Simulation to Reality
Predator Cycling® is an engineering firm first, and a custom bicycle manufacturer second. Founded in 2005 by Aram Goganian in Nashville, Tennessee, we have spent two decades pushing the boundaries of composite materials, topology optimization, and generative design.
Predator Lab is the digital extension of our research facility—providing athletes, fitters, and framebuilders with the same physics-as-a-service engines we use to construct race-winning superbikes.
Engineering Foundation
Core Disciplines
Custom Carbon Frames
Bespoke carbon fiber bicycle frames built to the rider's absolute coordinates. Every tube shape, wall thickness, and layup orientation is optimized for weight-to-stiffness ratio before curing.
Simulation & R&D
Utilizing Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) as our primary tools. We model wind yaw, stress distribution, and aerodynamic drag before laying a single fiber.
Carbon Repair Mastery
Authorized restoration of high-end carbon frames back to factory strength or higher. Over thousands of structural repairs, we have accumulated deep material datasets that inform our own frame design.
18+ Years of Innovation
Explore the critical breakthroughs that forged Predator from a Nashville track-racing garage into an aerospace-level computational composites lab.
Predator Lab & Physics-as-a-Service
From workshop to digital intelligence platform for modern athletes
Predator Lab debuts as the Athlete OS—democratizing proprietary aero and physics engines. Real-time CdA estimation from bike telemetry, velodrome testing protocols (Track Lab), Cloud Run solvers, and spinning off MACC Composites for materials supply.
Key Engineering Milestones
- Cloud Run NLS solver estimating Virtual Elevation and aerodynamic drag
- Unified commerce running on Medusa v2 with AyoWork ERP as single source of truth
- Direct-to-consumer composite materials supply through spun-off MACC Composites
Historical Benchmarks
Proprietary Process
The 5D Methodology
Every superbike frameset, custom cockpit, and aero extension engineered by Predator Cycling follows our rigorous five-phase delivery pipeline—bridging algorithmic design with composite craft.
Develop — Multiphysics FEA & Ansys CFD Wind Yaw Modeling
Before laying a single fiber, assemblies enter virtual wind tunnels in Ansys Fluent and CFX. We simulate wind yaw sweeps from 0° to 20°, boundary layer turbulence, and localized drag vortices. Finite element analysis ensures maximum torsional stiffness under 2,000-watt sprint efforts.
- Virtual aerodynamic CdA minimization across real-world wind angles
- Directional composite ply orientation map for targeted stiffness
- Zero unnecessary resin weight in low-stress frame zones
Archival Laboratory
Nashville Facility & Field Proving
PROPRIETARY IP · 2005 – 2026
Nashville Headquarters
Handcrafting advanced composites in Nashville, TN since 2005.
Precision Hand Layup
Multi-axial Toray unidirectional pre-preg carbon consolidation.
Generative T-Splines
Continuous curvature mathematical CAD tailored to rider anatomy.
Ansys Fluent CFD
Multiphysics virtual wind tunnel yaw sweep and wake vortex analysis.
Telemetry Data Acquisition
Dual strain gauge and sensor telemetry verifying Virtual Elevation models.
Velodrome Track Proving
High-G sprint acceleration and dynamic cornering stability testing.
Technology Partners
Our computational workflows are powered by industry-defining software and hardware collaborations. We partner with simulation leaders to execute multiphysics modeling at aerospace resolution.
Ansys
CFD & structural solvers
Fluent wind yaw sweeps & boundary layer turbulence simulations
NVIDIA
Omniverse Digital Twins
Hardware-accelerated rendering & real-time aerodynamic visualization
Lenovo
ThinkStation Clusters
Dedicated multithreaded simulation engineering workstations
Autodesk
Generative CAD Design
Topology optimization and parametric T-spline surfacing