2010 STEVENS — AheAd since '91

In the STEVENS research and development department,
our engineers and technicians find ideal
conditions. The laboratory is a dream-come-true
for any engineer obsessed with bike-development.
It features modern high-performance computers,
the latest software and state-of-the-art analogue
test benches. The test range right beyond our front
doors needs a mention, too.
In this office ideas and suggestions are applied to
the STEVENS bikes. If one of our top athletes suggests
an improvement to his bike, we review and
test it thoroughly. If it works, we‘ll make good
use of it. Many innovations for our Cyclocross and
road bikes have been implemented this way and we
will be continuing to do so.
of course, our development department also runs
its own tests, independent of the opinion of racing
professionals: for instance, the stiffness of the bottom
bracket and head set of our frames is measured,
and forks need to prove how comfortable and
stiff they are.
It is here that suspension components get finetuned
for the STEVENS bikes. All our theoretical
creations are put to the acid test before they
are released to the streets as technically mature
STEVENS bikes.
Should we find a single flaw – no matter how
small – the process of development, construction,
building and testing is repeated once more, until
every single test is passed and all members of the
development team are satisfied.
And our developers aren‘t easily satisfied: a maximum
of esthetic functionality needs to be attained.
By the way, our engineers prefer to test outside on
the actual road – or on the trails. Just to ensure our
bikes exhibit that special vibe our computers can‘t
quite put their virtual fingers on.
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