The most decorated Olympic cyclist ever, Sir Jason Kenny, has partnered with British bike manufacturer REAP… ‘in a bid to create the world’s fastest bikes.’
Kenny, who retired from professional cycling in February having won nine Olympic medals, has joined the team at REAP as a performance partner and investor, bringing with him decades of experience from the top of the sport.
With the UK’s most decorated Olympian now onboard, REAP is launching a Crowdcube crowdfunding campaign to raise a minimum of £300,000 to expand its British engineered carbon composite frames. The aim is to capitalise on the 40% year on year growth in bike sales across Europe.
Amongst other investors, Kenny has kickstarted the raise, which is due to go live for the public on May 24, 2022.
“Together we will push the boundaries of high-end bicycle development and use this knowledge to supply ultra-high performing bikes to a wider audience,” said Kenny. “As soon as I got my hands on the REAP bikes, I knew I was on to something really special.
“The British team behind the design and build of the bikes has harnessed decades of experience in aerodynamics, carbon fibre composites and a passion for cycling.”
First developed in 2016, REAP’s Gen1.0 model was billed as the world’s fastest bike in its launch season when tested against market leaders.
Founded by Martin Meir, a cycling enthusiast and engineer specialising in carbon fibre composite vehicles, REAP has been refining three frames over the last six years, focusing on road (Vekta), triathlon (Vulcan) and a prototype track bike (Raptor).
Research found that the REAP Vulcan can save a rider between 4.5-7.5 minutes over an IRONMAN bike course, compared to its leading competitor.
“The prototype track bike is already on par aerodynamically with the bike that holds the current individual and team pursuit world records,” said Martin Meir.
“This gives us a great platform to develop the definitive world’s fastest bikes, in conjunction with our new performance partner and investor, Sir Jason Kenny.”
Designed, developed, and manufactured in Staffordshire, England, the carbon-fibre technology making up the frames is the driving factor that makes a REAP bike light, strong, with good feel.
Kenny added “The fact that every bike is manufactured in-house here in the UK gives the team so much control over the whole process and quality.
“It is this commitment to performance that has seen it ridden by some of the UK’s leading athletes and will make it a force to be reckoned with across cycling and triathlon in the coming years.”
