The expansion at Ciclo Fapril is expected to be completed in April 2024 and fully operational within a year. – Photo Ciclo Fapril

Ciclo Fapril expands dedicated cargo bike frame factory

AGUEDA, Portugal - Ciclo Fapril is expanding its Alufap unit by another 12.000 square meters. Dedicated exclusively to the production of frames for cargo bikes, long-tails and carriers, the expansion is expected to be completed in April 2024 and fully operational within a year.

Carbon Team CEO, Vital Almeida (right), showing the first frames made by Carbon Team to Minister of State, Pedro Siza Vieira (left), and mayor, Rui Miguel Pereira (middle). Photo Carbon Team

Carbon Team frame factory celebrates official inauguration

VOUZELA, Portugal - The high-tech carbon frame production facility of Carbon Team has been inaugurated by Portugal's Minister of State for Business and Digital Transition, Pedro Siza Vieira. The first frames made by Carbon Team have already been certified after passing rigorous lab tests in Germany.

Ciclo Fapril gained a lot of experience in fully robotized production. – Photo Ciclo Fapril

Portugal starts cargo bike frame and component production

AGUEDA, Portugal - To increase Portugal's autonomy, Ciclo Fapril developed a new project to start cargo bike frame and component production. As partner in the Triangles project, Ciclo Fapril played an important role in the start of bicycle frame production in Portugal a few years ago.

The Carbon Team factory has an annual capacity of 25,000 units. – Photos Carbon Team

Portuguese invest millions in carbon fiber frame factory

To serve the need for carbon fiber products in Europe a group of investors have founded 'Carbon Team' in Portugal. After the success of Triangle's aluminum frame production founded by Rodi, Miranda and Ciclo Fapril, these 3 Portuguese companies joined forces with Bike Ahead composites (Germany) and Art Collection

Investors in Triangle’s Cycling Equipments SA (from left) Vital Almeida (Ciclo Fapril), Armando Levi (Rodi) and João Miranda (Miranda). – Photos courtesy Wheelgiant

Triangle's Starts Robotized Alloy Frame Welding on Industrial Scale

It's busy at the production site of Triangle's in Portugal; the 1st company in Europe that is producing aluminium bicycle frames on an industrial scale.

為了推動Bike Value Portugal,ABIMOTA今年五月參觀了中國國際自行車展。-Photo ABIMOTA

葡萄牙產業協會 ABIMOTA 提出 Portugal Bike Value 的提議

葡萄牙,AGUEDA- 在越來越多的製造工廠設立後,它已初具雛形,現在也已正名。但並不是以葡萄牙自行車谷為名。葡萄牙產業協會 ABIMOTA 正式將其提議命名為「 Bike Value Portugal 」。