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Cube technologies

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Over the last few years, Cube has been synonymous with mastery in the integration of powertrains. Equipped with Bosch motors and batteries, which remain a benchmark in the field, Cube mountain bikes, mountain bikes, touring bikes and city bikes are renowned for their particularly successful aesthetics, with an integration that provides an incredibly racy look while ensuring extremely natural pedaling behavior.

On the road, Cube works in close partnership with the Fazua drive unit brand, which overcomes all the problems encountered to date in terms of size, weight or excessive pedaling resistance beyond the assistance threshold.

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Carbon technologies

With C:68 technology, CUBE has succeeded in reducing the thickness of its frames by 25%, while significantly reducing their weight. With a carbon fiber content of 68% versus 32% resin combined with nanoparticles, this manufacturing process also results in stiffer, more responsive frames.
But now the German brand is taking this technology a step further. Whereas C:68 frames were composed of homogeneous carbon layers, the new models now receive up to 6 different types of fiber, all braided at angles to meet load constraints. This is C:68X technology! The result? Safer, stiffer frames with better aerodynamic properties, but also more comfortable and lighter. And all thanks to the meticulous selection and targeted distribution of materials.

Innovative carbon

A C:68 frame combines this carbon fiber with the Advanced Twin Mold manufacturing process, which minimizes imprecise overlaps by carefully arranging individual carbon layers over sensitive regions during the monocoque manufacturing process. The result is a frame with no superfluous weight and incredible performance.

C:62 - light yet rigid

Using high-modulus fibers, frames bearing the C:62 logo are both light and strong. Delicately dispersed nanoparticles are embedded in the resin that binds the two carbon layers together. Thanks to these tiny particles, the frame's strength is increased, and it is also less sensitive and more resistant to external forces. The combination of nano-resin particles and high-modulus fibers (with a fiber content of 62%) is what differentiates a C:62 from a conventional carbon frame. Like C:68 frames, C:62 frames benefit from the Advanced Twin Mold manufacturing process, which reduces the thickness of the fabric layers.

Aluminum technologies

The top of the range uses 7005 High Performance aluminum. Special alloying techniques and heat treatment ensure high rigidity and low weight. Greater strength is achieved by combining a special alloy with a hardening heat treatment. A triple, or even quadruple, thickness of raw aluminum allows the use of a minimal amount of material, with a wall thickness adjusted to suit the load.
The high-strength, heat-treated Superlite aluminum frame is rigid, corrosion-resistant and robust. It combines double-layer tubing and a thin wall with exceptional elongation and rigidity properties, with the patented Advanced Mechanical Forming process that has the advantage of avoiding tedious and complex welding. The result? An aluminum frame that's both lighter and stiffer.

A unique laboratory

To ensure the highest standards of quality, each Cube model undergoes extensive testing in the brand's in-house laboratory.

• Complete bike

  All bikes are tested on a roller test stand, with weights on the handlebars, saddle and pedals to simulate the weight of a rider and any luggage. The roller rotates to simulate the irregularities of a road surface, and in total, each bike covers several hundred kilometers and has to overcome 1.5 million obstacles.

• Handlebars and stem

  The reliability and endurance of the handlebars, stem and seatpost must be 100% guaranteed on every bike. That's why each component is tested twice: once during production and a second time in Cube's own laboratory.

• Braking systems

  Whatever the type of bike, our engineers also test the braking systems in all weather conditions and over 3,000 cycles to guarantee impeccable braking, stability, endurance and wear resistance.

• Frame and cranks

  For racing bikes, the tests reproduce the high forces to which the frame and cranks are subjected during a sprint, with significant force exerted on the pedals over more than 10,000 cycles.

• The head tube

  In mountain biking, the head tube is a particularly vulnerable zone, as heavy loads transmitted by the suspension pass directly through it. Intensive tests are therefore carried out with this type of load on a special machine designed for this purpose. A realistic load is applied to the fork to simulate braking, jumps and other obstacles. All in all, the steering tube must complete 50,000 cycles of this type without degradation before production can begin.