Technology

FLOW

Basierend auf erweiterten, Computer unterstützten Materialstress-Simulationen ist es PRINCIPIA gelungen ein völlig neues Carbon Laminierungsverfahren für seine FLOW Gabel zu entwickeln.
Dabei vereinigt die Gabel die drei wichtigsten Anforderungen: geringes Gewicht, hohe Seitensteifigkeit und besten Komfort. Enger stehende Gabelscheiden und ein ovalisiertes Steuerrohr erhöhen die vertikalen Federeigenschaften und damit die Stossadsorption bei gleich bleibender Seitensteifigkeit. Mit 320g ist die
FLOW die leichteste PRINCIPIA Gabel, die je entwickelt wurde.

The latest generation of Principia’s trademark elliptical bottom bracket and head tube design. The increased diameter of the idsection of the tubes adds rigidity and strength without increasing weight. The ELLIPSE PROJECT gives you more efficient power transfer and more control when it counts.

Carbon seat posts are generally light and strong but can be fragile when fitted incorrectly. The pressure that the seat post is subjected to when tightening the seat clamp can be critical and even structurally fatal. Principia’s unique CARBON FRIENDLY SEAT TUBE gently distributes the pressure load over a larger area of the seat post. This clever design feature is safer for both you and your seat post.

Traditional frame design uses tubing with identical diameters and wall thicknesses for all frame sizes. Either this makes the smaller frame sizes too heavy or the larger frame sizes insufficiently strong and stiff. Principia’s DESIGN 2 SIZE technology optimizes the tubing specifications for the individual frame sizes ensuring optimum riding characteristics for riders of all sizes.

Principia’s proprietary carbon technology combines first class carbon filaments with a newly developed layup technique. WPC technology allows maximum control of the direction of the fibres enabling us to carefully finetune key properties such as stiffness, strength and comfort. WEAVED PRINCIPIA CARBON exclusively uses Mitsubishi filaments with tensile strenghts ranging from 12 (C12T) to 40 (C40T) tonnes per square centimetre.

Principia’s INTERNAL CABLE ROUTING allows the gear cables to disappear discretely into the head tube giving the frame a unique, streamlined appearance while ensuring that the cables are protected from dirt and grime at the same time. Principia ICR has a completely sealed liner from entry to exit for easy maintenance and wire replacement.

Imagine a replaceable rear derailleur hanger that allows you to shift gears with the precision and reliability of a fixed non-replaceable rear derailleur hanger. The INTEGRATED SHIFTING PRECISION derailleur hanger is a unique Principia feature which combines the precision and rigidity of a fixed derailleur mount dropout with replaceability. INTEGRATED SHIFTING PRECISION is featured on all Principia models.

With the newly developed mountainbikespecific carbon technology, Principia Monocoque Triangle, the rear triangle of the frame is a true monocoque construction made of 100% carbon fibre. Based on the proprietary Weaved Principia Carbon technology PMT sets new standards for weight, stiffness and strenght.