Matching the anodizing color to other components made of different alloy and differently finished sometimes may be a hell of a task 😬
Here we tried to match polished 7075-T6 to heavily blasted 6061 pedals provided by the customer.
How good is the match?
Here we tried to match polished 7075-T6 to heavily blasted 6061 pedals provided by the customer.
How good is the match?
What’s your favorite color of bike components?
Anonymous Poll
30%
🖤 Black
14%
🤍 Silver
6%
❤️ Red
3%
💙 Blue
23%
💜 Purple
14%
💖 Pink
5%
💚 Green
3%
💛 Yellow
3%
🤎 Other
Weightweenies, your turn.
How good is the weight? ⚖️
Considering each CL lockring is 8 grams and freehubs having 2x6902 bearings for long life.
How good is the weight? ⚖️
Considering each CL lockring is 8 grams and freehubs having 2x6902 bearings for long life.
In the end of this year we will remove the option of custom anodizing for our products.
We constantly try to fight the production delays. Now we came to the conclusion that we won’t be able to scale the production (and beat the delays) while each product we make remains custom-built.
For example, anodizing of this rainbow hub set took 72 times more than it takes for a hub set of regular color.
We constantly try to fight the production delays. Now we came to the conclusion that we won’t be able to scale the production (and beat the delays) while each product we make remains custom-built.
For example, anodizing of this rainbow hub set took 72 times more than it takes for a hub set of regular color.
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Happy to finally start moving forward to newer bigger projects.
Raketa was quiet in social media over the last few months, mainly because we worked on many things in parallel, but that also means there will be TONS of releases this autumn.
Raketa was quiet in social media over the last few months, mainly because we worked on many things in parallel, but that also means there will be TONS of releases this autumn.
We’re saying goodbye to the old shop, where we spent the last 2.5 years, and hello to the newer much bigger one.
However, this will be our temporary venue, until we’ll be finally able to relocate the production to a safer place.
However, this will be our temporary venue, until we’ll be finally able to relocate the production to a safer place.
This is going to be our first approach to more affordable bicycle components.
While the world rapidly moves toward a global recession, we feel it's just the right time for parts that will keep you rolling, and be durable and reliable.
Quality materials, precise machining, and only essential features, but without excessive glare.
While the world rapidly moves toward a global recession, we feel it's just the right time for parts that will keep you rolling, and be durable and reliable.
Quality materials, precise machining, and only essential features, but without excessive glare.
Continuous material shortage still doesn’t allow this project to go into a full swing, but the first feedback already makes me extremely proud of what we’ve been able to create.
Finally getting closer to the road product lineup with the signature Raketa approach. The road/gravel market definitely needs more luxuriously looking parts to counterweight the CNC’d and mass-market stuff.
It’s always interesting to try doing something you’ve never done before.
Making a one-off straight pull rear track hub was challenging, to say the least, and I’ve become even more convinced that I don't like that type of hubs.
The end result was nice though, and almost 40 grams were shaved off compared to our standard J-bend hubs.
What's your opinion on straight-pull bike wheels/hubs?
Making a one-off straight pull rear track hub was challenging, to say the least, and I’ve become even more convinced that I don't like that type of hubs.
The end result was nice though, and almost 40 grams were shaved off compared to our standard J-bend hubs.
What's your opinion on straight-pull bike wheels/hubs?
A few words about Titanium parts and why they’ll remain the ultimate bicycle jewelry, very rarely seen on bikes.
1) While cheaper Chinese titanium alloys might be just 5 more expensive than aluminum, the quality aerospace-grade titanium can be up to 20x times more expensive. Considering the twice higher density, it makes up to 40 times (!) higher costs of material per part.
2) Titanium limits cutting speeds to just 50-80 m/min, which means the machining is 10-20 times slower on average.
3) While it certainly has some benefits, titanium has lower strength-to-weight ratio (elastic modulus) than 7075-T651 aluminum and carbon composites. This characteristic is the most important one for modern competition bicycles.
1) While cheaper Chinese titanium alloys might be just 5 more expensive than aluminum, the quality aerospace-grade titanium can be up to 20x times more expensive. Considering the twice higher density, it makes up to 40 times (!) higher costs of material per part.
2) Titanium limits cutting speeds to just 50-80 m/min, which means the machining is 10-20 times slower on average.
3) While it certainly has some benefits, titanium has lower strength-to-weight ratio (elastic modulus) than 7075-T651 aluminum and carbon composites. This characteristic is the most important one for modern competition bicycles.