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BEHIND THE FALCON PRO

What Is Falcon Pro All About?

It is about making road rims that stand the test of time via a more eco-friendly manufacturing process. Two years ago, this ambitious project kicked off. We streamlined the production line from the very first step: material preparation. Thinner and lighter material allows us to form more layers - rim strength is boosted without weight penalty.

Falcon Pro rims come out of the mold as a finished product, and we named this paintless innovation “BlackTek”. No post-production work is required as the out-of-mold finish is smooth and tough. With the naked eye, you can see through the raw finish to the UD fibers beneath. Every Falcon Pro rim has a special fiber pattern which delivers your wheels a unique look.

The Features

  • 20% Stronger
  • More Impact Resistant
  • Highly Scratch-Resistant
  • More Environmentally Friendly
  • Optional Lifetime Warranty
  • Paintless Finish
  • All Road Use
  • Optional lightweight “Flyweight” model available

Pro Technologies

What makes Falcon Pro pro?

HTB

High TG Rim Brake Track

GGB

Grooved Graphene Brake Track

BKT

Black Tek

IPC

Irregular Profile Cutting

SCL

Stepwise Cross-Link

TLO

Thinner Laminates Orientation-Optimized

SWT

Smooth Wall Technology

ACD

Aviation Class CNC Drills

XFP

X-Flow Profile

ERA

Environmentally-friendly Release Agent

ART

AeroTech

DSB

Dynamic Speed Balancer

TCT

Tubeless Compatible Technology

FTI

Fast Tire Installation

WSR

Weight-to-stiffness ratio

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High TG Rim Brake Track

Our resin system and construction method, combined with the 3k rim track, withstands over 280°C, dissipates heat, and lowers rim temperatures faster between braking efforts. Gain confidence inspiring brake performance on the steepest descents and wet conditions with our matching brake pads.

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Grooved Graphene Brake Track

Our graphene version of the High TG brake track has even greater resistance to overheating with improved heat dissipation and reduced temperature accumulation during heavy braking. The grooved track helps evacuate trapped moisture between pad and rim in the wet and brings more resistance when conditions are dry, so less force at the lever is required.

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Black Tek

Rims featuring BlackTek come out of the molds as a finished product. The factory finish preserves the outer layer of resin and the carbon is never disturbed after the curing cycle is completed. This is the hardest wearing finish we have ever produced.

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Irregular Profile Cutting

To ensure the strips of prepreg fit the curves of rims, we carefully stretch the material in length or width to achieve an optimal fit without harming the consistency of the UD fibers (too much force will create a weak point on the rim). For some complex shapes, we have an automated cutting process where the material is cut with the curves, grooves, and hooks of a certain rim model in mind. The results? Fiber layup can be done with more accuracy and efficiency, and the product comes with increased overall strength.

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Stepwise Cross-Link

Traditionally, several laminates are piled with the edges aligning to form a layer, with a layer applied across the mold end to end, forming one overlap point per layer. The overlapping area is a bit thicker and heavier than the rest, which could leave the rim unbalanced. We stagger the seams so they never directly overlap another seam. The edges are stepped, or overlapped by 2mm and are unnoticeable once the rim is complete.

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Thinner Laminates Orientation-Optimized

We use thinner and lighter materials that allow us to form more laminates per layer, achieving stronger cross-linking reactions. Every laminate is ultra-thin, and the extremely smooth unidirectional (UD) plies create a mechanical performance gain. The thinner material is usually twice as expensive. There are more square meters used in each rim, and the layup takes much longer. The advantage is weight reduction and the ability to fine-tune the characteristics of the rim without sacrificing strength or stiffness.

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Smooth Wall Technology

We’ve developed a special air bladder material that follows the inner contours of our rims. Coupled with our three-dimensionally shaped air duct, the inner wall of the rim is smoother, lighter, and without wrinkles. The bladder is removed through the valve hole so no patching is required.

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Aviation Class CNC Drills

No tear out! Our Pro rims are drilled with aviation-grade CNC machines specifically designed for drilling through advanced composites. The bits have a unique cutting edge that make extremely clean holes. Each hole is inspected to ensure they are free of burrs. The drilling speed and temperature are adjusted as the bit wears, and the bit is inspected after every 60 holes. Competitors use more common high-speed bits which heat the holes and often leave scorch marks. It is not uncommon to see some delamination in other carbon rims due to their inferior drilling process.

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X-Flow Profile

The wave style X-Flow rims feature a reduced aero drag, boosted lateral stiffness, and greater impact resistance, compared to our traditional design road rims. We sent several R and AR counterparts along with the newly designed X-Flow rims for comparison, to a third-party testing institute using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Based on the samples tested, removing crosswinds from the equation for a fair comparison, the X-Flow rims perform the best.

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Environmentally-friendly Release Agent

A release agent is applied on the mold to increase ease of rim removal. The most common release agent used in carbon rim manufacturing is oily and mixed with a small amount of wax. There will be some residue on the rim surface after it comes out of the mold, so wet-sanding is used. This isn’t an option for our Pro rims.
Finding an effective mold release agent that was also as green as possible proved to be a challenge. We opted for the more expensive Henkel and Chem-Trend, and based on the product’s performance we stand by our decision. This non-transfer type release agent forms microfilm by chemically bonding with the surface of the mold. The film remains stable at high heat, withstanding temperatures up to 400°C. After the molding process, the release agent flashes off so no sanding is required.
The application of the release agent is critical: the mold must be warmed to a specific temperature for application, and it needs to be spread very evenly. We use a heat-sensitive camera to check our work.

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AeroTech

The greatest carbon fibre upgrade appeal is the aerodynamic advantage over a box-section aluminum rim. Our aerodynamic profile reduces drag significantly as proven by 3rd party studies like Hambini Engineering. If you’re racing, whether against the clock in a time trial or in a road race, deep dish carbon wheels will make a noticeable difference at higher speeds without the weight disadvantage of alloy wheels.
We have a host of modern wider road rims available. When the rim width is closer to the tire's actual width, the airflow tends to be smoother than the lightbulb shape of a wide tire-narrow rim.

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Dynamic Speed Balancer

In the quest to make our rims as light as possible, adding weights to achieve balance on our wheels is unacceptable. We use Dynamic Speed Balance (DSB™) on our rim layup design, a unique bicycle wheel balance system that doesn’t require added weights or gadgets to achieve perfect rotational wheel balance.The shaking reduces at least 90% compared to rims that don’t feature a weight balance system.

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Tubeless Compatible Technology

All of our rims are tubeless compatible with bead seat retention. In most cases a floor pump is needed to seal our rims. The bead shape, bead seat and outer diameter is tailored according to each rim width in order to achieve the best fit. Tubeless (no tube) systems are designed to run at lower pressures than tube systems without any negative effects. Lower rolling resistance, decreased rotational weight and flat resistance are all significant improvements.

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Fast Tire Installation

Our deeper tire bead channel provides easy tire mounting and dismounting. We shipped our rims to Schwalbe for a tubeless easy fitting test, and the results were great! Most of our Falcon rims are easy to install by tire lever, some of them even relatively easy to install only by hand. You can check out the page at Schwalbe's official site.

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Weight-to-stiffness ratio

We use thinner pre-pregs for better control over the layup. In an area that typically has 9 different layers, we might have 12, but the thickness is the same. More layers means that when we change the orientation between layers it has a greater impact on the rim’s stiffness. Using a wider range of material allows us to create lighter rims without losing desired stiffness.

WARRANTY OPTIONS

Whether you‘re tough on wheels or have never cracked a rim, our new warranty gives you the opportunity to get the coverage you need and avoid overpaying for what you don’t want. Our Falcon Pro line of rims come standard with our Pro 5-year Warranty against manufacturer's defects and, for the first time ever, with the option to upgrade this standard warranty to our Premium Lifetime Warranty.

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5 years warranty

RIM LIST

5-year or an optional lifetime warranty from the date of purchase.

Model External Width Depth Discipline Weight (+/-15g) Price (each) Explore
AR35 disc 28mm 35mm Road/CX/Gravel Standard 410g
Flyweight 350g
Standard $239
Flyweight $251
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WR40 disc 32mm 40mm CX/Gravel Standard 440g
Flyweight 400g
Standard $269
Flyweight $281
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AR45 disc 28mm 45mm Road/CX/Gravel Standard 460g
Flyweight 380g
Standard $249
Flyweight $261
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WR38 disc 32mm 38mm CX/Gravel Standard 440g
Flyweight 385g
Standard $239
Flyweight $251
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WR50 disc 32mm 50mm CX/Gravel Standard 470g
Flyweight 410g
Standard $259
Flyweight $271
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WR35 650b disc 32mm 35mm CX/Gravel Standard 370g Standard $259
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AR55 disc 28mm 55mm Road/CX/Gravel Standard 480g
Flyweight 420g
Standard $259
Flyweight $271
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AR375 disc 28mm 37.5mm Road/CX/Gravel Standard 440g
Flyweight 390g
Standard $269
Flyweight $281
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AR465 disc 28mm 46.5mm Road/CX/Gravel Standard 460g
Flyweight 410g
Standard $279
Flyweight $291
Buy
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AR375 28mm 37.5mm Road/CX/Gravel Standard 450g
Flyweight 410g
Standard $269
Flyweight $281
Buy
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AR465 28mm 46.5mm Road/CX/Gravel Standard 470g
Flyweight 430g
Standard $279
Flyweight $291
Buy
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