reborn faster
the new ARC wheels

The weekend is just around the corner. Prepare your adventure with the versatile XMC 1501 SPLINE ONE: light on the uphill, dependable on the way down as you explore new paths until the sun sets. Link in bio for more info on the wheelset. 📸: @gaudenzdanuser

Getting to the goal has never been easy. There are components that make it possible to get there faster through precise aerodynamic development, such as our ERC 1400 SPLINE wheels. Find all details on these wheels through our link in bio. 📸: @fotostudio_h1

One finger adjustability. The 232 ONE platform is our latest XC-oriented suspension range. Connected to the Two-in-One remote lever, you can quickly choose the right setting for any riding situation. Link in bio to discover how we push the boundaries of XC even further. 📸: @fotostudio_h1

Maloja Pushbikers presenting their vision of a dream build with the XRC 1200 SPLINE. Paired with the supreme 180 hub and its ceramic bearings for low rolling resistance and the highest step of the podium. Link in bio for more info about the XRC 1200 SPLINE. 📸: @fotostudio_h1

Maintenance for reliability. Cleaning and greasing not only extends the durability of a hub but will also maintain its best performance capability. Find all information about maintenance, spare parts, and conversion options in our Product Support tool - link in bio. 📸: @raineduponmedia

The no-tool concept enables simple maintenance, saving time in the workshop to get more trail time. Another advantage is the ability to quickly change the freehub body, for example to switch between your different wheelsets, exploiting the full range of use of your bike. Find all information about freehub body conversion options in our Product Support tool - link in bio. #engineeringperformance 📸: @raineduponmedia

The no-tool concept found on all our hubs allows a tool-free disassembly for a small hub service in the workshop or even in the parking lot before your next ride. Find all information about service and spare parts in our Product Support tool - link in bio. 📸: @raineduponmedia

In the prototyping phase of the development process, our mechanical engineer Simon Hugentobler and Jean-Paul Ballard from Swiss Side conduct real-world tests in the wind tunnel. If the prototypes can successfully reproduce the CFD data in the wind tunnel, this ensures that the wheel performs best in reality too. #rebornfaster #meticulousdevelopment #aerodynamics #aerodynamicsbyswissside #swissside #windtunnel

While the first prototypes are being assembled in the BPM, Simon checks if the new DT aerolite II spokes can be mounted properly in the intended aerodynamic position and exchanges opinions in front of the camera. #rebornfaster #meticulousdevelopment #bpm

The field of expertise of Simon Hugentobler, our mechanical engineer, involves special projects focusing on aerodynamics. He was involved from the very beginning on the development of the new ARC wheels, doing wind tunnel tests and advising internally on aerodynamics and with which prototype to proceed. He also collaborated on the development of the new spoke shape with the aim of reducing rotational drag. By the way: last chance to head over to the REBORN FASTER doc on our YouTube channel if you'd like to enter the sweepstakes (link in bio). The sweepstake is open until tomorrow. #rebornfaster #meticulousdevelopment #aerodynamics #aerodynamicsbyswissside #swissside #windtunnel

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ‘𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁’ 𝗯𝘆 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗧 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀: Every cyclist has different, often uniquely personal memories and emotions that connect them to their bicycle and cycling in general. As part of the open design competition #readytopaint organized by OPEN Cycle and DT Swiss, participants from around the world shared their personal stories on the topic. Title of the artwork: 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗢𝗠: Artist: 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗧 (5th place) 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? 𝘔. 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘵: “The theme of my motif is the idea of freedom, which is the basis of staying in nature. It deals with the feeling of autonomy, letting go and free development, which is made possible by cycling. It is about the fact that we humans are like leaves or dandelion seeds in the wind, letting ourselves be driven by our ideas, wishes and goals.” 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲? 𝘔. 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘵: “For me, this motif is the embodiment of the symbiosis of experiencing nature and the feeling of freedom. […] Everything should appear light, airy and detached, like the sky and passing fields and meadows. For me, the dandelion is a sign of this feeling of letting go and freedom, whereas the watercolor background takes up the spring-like, light and light-flooded colors of nature and reflects them in pastel shades. Once again I have found my inspiration in nature.” 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲? 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! #readytopaint @opencycle

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ‘𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁’ 𝗯𝘆 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗧 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀 Title of the artwork: 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗢𝗠: Artist: 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗧 (5th place) 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 ‘𝗯𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀’ 𝗮𝗻𝗱 ‘𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴’ ? 𝘔. 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘵: “The motif […] supports the athlete or hobby cyclist in his or her activities. It is meant to motivate and drive the cyclist, who feels personally addressed by the motif. In my opinion, it is important for every cyclist to be able to spend time in nature through their sport or leisure activity and to have the opportunity to explore and discover new areas through their bike.” 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹? 𝘔. 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘵: “I do not see the bicycle as a means of transport, but as a way to enjoy nature. Already in my childhood I rode most of the routes by bike, because I enjoyed feeling and smelling the air, the wind and the scents of nature. With a bike I can ride along paths that would be too far on foot and too impenetrable with a motorized vehicle. My faithful Ghost mountain bike, which was already 16 years old, took me up small mountains, through forests along the lakeside and the banks of the river, to school and today some days to work. […] Riding a bike means for me to recharge my batteries, to enjoy nature, to be on the move in an environmentally conscious way and always get a bit further to my destination. Even if the goal of the day is simply to cycle.” 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲? 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! #readytopaint @opencycle

⁣𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ‘𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁’ 𝗯𝘆 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗧 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀 Title of the artwork: 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗢𝗠: Artist: 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗔𝗦𝗧 (5th place) ⁣ ⁣𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹? 𝘔. 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘵: “[…] I wish that more people would use the bicycle again, but as far as possible without motorized help. […] Cycling should be used to recharge your batteries, to power yourself up, or simply to enjoy nature. […] In my future vision, the bicycle would again become the most popular means of transportation of a generation.” 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲? 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀! #readytopaint @opencycle

For the analysis of the wheels, we go to the GST Windtunnel in Immenstaad to test and confirm the expected performance of the newly developed ARC wheel design. #rebornfaster #meticulousdevelopment #aerodynamics #aerodynamicsbyswissside #swissside

We take a look behind the scenes of our video shoot to share how it looked in our wind tunnel, prototype production (BPM - Biel Performance Manufacturing) and test center. See behind the camera of the doc "Reborn Faster: an Insight into the Redevelopment". #rebornfaster #meticulousdevelopment