At THE TIRE COLOGNE, BORBET will be demonstrating how two groundbreaking concepts can fundamentally and sustainably change wheel development:

This wheel concept combines the factors of wheel weight, aerodynamics and brake cooling and ensures a completely new performance through automatically closing insert flaps. The wheel as a basic carrier has been stylistically redesigned and optimised in production by the weight-reducing lightweight construction technologies FlowForming and Undercut. The wheel weight in the 8.0x19 inch size is now only 9.2 kg. Ten inserts ensure a 100% closed wheel surface and enable maximum flow optimisation. To cool down the brakes, five inserts are opened during driving by means of thermal actuators. This revolutionary technology ensures the corresponding "driving coolness".

More sustainability through NATURAL FIBER INSERTS 
The i-ATX concept bike with NATURAL FIBER INSERTS fulfils our claim by using renewable raw materials. The special AERO inserts are woven from a flax material, as known from the "carbon" sector, and therefore consist of a regenerative natural material. Similar to carbon components, these inserts have a very appealing sporty look and a low product weight with maximum stability. The i-ATX wheel weighs only 14.7 kg and meets high wheel or axle loads. It optimises the flow around the wheel and thus makes the car more wind-friendly. The NATURAL FIBER INSERTS show how sustainable, innovative and forward-looking the use of new materials can be and that the visual appearance is not neglected either.