![]() We have two sizes of crash bobbins to offer slight variety to clients, but aesthetics were not considered the critical design feature. We use this for maximum strength with minimal additional weight. For these distance plates we laser cut 8-12mm 1068 grade aluminium which is in fact superior to aircraft grade 1034. We manipulate this point to allow the bobbin to bend in order to provide maximum protection!Īs far as possible we avoid using distance plates, but in some cases we are forced to mount the crash bobbins on distance plates to match up the gaps in the fairings. Weaker bolts can break with sudden impact and stronger bolts don’t absorb the strain of the impact, they transfer the forces to the frame or engine casing, often causing irreparable damage.Ī combination of stainless steel, aluminium and Nylon spacers are used to create a calculated ‘failure point’ on the crash bobbin assembly. ![]() Use of the correct strength bolts is crucial. Injection moulded crash bobbins may be cheaper, but they don’t work! Injection moulded crash bobbins are much cheaper to manufacture however, the injection moulding process changes the characteristics of the plastic making it very hard and brittle and ultimately causing the bobbins to either be too hard to slow the bike down or snap off on impact. Our preference is to machine our bobbins out of a billet of 50mm plastic, unlike most of bobbins on the market that are injection moulded. The Materials used have been meticulously selected based on research and the design has been carefully tailored to provide maximum strength where necessary yet catering for designed failure points which have been tried and tested.Ĭane Industries Crash Bobbins deliberately wear down in the event of a slide, unlike any other crash bobbin on the market, resulting in the sliding speed of the bike being substantially reduced, therefore minimizing the chance of collision with obstructions such as oncoming traffic, kerbing and the drop of a mountain pass. ![]() ![]() This result is not ideal for road bikes.Ĭane Industries was formed in 2010 specializing in the manufacture, sale and fitment of our very own carefully engineered crash bobbins for road bikes. They were designed to allow the bike to slide fast and far in order to get it off the track and avoid collision with other passing bikes. Crash bobbins where initially intended for use on race tracks made of Nylon, other hard plastics and sometimes aluminium. ![]()
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