Inside China’s Off-Limits Carbon Wheel Factory

I buy ALOT of wheelsets from China, so when I got the opportunity to tour a Chinese carbon wheel factory, how could I refuse! NTP composites located within the costal city of Xiamen in China, are an OEM manufacturer, making some of the fastest, lightest, and most exclusive carbon wheelsets, for some of the worlds biggest cycling brands. I got to see the entire process, from frozen sheets of raw caron fibre pre-preg, through to cutting, layup, baking, and lacing the final wheel. It was absolutely fascinating from start to finish, and there were several steps that were completely new to me. So join me as I uncover the secrets of carbon fibre bicycle wheel manufacture within one of China’s best factories. NTP composites: Website - https://ntpcomposites.com/ Email - koko@ntpcomposites.com Phone - 0086 156 5978 9571 Panda Podium: https://www.pandapodium.cc Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 01:12 – Sheets of frozen carbon 01:40 – Cutting carbon sheets 03:10 – Carbon layup process 05:47 – Baking the carbon 07:39 – Extracting and finishing the wheel 08:41 – QC (quality control) 09:23 – Product development 10:23 – Joe’s Arcaris wheelset Instagram:   / tracevelo   Email: tracevelouk@gmail.com