gregg
04-12-2006, 01:28 PM
For Immediate Release:
New for 2006, ZIPP has developed the ZIPP 300 Crankset using the worlds finest aerospace bonding procedure, the latest in aluminum alloy technology and a radically new carbon lay-up concept to produce the lightest and stiffest crankset ever made.
At an astonishing weight of 460g for the complete 172.5 crankset, (Yes, that’s with chainrings at 133g, and the carbon cranks at 327g complete!), the ZIPP 300 Crankset is 20% lighter than the next lightest on the market. And the ZIPP 300 Crankset is 50% higher in stiffness than anything previously available, so all of your power hits the road.
How does it do this? Well, its got good grandparents, the original “made in the USA” ZIPP model CA420 carbon crankset and the ZIPP Carbon Crankset, the first two carbon cranks in the world!
After providing thousands of proven carbon cranksets, ZIPP developed the ZIPP 300. Not satisfied with standard forgings like every other crank on the market, ZIPP started with forged 2XXX alloy from Alcoa. This new alloy was developed as a replacement for standard 2024 and represents a major advancement in toughness and fatigue resistance while maintaining an overall strength and stiffness equivalent to 7075 alloys. Where most carbon cranks used a cast aluminum spine running the length of the entire crank, ZIPP utilized two separate forged and intricately machined lugs to locate pedal and bottom bracket, saving nearly 200g in aluminum weight compared to other designs. This 200g weight savings allows for the addition of numerous carbon plies and reinforcements to ensure that the crank is not only extremely overbuilt from a structural perspective, but is insanely stiff.
Our new keylock lug system and aerospace bonding preparation more than triple the carbon to aluminum bond strength over previously utilized methods. This new bonding technology is so sensitive; it is only available from the aerospace suppliers in the world.
The ZIPP 300 crank is designed to work with the ZIPP Model 185 or any ISIS bottom bracket and is compatible with the Shimano 9/10 and Campagnolo 9/10 drive trains. The ZIPP 185 Bottom Bracket is BB is the result of years of research into making a better BB. Multi-patented 7075 chainrings combined with ZIPP’s unparalleled spider stiffness ensure precise and immediate shift response under all conditions.
·Carbon Fiber construction over 2XXX Alcoa lugs.
·Keylock lug system, Aerospace Bonding System
·170, 172.5, and 175mm lengths provided
·327g (at 172.5mm) w/ no chainrings / 460g w/ chainrings
· Shimano 9/10 and Campagnolo 9/10 compatible
·Works with ZIPP 185 or ISIS Bottom Bracket design.
source: April Jackson
Zipp Speed Weaponry
Phone: 317-481-1120
Fax: 317-243-3879
Email: april@zipp.com
New for 2006, ZIPP has developed the ZIPP 300 Crankset using the worlds finest aerospace bonding procedure, the latest in aluminum alloy technology and a radically new carbon lay-up concept to produce the lightest and stiffest crankset ever made.
At an astonishing weight of 460g for the complete 172.5 crankset, (Yes, that’s with chainrings at 133g, and the carbon cranks at 327g complete!), the ZIPP 300 Crankset is 20% lighter than the next lightest on the market. And the ZIPP 300 Crankset is 50% higher in stiffness than anything previously available, so all of your power hits the road.
How does it do this? Well, its got good grandparents, the original “made in the USA” ZIPP model CA420 carbon crankset and the ZIPP Carbon Crankset, the first two carbon cranks in the world!
After providing thousands of proven carbon cranksets, ZIPP developed the ZIPP 300. Not satisfied with standard forgings like every other crank on the market, ZIPP started with forged 2XXX alloy from Alcoa. This new alloy was developed as a replacement for standard 2024 and represents a major advancement in toughness and fatigue resistance while maintaining an overall strength and stiffness equivalent to 7075 alloys. Where most carbon cranks used a cast aluminum spine running the length of the entire crank, ZIPP utilized two separate forged and intricately machined lugs to locate pedal and bottom bracket, saving nearly 200g in aluminum weight compared to other designs. This 200g weight savings allows for the addition of numerous carbon plies and reinforcements to ensure that the crank is not only extremely overbuilt from a structural perspective, but is insanely stiff.
Our new keylock lug system and aerospace bonding preparation more than triple the carbon to aluminum bond strength over previously utilized methods. This new bonding technology is so sensitive; it is only available from the aerospace suppliers in the world.
The ZIPP 300 crank is designed to work with the ZIPP Model 185 or any ISIS bottom bracket and is compatible with the Shimano 9/10 and Campagnolo 9/10 drive trains. The ZIPP 185 Bottom Bracket is BB is the result of years of research into making a better BB. Multi-patented 7075 chainrings combined with ZIPP’s unparalleled spider stiffness ensure precise and immediate shift response under all conditions.
·Carbon Fiber construction over 2XXX Alcoa lugs.
·Keylock lug system, Aerospace Bonding System
·170, 172.5, and 175mm lengths provided
·327g (at 172.5mm) w/ no chainrings / 460g w/ chainrings
· Shimano 9/10 and Campagnolo 9/10 compatible
·Works with ZIPP 185 or ISIS Bottom Bracket design.
source: April Jackson
Zipp Speed Weaponry
Phone: 317-481-1120
Fax: 317-243-3879
Email: april@zipp.com