A different way to get faster
Aerodynamic gains and weight savings are increasingly marginal.
VibraCORE takes a different route. It reduces the vibration that reaches the rider, so you carry less fatigue and can run the tyre pressure that’s fast, not just comfortable.
LESS VIBRATION
THE PROBLEM WITH ROAD BUZZ
Vibration travels from the road surface through the tyre, into the rim, and up through the frame to your contact points. Most approaches to managing it (tyre pressure, frame compliance, bar tape) act downstream, after the energy has already entered the system. VibraCORE addresses it at the wheel, before it propagates further.
Human response to vibration is not uniform. Two frequency ranges matter most:
4 – 12 Hz: Seated body resonance
Vibrations here are efficiently transmitted and can be amplified through the core and upper body.20 - 50 Hz: Soft tissue response
The body responds actively, increasing muscular activity to stabilise against the input.HOW VIBRACORE WORKS
THE TECHNOLOGY
VibraCORE integrates Lineat's AFFT (Aligned Formable Fibre Technology) reclaimed carbon material into the spoke bed of the rim as part of the structural layup. It makes up approximately 12–15% of the rim's total material by volume.
Reclaimed short-fibre carbon
Carbon fibres are reclaimed from composite waste using pyrolysis or solvolysis, re-aligned, and combined with resin to form a material with different structural behaviour from conventional continuous fibre.
Placed at the spoke bed
The spoke bed is where energy from the road interface first enters the wheel structure. Positioning the AFFT layer here means VibraCORE acts at the earliest possible point in the transmission path.
Placed at the spoke bed
The spoke bed is where energy from the road interface first enters the wheel structure. Positioning the AFFT layer here means VibraCORE acts at the earliest possible point in the transmission path.
Energy transfer, not just stiffness
Conventional carbon fibre is optimised for load-bearing and stiffness. AFFT influences how energy is transferred between layers of the laminate, reducing transmission without acting as an external damper.
LESS FATIGUE
MEASURED ON REAL ROADS
Testing was carried out under real-world riding conditions, not in a laboratory. Sensors were mounted at the stem and seatpost and data was captured across multiple riders, frame types and surfaces. Analysis was carried out in partnership with the Sports Engineering Department at Nottingham Trent University.
RMS-equivalent vibrational energy is reduced by 23% between 4-12Hz and by 19% between 20-50Hz.
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Different riders tested, ranging from 55 to 105kg3
Different frame materials: carbon, aluminium, titanium3
Discrete tyre pressures tested: 40, 60, 80psiMORE SPEED
SAME PRESSURE, NO COMPROMISE
Reducing tyre pressure is the most direct way to reduce vibration but it comes with trade-offs primarily in rolling resistance and handling precision. VibraCORE achieves a comparable reduction without any of those compromises.
At 60 psi, VibraCORE reduces vibration by the equivalent of lowering tyre pressure by approximately 10–15 psi.
Riders can maintain an optimal pressure for speed and handling, while carrying less of the fatigue that accumulates over distance.DEVELOPMENT
BUILT IN PARTNERSHIP
VibraCORE was developed in collaboration with Lineat, who supply the AFFT reclaimed carbon material, and the Sports Engineering Department at Nottingham Trent University. The layup was refined iteratively to ensure the inclusion of AFFT introduces no variability in strength, weight or durability.
Impact testing shows Strade GT exceeds 140J, well above the UCI approval requirement of 40J, confirming that the change in material behaviour does not compromise structural integrity.
