USERS’ PLATFORM Composites in the world Built to withstand the punishment of off-road biking TAG Wheels makes a new wheel in a single piece using a glass-fibre-reinforced nylon resin that delivers excellent toughness, strength and stiffness. Severe impacts occurring in off-road biking usually cause permanent rim damage to traditional wire-spoke wheels. This drawback is overcome with the RX5 wheel. Moreover, this new model requires less maintenance, due to the absence of tension adjustment on traditional wire-spoke wheels. Wall sections vary in thickness to provide additional strength and stiffness where needed. More information: www.tagwheels.com Ready-to-pull carbon winch From the hull to the sail via the mast, quite everything is, or can be, made of carbon fibres in a racing boat, using the intrinsic properties of high-performance composites. Lewmar has developed a solution for winches. A winch is a lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank, on which a cable or rope winds to hoist sails. This product was developed to offer powerful, lighter and flexible trimming solutions. More information: www.lewmar.com JEC Composites Magazine / No35 September 2007http://www.tagwheels.com http://www.lewmar.com