Zyvex Technologies, and ENVE Composites have announced an exclusive partnership to provide a bicycle rim specifically for downhill mountain biking that uses the latest advanced materials comprised of nano-enhanced carbon fibre.

This new bicycle rim gives a significant competitive advantage to the downhill cycling market as proven during the last year in development and testing. The ENVE DH rim provides performance benefits to all downhill cyclists including those that compete at the highest levels of World Cup racing.

ENVE used Zyvex’s nano-enhanced carbon fibre Arovex product, which is a carbon nanotube and graphene engineered composite material that uses the proprietary Kentera technology to create chemical bonds on the carbon nanotubes. It provides an advantage in toughness without compromising strength. It also protects from fracture damage.

The Most notable feature is increases in durability, strength, and stiffness over traditional alloy offerings on the market. During a season some of the top level teams will need to change rims more than 180 times. World Cup downhill racing champion Steve Peat raced on one pair of the ENVE DH wheels during the entire 2011 season. Traditional aluminium rims historically lasted him a mere one to three runs.

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	ENVE Composites ENVE Composites Head Office 690 W. 1100 S. Suite 4 Ogden, UT 84404 USAwork Phone: 877.358.2869work Fax: 801.476.3393workfax
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Biography Located in Ogden, Utah, ENVE Composites is a manufacturer of handmade carbon fibre bicycle rims and components. ENVE is a company made up of passionate cyclists who have created a unique brand and complete product offering based on a riding lifestyle. ENVE employees have innovated and designed some of the world’s most respected products in the bicycle industry. Combined, ENVE has over 30 years of carbon and bicycle engineering experience and designs, engineers and manufactures 100% of its rims in America.

	Zyvex Technologies Zyvex Technologies Head Office 1255 Kinnear Road Suite 100 Columbus, Ohio 43212-1155 USAwork Phone: 614.481.2222work Fax: 614.481.2260workfax Email: info@zyvextech.comINTERNET
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Biography Zyvex Technologies unlocks the power of carbon nanomaterials. Headquartered in Columbus, OH, with facilities in Texas, South Dakota, and Washington, Zyvex Technologies was the first company to bring nano-enhanced products to the marketplace. Its commercially proven technology makes products stronger, lighter, tougher, more fuel efficient and more electrically conductive.