” to combine among the newest and most superior digital shifter options, like: SRAM Blips, Zirbel Tornado, or CyberGrips.
The Wonderbar makes use of recessed cable grooves with holes on the grip areas. There’s additionally a cross via gap on the stem to permit for hidden inside wire routing. And it makes use of Bike Forward’s patented ‘NSA rubber coating’ on the clamping areas for low torque grip with out the necessity for friction paste.
The matte UD completed Bike Forward Wonderbar sells for 269€. It options 8.5° backsweep, no upsweep, and a 0mm/-9.5mm journey relying on the way you flip it. The bar is 720mm vast with a 31.8mm clamping space, and a claimed weight of simply 144g. Max rider weight is 105kg/231lb (together with any rider-mounted gear).
