Founder-Led.
Factory-Built.
02 · Capabilities
Vertically integrated through layup, hot press, drilling, QC, and decal. The volume we ship has grown alongside the brands we've built with — not ahead of them.
In-house steps
From raw material to finished rim — every structural step happens in our own factory. Paint and finish are handled by a single long-term partner, same shop floor since 2016.
Paint partner
One facility. Ten years. Customer artwork stays in one trusted location — not passed between vendors. When a programme needs to ship early, our paint partner works to our calendar.
Production process
Materials
Toray prepreg across all programmes — T700 for standard builds, T800 for flyweight, T1000 for maximum performance. Fiber orientation and layup schedule are fixed per mold, giving consistent weight and stiffness batch to batch.
Customization
Capacity & lead time
We grew with our oldest customer over nine years. They scaled; we scaled. New equipment, refined process, deeper trust — on both sides. When your volume grows, you won't be starting that conversation from scratch.
Every rim comes with a 3-year warranty and a crash-replacement programme.
2,500
Rims / month
15–25
Working days lead time
Sample
to production
3yr
Rim warranty
Buyer Capability FAQ
Use these notes to understand how DeerCycles handles manufacturing, customization, QC, and capability-driven RFQ routing for carbon rim and wheelset programs.
DeerCycles handles raw material selection, carbon cutting, layup, hot press molding, demolding, CNC drilling, engineering review, surface QC, dimensional review, raw-rim inflation checks before finishing, and pre-shipment QC in its Xiamen factory. Paint and finish are handled by a long-term partner on the same stable production calendar.
Quality control includes surface inspection before finishing, drilling and dimensional review, raw-rim inflation checks before finishing, and final pre-shipment QC. Buyers who need deeper proof can review the reliability page or specify impact, fatigue, tire-pressure, spoke-tension, and sample approval requirements in the RFQ.
Yes. Buyers can discuss Toray T700, T800, or T1000 prepreg, standard, flyweight, or heavy-duty layup tiers, UD, 1K, 3K, 12K, honeycomb, or braided outer fiber, custom spoke hole counts, offset drilling, Presta or Schrader valves, matte, satin, glossy, or paintless finishes, and decal or laser logo application.
Use this page to confirm whether DeerCycles has the production, customization, capacity, lead time, warranty, and QC process needed for a carbon rim or wheelset program. Then send the RFQ through the carbon rim OEM, gravel OEM, MTB OEM, wheelset OEM, one-piece wheelset, or contact path with the target specification and validation needs.
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