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*PATENTED OohBah™ PROFILES FOR THE STRONGEST RIMS ON EARTH *NEW DYNAMAL™ AND SUPER-6™ ALLOY CONSTRUCTION *ALL NEW SLEEK AND SEXY EVO PROFILES *5-15% REDUCTIONS IN WEIGHT ON ALL EVO RIMS *UP TO 20% INCREASE IN RIGIDITY ON ALL EVO RIMS *LOWEST TRACTION/STIFFNESS/WEIGHT-COEFFICIENTS ON THE MARKET *MGR™ - MICRO GRAIN REFINEMENT
SPANK EVO RIM TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENTS Patented
OohBah™ patented profile combines a concave outer wall with a convex inner tube well resulting in a never before seen “hoop strength” in the sectional profile. OohBah™ “wave” inner tube wells remain stable under immense loads, offering greater support to the side walls than traditional straight or curved tube wells. Stronger, lighter designs mean SPANK can offer wider rims than anyone, meaning further increases in stiffness and greater tirespread, traction, and comfort.
DOUBLE BeadNip™
The addition of a second set of BeadNip™ on the inner tube well ensures the tire always remains in the beadseat, even when riding at minimal air pressures. Competitors’ rims allow the bead to slip inward leading to snakebites (pinch-flats).
ADVANCED ALLOY COMPOSITIONS
Common rim alloys 6061 and 6005, although easy to work with, suffer from relatively poor yield, ultimate strength and fatigue life. In a quest to isolate the perfect alloy blend for each specific application, SPANK has enlisted metallurgists and industry experts from around the world. For our new EVO line of rims, we have adopted rare new age alloys, which offer unparalelled strength and yield values. All SPANK EVO rims receive additional micro grain refinement - MGR processes, meaning greater rigidity and better resistance to denting and permanent deformation than ever before! DYNAMAL SUPER-6 6061 6005 DYNAMAL SUPER-6 6061 6005 DYNAMAL SUPER-6 6061 6005
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“DYNAMAL™” is a new, rare, virgin alloy composition. Unlike standard recycled alloy mixes, DYNAMAL™ is a dynamically aged, complex, highly magnesium-silicon-copper enriched, pure alloy. Compared to statically aged traditional alloy types, DYNAMAL™ shows a significant further increase in ultimate tensile strength and yield, without the normal reductions in fatigue life. Where 6061 measures impurities in parts per thousand, DYNAMAL™ measures them in parts per million. DYNAMAL™ is composed of 11 alloying elements and 4 restricted elements, compared to just 6 alloying elements and a few restrictors in 6061. Imported and rare in our industry, DYNAMAL™ is used in the production of our race inspired VoMax and Spike rim lines. It offers unparalleled rigidity in rims and a never before seen resistance to permanent deformation.
Super-6™ aluminum is a specially blended magnesium-silicon-copper enriched, work150% hardened alloy. Super-6™ offers the perfect mix of hardness, yield, fatigue life, and a superior ultimate tensile strength to standard 6 series alloys. Super-6™ alloy is composed of 8 alloying elements and 4 restrictors. It is ideal fo rhe creation of thin walled, super stiff rims. Through the recent adoption of Super-6 materials, SPANK’s Oozy, Subrosa, and Stiffy rim lines are now stronger and show greater resistance to deformation than ever thought possible.
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