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Lets Discuss in Brief About Fulcrum
That's right folks, Fulcrum is a division of Campy. Why? Why not! If you had a cycling company and you knew how to make a superior set of wheels, but you also knew the riders were playing matchy match with their components most likely wouldn't put Campy wheels on a primarily Shimano bike, wouldn't you make a new company? We would! So if you were wondering how Fulcrum came up from nowhere and got worldwide attention on the pro circuit, it's because Campy used their connections to get up and running, and into the heat of the race. Yes sir, that's why the 2004 and 2005 pro teams actually used the Fulcrum wheels without years of being on the market. Pretty smart move if you ask us.
The launch of Fulcrum in July of 2004 was a testimony of passion for the sport of cycling. At the front of the company were three aerospace engineers who had applied their specialized knowledge of aerospace technology to the advancement of their favorite sport. Since the beginning, Fulcrum Wheels have proven their superiority on the road. They are designed and developed with underlying elements of Campagnolo, technological advancements of the aerospace industry and they have a pleasantly youthful Fulcrum twist.
With revolutionary concepts in wheel development and design, Fulcrum Wheels boast a perfectly balance wheel. To get that perfect balance they have patents! That's why there are trademarks all over this article. Fulcrum was big on trademarks and patents like Dynamic BalanceTM, 2:1 Two-to-oneTM, and the MoMagTM system.
When you push your pedals, the rotational force on the sprocket produces slack in the freewheel spokes and a loss of rim tension. This results in unwanted flex of the whole wheel and an inevitable loss of energy. Fulcrum has solved this common cycling dilemma with its 2:1 Two-to-One™ Spoke Ratio system. The 2:1 Two-to-One™ system supports the Dynamic BalanceTM by doubling the spokes in the critical areas. The Dynamic BalanceTM system boasts flawlessly balanced dynamics of rotation, with the credit given to the careful distribution of the rotating masses. The MoMagTM system supports the other two quite well. It actually stemmed from Campy. The MoMagTM system feeds each nipple into the rim through the valve hole, the process is guided perfectly into place with a magnet. Thus the Mag in the name MoMagTM. These three systems work separately or in conjunction with one another and they are what makes Fulcrum the advanced company that it is today.
Another concept in the design of Fulcrum Wheels are the aluminum hammer head spokes which have a unique aerodynamic profile comprised of a variable truncated-cone cross-section. The rims on the Fulcrum Wheels are CNC machined which help to relieve the rim area of pointless load points. CNC machining allows the wheels to have no spoke holes on the inner groove which eliminates the need for rim tape and provides maximum torsional stiffness. Yeah, these are some serious wheels.
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