Tips for Small Businesses on Going Green

Consumers are increasingly turning to companies who care for the environment. While real change can only come at the highest political level, small businesses can still enact the change they want to see in the environment, producing good habits at a public and private level. There are multiple benefits of this, beside their environmental impact, which small businesses can reap.

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Why own an eBike in 2021?

The electric bike industry has been expanding at a pace over the past 5-10 years: by 2030, the global eBike market is estimated to almost triple to 120bn dollars.

There are many other benefits of owning an eBike, both public and private, for which ARCC Bikes has compiled a comprehensive list of advantages.

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Premium E-Bike Retrofit Kit: the Intelligent Drive System from ARCC

ARCC Bikes’ e-bike retrofit kit, the ARCC Intelligent Drive System, has earned a reputation for unbeaten responsiveness and excellent craftsmanship. Paired with giants of bicycle design, like Moulton, Brompton, Cinelli and Airnimal Joey as well as ARCC Bikes’ own town bikes, the Abington and Rosemont, it is a brilliant combination of timeless style with futuristic substance.

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The Future of British Electric Transport

Cambridgeshire’s Silicon Fen, the home of ARCC Innovations, is an essential hotbed of research and development into future modes of transportation. Such innovation is necessary if Britain wishes to compete in the global electric vehicle industry over the coming decades. Yet simply exchanging petrol and diesel vehicles for electric cars is not the ultimate solution for future transportation.

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Testing Facilities and Compliance

At ARCC Innovations, we make sure all our products meet the first-class standard for build quality and safety by conducting testing in-house. With jigs designed by our team of experienced and qualified technicians, ARCC regulations go beyond the minimum underlined in the official literature, making certain that our products not only pass but there is no doubt as to their high grade design.

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ARCC Bikes and Gates Carbon Drive Technology

ARCC Bikes pairs its bicycle frames with only the best in modern bike componentry. From top-of-the-range, hub gear systems by Rohloff and Shimano to Schwalbe Marathon Plus anti-puncture tyres, ARCC Bikes selects brands on the cutting edge of bike mechanical design, making certain that each bike, and eBike, meet the first-class standard for safety and build quality. This includes ARCC Bikes’ choice in transmission system: the renowned Gates Carbon Belt Drive.

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The People of ARCC

The people of ARCC are versatile individuals- from software engineers and industrial product designers to machining and marketing experts, what makes ARCC a hub for innovation and excellence is the varied expertise that these professionals bring and can share with each other’s projects.

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A Short History of the Folding Bike

Folding bikes are nothing new as a popular form of commuter transports but will still attract the curious and likely envious gaze of those around. Indeed, the central idea of collapsing a bicycle frame into a more portable form has been around almost as long as the bike itself, and bike designers continue to press the envelope on what is possible with light materials and faster folds. Following in their footsteps, ARCC Bikes has set out to make their own innovative folder.

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3D Printing: What Is It and Where Did it Come From?

3D printing has been a buzzword over the past two decades, thrown about by the media with lots of expectation but not much understanding of the process itself. Neither is it widely appreciated that 3D printing did not spring into existence sometime in the 2000s, but has in fact been around for a while. From producing bike parts for the ARCC Abington and Rosemont to creating the helical structure of Node’s HYLIXA loudspeaker, ARCC is proficient in the use of 3D printing technologies, including FDM and SLS, and has a team of certified engineers who are well experienced in the field.

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The ARCC Electric Conversion Kit for Bromptons: The Ultimate Commuter Bike Enhanced

Alongside producing superior electric retrofit systems, ARCC Bikes prides itself on pairing its conversion kit with superbly engineered bicycles. That is why, in addition to its in-house designed frames, the Abington and Rosemont, ARCC Bikes offers a bespoke electric retrofitting service for the iconic Brompton, performed on-site here at ARCC Innovations.

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The Invisivisor Mask: See Some Smiles

Since writing the blog post in July on Invisivisor, Mannequino’s original approach to face coverings, the UK has since gotten quite used to the sight and experience of wide-spread mask usage. That said, even though we may have grown more accustomed to face coverings than we might have been in July, this does not hide the fact that conventional masks still detract from human socialisation. The design principles behind Mannequino’s see-through, Invisivisor addressed these issues, allowing full visibility of the user’s entire face, making for easier human interaction. Now these principles have gone towards Mannequino’s latest innovation in a complementary facemask: the Invisivisor mask.

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The ARCC Coat Stand: A Testament to Collaboration

In 2016, Studio17 and ARCC Innovations looked to create a product that celebrated the spirit of collaboration which permeates our affiliated businesses. After some deliberation, the design that was chosen was a pair of bespoke coat stands. One of which would sit near Studio 17’s office in Cambridge, and the other at ARCC Innovation’s offices in London; symbols of this partnership in British design.

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ARCC’s Freelance Team

ARCC Innovations is very pleased to announce its freelance team has grown recently, with the addition of two new members. Each with varied backgrounds, their profiles indicate the type of interesting and flexible individuals that ARCC seeks to work with.

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