Vinty Engineers Safety
At Vinty, we prioritize your riding experience, which begins with the structural integrity of the wheel. We have established a rigorous series of testing standards to ensure every wheel delivers maximum safety on the road.
Rigorous Material Control and Traceability
Before production, we conduct strength testing of woven laminate specimens to ensure the woven carbon fiber and resin systems meet the required structural and durability specifications. We also use a prepreg resin content test to measure the weight ratio of resin to carbon fiber in uncured material, ensuring the precise balance required for optimal structural strength and weight consistency.
To be accountable for every product, our rim barcode traceability system allows each wheelset to be traced back to its raw materials. By monitoring weights at every production stage, Vinty can instantly isolate specific batches if an anomaly occurs to prevent further issues.
Industry-Leading Safety Engineering and Extreme Testing
Our commitment to safety is reflected in our uncompromising and comprehensive engineering tests:
Static Strength Tests
Wheel horizontal static strength tests (with and without tire) ensure the rim can handle extreme lateral forces during hard cornering or sudden maneuvers without cracking or permanent deformation. The vertical static strength test (without tire) ensures the design can resist crushing or cracking from extreme vertical impacts.
Extreme Conditions and Accident Prevention
Our overpressure test (burst test) achieves a goal of 170psi, confirming the structure won’t delaminate or fail catastrophically even if accidentally over-inflated. We conduct a greenhouse test to evaluate the thermal stability of the carbon fiber rim, ensuring the resin system can withstand high temperatures and humidity without deforming. The UCI impact test simulates a high-energy collision with a sharp-edged obstacle to ensure the rim does not fail catastrophically or cause immediate tire deflation.
Long-Term Durability Tests
The spoke hole strength test measures the maximum force the rim bed can withstand, ensuring it can handle high build tension and dynamic riding loads. Furthermore, our fatigue test simulates long-term usage by subjecting the wheel to repeated, cyclic loading, ensuring the rim, spokes, and hub can endure hundreds of thousands of stress cycles without structural failure.
