Curve’s CarboKev is now official
Earlier this year at Spoken, local Aussie company Curve showed a prototype of its in-house bonded carbon and titanium gravel race bike - the CarboKev.
Now the bike is official, combining 3D-printed titanium lugs with titanium seat stays and toptube. Meanwhile, the downtube, seat tube and chainstays are carbon fibre. Where bonded joints are used, they are of the double-lap variety, with the carbon tube effectively sandwiched in place.
The bike offers clearance for up to 29 x 2.2in tyres and uses Curve's own carbon fork with internal routing that fits a narrower 1 1/8" upper headset. It can be ordered with a regular 27.2 mm seatpost or an Integrated post. Curve is quoting 10-12 month lead-times, with a frameset price of AU$12,000 excl. local taxes (approx US$7,800). More at Curve Cycling.
