Can Greg LeMond usher in a new era where Carbon Fiber bikes become less expensive that Aluminum bikes? Greg LeMond was the first to win the Tour de France on a carbon fiber bike. Now LeMond Bikes is working to make riding carbon fiber bicycles more affordable and fun than ever.
LeMond Carbon claims to lower carbon fiber costs and increase output versus traditional carbon fiber technology!
LeMond Carbon has announced the results of an independent technical audit conducted by Bureau Veritas (“BV”) of its carbon fiber manufacturing process. The audit was conducted on a pilot line at Deakin University’s Carbon Nexus facility in Geelong, Australia. The total oxidation time and material properties verified by BV support LeMond’s claims to lower costs and significantlDeakiny increase output versus traditional carbon fiber technology.
Bureau Veritas measured total oxidation times of sub-15 and sub-20 minutes over two separate production campaigns of 24K standard modulus (SM) carbon fiber, achieving fibre tow properties in excess of 270 GPa tensile modulus and 3,500 MPa tensile strength.
“This is a significant milestone for our company. Having our technology independently verified by BV validates the revolutionary nature of our technology. My team and I are excited to bring our high-performance low-cost carbon fibre to the global market and look forward to expanding into new markets where the current high cost of carbon fiber has been a significant barrier to adoption.” Greg LeMond, Founder and Chairman of the Board of LeMond Carbon
LeMond and Deakin University are teamed to commercialize this innovative technology which enables reductions of 75% and 70% in Capex and energy consumption per kilo of output respectively. The rapid oxidation process enables LeMond to produce carbon fibre with the lowest embodied energy of any standard PAN-based carbon fiber available today.
LeMond Carbon will soon deliver lower cost carbon fiber and a new level of supply to fuel growth markets including the transportation, renewable energy, infrastructure repair, and aerospace industries. Since this process significantly reduces the cost of carbon fiber, we’re making it possible to use these composites in a vast array of products that have traditionally relied upon heavier and cheaper materials such as steel, aluminum, and fiberglass.
LeMond Carbon has been granted a worldwide license to carbon fiber manufacturing technologies developed at Deakin University’s Carbon Nexus and the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. We believe the Deakin technology is the most disruptive development in carbon fiber manufacturing in the last 30 years.
We are excited for Greg LeMond’s new company, carbon technology and look forward to seeing a new line or LeMond carbon bikes soon!
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😱 Better make room in the bike room for another bike! Nice!
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He used to make some great bikes, about time he got back to making bikes.
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