HD Anti Crack Glass Fiber – What is it? When do I use it? HD stands for High Dispersion; each pound of fiber is comprised of over 1 million individual fibers. They are 3mm in length. • They are not visible when the piece is ground / polished. • They are designed to mitigate surface and internal stresses that develop during curing or during the life of a piece. • An un-reinforced facecoat may crack if the piece bends enough to stress it during stripping or handling, HD fiber helps alleviate the s

Lifting the curtain on carbon fiber Over the last two decades, most of the bicycle factories have closed and shifted their production elsewhere in search of cheaper labor. This industry now finds itself in a position where 99% of bicycles are made at a few massive Asian factories with brands obscuring where their bikes are made. Painting an Asian made frame in Europe does not make it European. We founded ALLIED CYCLE WORKS to take a different path. We dreamt that we could be successful designing