Santa Clarita Bikers Ride to Bicycles John’s for Reynolds Wheels

In the relatively short history of carbon wheels, Reynolds has been at the forefront of technology, innovation and product leadership. Nothing symbolizes that commitment better than does the Reynolds Composites Studio. The idea behind Reynolds Composites Studio was to create a design-engineering environment where innovation is a mandate and performance is a mantra. It’s the first stage in continuous process that allows us to control carbon wheel technology all the way from concept to customer. 

Reynolds established the Composites Studio as a focused environment for exploring technologies, techniques, materials and processes that have the potential to transform the cycling experience for riders at every level. We’ve committed the resources and company support to a team of experienced, visionary engineers, then challenged them to throw convention to the wind in the search of the ultimate carbon wheel performance. It’s where we developed the revolutionary designs in the RZR 46 and 92 wheels. And it’s where we’re working with exciting new materials, such as boron and carbon nano tubes, that have the promise to deliver strength and stiffness at a fraction of the weight of standard carbon. RCS supplies design and engineering expertise for both Reynolds, as well as a select group of manufacturing partners. 

The RCS team is headed by the legendary composites engineer Paul Lew. As Director of Technology and Innovation, Paul is responsible for many of the designs, molds, tooling, production and techniques that are at the heart of the Reynolds carbon wheel product line. Considered to be among the first to apply unidirectional carbon technology to bicycle rims, many of Paul’s innovations are now considered state-of-the-art in wheel design.