Tag: Composites

Waste-Not Recycling Reclaims Skis

There is a downside to the use of composite materials in athletic equipment – while it offers lightweight options and greater performance enhancements, it is hard to recycle it at the end of its useful life. This is true of bicycles as we’ve noted, but it is a problem with skis too, as North Colorado Business Report noted last week.

Fortunately Waste-Not Recycling, which is located in Loveland, is there to lead the pioneering efforts to both recycle and reuse skiing equipment. The company, which works with the national trade group Snowsports Industries America, is currently in the testing stage to break down the used equipment and find what can be reused or repurposed.

As with other industries, hopefully where there is a will there will a way to make this happen.

Waste-Not Recycling Official Website
Snowsports Industries America Official Website
[Via North Colorado Business Report: Ski-equipment recycling outfit hopes for a lift]

U.S. Paralympic Track Gets Lightweight Front Wheels

The U.S. Paralympic track riders have a new weapon in their arsenal – an extremely lightweight front wheel from Phil Wood & Co. that weighs less than 1-1/2 pounds. This wheel uses all of the latest innovations from both Phil Wood and ENVE Composites to deliver a wheel that will hopefully help sprint our team to the top of the podium.

There are two main components that make up this wheel – the hub from Phil Wood and one of the lightest weight rims on the market from ENVE (formerly Edge). This hub may look like an normal Phil Wood track hub, but that is where the similarities end. This LF Track Hub features an alloy axle, titanium end caps, titanium washers, titanium bolts and Phil Wood Carbonyte bearings. These Carbonyte bearings are designed for speed and offer a very low rolling resistance, but the downside is that they are not built for longevity or endurance. Continue reading U.S. Paralympic Track Gets Lightweight Front Wheels