Cooperative Development Philosophy

Through active exchange and accountability, we create dynamic, lasting relationships with our customers during the development of specialized fabrics and flexible composite materials.

Our partnership strategy is a powerful tool that brings together ideas and results in an efficient and rapid workflow.

From Challenge to Solution in Fabric Engineering

The Challenge

Bohle, a leading bicycle tire manufacturer in Western Europe for more than 100 years, called upon Warwick to develop a lightweight, puncture-resistant material that could be integrated into Bohle's Schwalbe professional bike tires, while also improving overall weight savings.

Our Solution

We developed a TurtleSkin material for the High Density Guard puncture-resistance integrated into select Schwalbe bicycle tires: Ultremo, Marathon Supreme, Marathon XR, DD Racing Ralph, and DD Nobby Nic.

The lightweight, flexible fibers are more tear-resistant than titanium and more cut-resistant than aramid. This breakthrough provides a lighter weight, better overall riding performance, and superior puncture resistance—three essential characteristics often compromised when combined into one tire design.

Our focus on innovative materials and design strategies has allowed our partnership with Bohle to break performance barriers previously unrealized in the bicycle tire industry.—Warwick Engineer

Learn more about Schwalbe Bike Tires.

Our organization's 135-plus year history of success in fabric engineering and development has been made possible by combining raw materials of superior quality with highly experienced production, engineering, and management staff. Our ISO 9001:2015-certification is further evidence of our commitment to quality and leadership.