Carbon Rack Forged
Made with short carbon fiber. Sawtooth shape redesigned. Perfect adhesion and force transmission optimized. Discover all the features of the new rack.
We Increased performances by rethinking its shape
The shape of the rack tooth has been modified to ensure that the strength from the stretcher to the boat passes rigidly through adjacent elements, such as the racks-insert crossbar gasket.
The choice fell on a sawtooth junction that has the tooth part that looks at the bow practically vertical, while the one that looks at the stern normal to the stretcher in order to discharge the foot strength in the correct direction.
Below: comparison between the new Carbon Rack forged (left) and the standard plastic rack (right)
Glued for perfect adhesion
In order to optimize the load transmission capacity of the racks and ribbed we have chosen to glue them on the boat: the entire components surface is now perfectly adherent becoming one with the seating structure. The strength of the rower is entirely channeled into the boat thrust.
Crossbar and stretcher: no deformation allowed
The carbon crossbar allows a considerable increase in the load transmission. The inserts (ends of the crossbar) are made with the same carbon of the racks and they have the saw-type toothing system so as to fit perfectly with the rack and glued to the crossbar instead of stuck as it was in the past. The relative sliding between crossbar and insert is no longer permitted, making everything infinitely more rigid.
The new U-bolt support made with the same material as the racks ensures a more rigid fixing between crossbar and stretcher.
From this series of innovations that do not allow deformations, the need of carbon rack was born: the old plastic rack could not support the load without deforming.
The stretcher is designed to have a full foot support, from the heel to the plate (also in carbon). Thanks to the study of geometry and the particular material’s stratification (lay-up), we have obtained the maximum rigidity with a weight decrease, considerably lowering the dispersion of energy (elastic one) channeling it into the thrust.
The stretcher is designed to be placed in the 3 standard angles (39,42 and 45°) simply by moving the crossbar to the three positions placed immediately under the shoes plate. In this way it is no longer necessary to use levels or thickness to reach the desired angle.
Chosen by TOP crews
The new racks and ribbed, together with the Aliante configuration and MAS shoes, gives the best performances. Watch this video to see why also the Romania rowing federation chose this configuration.
Results
Our goal is to create a perfectly rigid boat that can channel the whole athlete’s strength in the right direction, without unnecessary dispersion.
Focusing on the area of the stretcher and on all its details, has allowed us to reduce the dispersion of elastic energy by 9%.
This means an available thrust for the progress, which allows an optimization of the result up to 4%.
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