UBC GmbH based in Murr, Germany has made a name for itself throughout the world with the engineering and manufacture of high-quality carbon fibre components for customers such as Porsche, Bugatti and Audi. No surprise then their outstanding Coren urban bike has a frame made of very high tensile strength T1000 carbon fibres which are otherwise used almost solely in Formula 1 monocoques. Innovative for the bicycle sector are the avant-garde shape, created by UBC designer Christian Zanzotti, and the design of the frame: super‐slim top and down tubes lend the Coren a unique visual lightness. The overall weight shows that this lightness is also a fact: 7,700 grams – more than acceptable for an urban bike. The Coren is available from the end of 2012 directly from the manufacturers. Given UBC’s heavy workload of motor racing projects, only a limited number of the high-‐tech bicycle will be available, either as Singlespeed, Pedelec or Fixie. The design and the size of the frame are based on a new approach: UBC fits the down tube, the top tube and the seat tube together on an adjustable frame gauge. The bike owes its unique appearance particularly to the connection of the top tube and the seat tube, to the delicate cross-‐ section and the faultless quality of the material and workmanship. To guarantee this, the UBC engineers monitor the materials and the workmanship on their own premises – in tolerance limits equivalent to the most stringent demands made of Formula 1, DTM, racing and high performance sports cars.
