Bikes, especially mountain bikes, have always offered a lot of space for innovation. And this is in no small part thanks to enthusiastic cyclists in small specialised companies who know how to impress with their innovations. Vecnum develops and manufactures components for mountain and gravel bikes in Isny, Germany. Probes and tool setting probes from Blum-Novotest play an important role in the production processes of the company based in the Allgäu region, ensuring high accuracy, process reliability and automated machining.

High manufacturing quality is not just an end in itself for Vecnum, producer of innovative components for mountain and gravel bikes: For instance, play in the joints of the suspension stem would have a strong negative impact on the riding experience. At the same time, high forces act on the joints if the rider pulls on the handlebars while pedalling. “The seat posts also generate strong diagonal forces when the rider sits on them. These are a product of the high dynamics created through pedalling and the ground,” adds company founder Marcell Maier. “However, even the slightest amount of play is unwanted here. We handle this with selected materials and the precise manufacturing process. The upper telescopic tube with the connection for the saddle is extruded in one piece from high-strength aluminium.”