RideWrap Launches Protection Film Made from Recycled Materials
We are excited to announce the launch of the world’s first bicycle-specific protection film made from 77% recycled materials with embedded superhydrophobic ceramic and self-healing properties.
Everyone that rides a bike does it for a reason and has a motivation that drives them. At RideWrap, we’re all riders too. We do what we do to preserve our playgrounds and do our part for the environment. We do it for you, so you can ride more and worry less. We do it for cycling!
Introducing RideWrap’s Lotus Pro™ 10 Protection Film. Our latest bicycle-specific protection film with embedded superhydrophobic ceramic and self-healing capabilities and the first paint protection film in the world made from 77% recycled materials.
RideWrap’s revolutionary Lotus Pro™ 10 film consists of 3 key layers, each designed specifically for bicycles:
The superhydrophobic top layer is embedded with advanced ceramic technologies. Dirt particles are picked up by water droplets and repelled from the surface as if floating on a cushion of air.
Top Layer - Superhydrophobic TPU Topcoat:
Our Superhydrophobic top layer is embedded with advanced ceramic technologies making it extremely easy to clean. This layer also possesses self-healing properties which means light scuffs and marks will disappear with gentle heat - like the sun. Simply put, this layer keeps your bike looking better for longer. RideWrap Lotus Pro™ 10 film comes in either a matte or gloss finish which is determined by the topcoat layer. The matte finish of the new Lotus Pro™ 10 film is the best match to factory matte bicycle paints in the world. It has a lower gloss value (measured in gloss units “GU”) compared to other films allowing colours to look the smoothest and have the lowest level of sheen possible. RideWrap's gloss finish has a super high gloss value which exceeds other films on the market and adds extra pop and vibrancy to your bike’s paint finish.
Middle Layer - TPU Durability Structure:
With the launch of Lotus Pro™ 10 film, RideWrap brings the only true 10 mil thickness (1000th of an inch) film to market. By ‘true’ we mean it’s exactly that and isn’t a rounded-up value. This makes the new Lotus Pro™ film more durable without compromising ease of application. It’s been designed from the ground up to help better dissipate impact energy and is specifically crafted to shield against low-velocity, high-mass projectiles.
Base Layer - Acrylic Adhesive Layer:
Lotus Pro™ film’s adhesive layer works better with all bicycle paint systems. It has improved adhesion on rough, matte-painted surfaces and fits flawlessly around the tight radiuses and curves that are commonly found on bikes. Installation is easier than ever and will last longer. For extra reassurance, RideWrap’s Lotus Pro™ adhesive is designed to be gentle on bicycle paint and clear coats if it is removed.
Lotus Pro™ uses embedded ceramic technologies that mimic the self-cleaning properties of the lotus leaf. Due to the superhydrophobicity of Lotus Pro™ film, dirt particles are picked up by water droplets and repelled from the surface as if floating on a cushion of air. This allows them to roll off the surface easily, making it extremely easy to clean and keep your bike looking better for longer.
Lotus Pro™ 10 film, as of today, is used for 318,496 protection kit options in our RideWrap database as well as our bulk film products. A database that is the fastest growing in the industry and with the most current bike models available. This includes our Tailored Protection™, Covered Protection™, Essential Protection™ and Fork Protection Kits, as well as our all-new Creator Protection™ Kits.
Bikes, Bikes, Bikes...Road bikes, Gravel bikes, Mountain bikes, Kids bikes, Commuter bikes, Cargo bikes, eBikes and more! With the widest range of kits on the market, RideWrap protects them all.
The Process
RideWrap has always used top-quality materials to craft our protection kits. Over time, we discovered specific characteristics we wanted in a film to create the best bike protection products possible. Despite searching extensively, we couldn't find the perfect solution, so we developed our own. In 2022, we introduced the world's first protection film designed specifically for bicycles, and ever since we’ve looked to innovate further and improve our technology and products.
During the R&D process, we focused on what sets our product apart from the typical films designed primarily for the automotive world. Automotive films are made to protect from a low-mass object impacting at high velocity. However, bicycles generally face the opposite scenario, a large mass object impacting at low velocities. The core challenge for the material is different.
So, at RideWrap we engineered a film specifically for bikes with enhanced impact and abrasion resistance, optimized thickness, exceptional clarity and finish, and superior adhesion with stain-resistant, self-healing and superhydrophobic properties, all backed by a 10-year guarantee against yellowing or cracking. We made it our mission to push the boundaries of technology by fine-tuning every layer of our film to improve and make it work even better. From the beginning we have been dedicated to levelling up and further differentiating RideWrap from the rest of the market.
Lotus Pro™ and the Sustainability Journey
As a company of riders who play outside, it was vital for us to push forward on our sustainability journey. We want to maximize our resources while minimizing our effect on the planet, and we’re excited that Lotus Pro™ film is now able to help play a key part. With the development of Lotus Pro™, RideWrap delivers a film to riders that is made from 77% landfill-diverted materials, a world first for the paint protection industry.
All RideWrap packaging is made from recycled materials and we’ve reduced our carbon footprint by setting up production hubs around the world to reduce distance travelled by high carbon-producing transport methods.
We’ve implemented waste reduction systems across all of our processes and we’ve partnered with the right organizations to give back to the environment. These milestones mark progress in RideWrap’s ongoing journey to craft a more sustainable product and reduce our impact on the environment.
Andréane Lanthier Nadeau hammering out laps on her eBike protected by Lotus Pro™ 10
You can find Lotus Pro™ Worldwide via RideWrap.com, our dealers, and our distributors.
• All Tailored Protection™ Kits
• All Covered Protection™ Kits
• All Essential Protection™ Kits
• All Creator Protection™ Kits
• In small quantity bulk with Film by the Foot products in 24”/610mm width
• In bulk by the roll, 24”/610mm x 50’/15m or 100’/30m
All products available in Matte or Gloss
RIDEWRAP - BIKE PROTECTION COMPONENTS
Designed, engineered, and tested in Whistler, BC.
Locally produced in Canada, USA, Sweden, UK, and Australia.
Designed, engineered, and tested in Whistler, BC.
Locally produced in Canada, USA, Sweden, UK, and Australia.
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2. Can you confirm or deny that the 23% of Ride Wrap are in fact made by virgins?
3. What are your picks for the next round of the downhill contest
Step 1: Print the pattern on large swaths of material.
Step 2: Shoot lasers at the printed sheets to cut out the patterns for many different models of bike
Step 3: ship to consumer.
Masking out the pattern for every model and size of bike that they support, and *then* syncing that up with the lasers sounds like a major headache to me.
1. In fact - straight down.
2. we are all born again.
3. Hoping for some sneaky young gun upsets, maybe the boys on the UR Team!
What other 'things' have people seen in their pieces?
In all seriousness though, we do have an awesome replacement piece program and you can find details here. The system allows you to choose individual pieces from the kit, prices them automatically, and gets them into production -and your hands- fast. Share the reason for the replacement piece in the system as our team reviews each order and often further subsidize them for things like dropping a piece on the initial install. (although if you drop a piece, you can easily fix it by gently pick it up and rinsing it under the tap until it feels clean and smooth).
When your wrap falls on the blue stuff on the wrapsheet it will take the color and from then on you have a blue wrap. Real disappointing.
I think there is no good installer or distributor in europe that does the job well. They want 400-500€ for installing the wrap what is way too much. So with 100-200€ for the wrap you are paying like 600€ for the whole fittment. Further the distributors and installers want to make the wrap and the cutting. If there is no cheating in using a lower quality wrap i don*t know why they persist on doing so.
As mentioned above all the hassle and not perfect fittment of the wrap. It is never so easy as stated on the website. When one side of headtube/upper frame fits the other will never fit. All in all you are on the winning side. Better a protection that does not fit perfectly than none. So it is eat or die with the wraps.
With over +300000 options on the site, it is very important to find your exact model when it comes to Tailored Protection kits. Our 'Find your Bike' page is set up as a waterfall to help find the precise model, our team aligns the models with the bike brands websites. The customer service team is available by email - just send a photo or link to your bike.
We do accept returns of new products for any reason, including mistakes in ordering. When our team receives them, they are put into the inventory and repurposed for another customer. Check out the return policy here.
All kits are designed to be DIY friendly, the new Lotus Pro 10 film aids for a smooth install with a further tweaked adhesive. We equate the designs to a puzzle, but with the slip solution, you are not locked in. We suggest to spray the solution then check and adjust fitment prior to squeegeeing, this way you can see that both sides of the piece (such as on the headtube), are lined up.
We do work with a ton of dealers worldwide, some use our Super Cutter software and films to service their customers, which they make a margin on, and they do have the freedom to charge what they choose for the service - as you would find with other service businesses.
If you are looking for support in your next purchase, please reach out to the team!
We have considered (past and ongoing) our own recycling program, but it is vital when considering environmental impact to look at the entire vertical. Yes - a positive for someone to be able to send the product back after use for recycling, but No - a negative as the impact from transport is very high.
As a team and a business it is important for us to consider sustainability as a journey - a series of small steps in a never ending staircase. If we think only of reaching an idealistic result, paralysis will overcome and the likelihood of making one giant leap is slim. We are ecstatic to have made and celebrate this large stride as the only film material on the market made like this and will continue the journey where it makes the best sense.
Lotus Pro 10 is available in bulk - so boarders/skiers go nuts!