Composite wheel with improved mounting formation

A composite wheel including a hub, a rim and a connection structure connecting the hub to the rim, the hub having front face and a rear face, and the hub being formed with one or more mounting formations for, in use, receiving a fastener to mount the hub to a mounting surface of a vehicle, each mounting formation including:

• a fastening region recessed into the front face of the hub and including a fastener aperture defining a passage between the fastening region and the rear face of the hub;
• and
• a front-to-fastener ply integrally formed in the composite wheel and extending between a front region of the hub and the fastening region, the front-to-fastener ply configured to transfer load between the front region of the hub and the fastening region, the front-to-fastener ply comprising a fibre material and including a fastener portion connected at the fastening region, a front portion connected at the front region of the hub and a tubular connection portion extending between the fastener portion and the front portion;
• wherein the fastening portion comprises a rear flange connected at the fastening region;
• wherein the composite wheel comprises a laminate comprising a plurality of fibre layers connected with cured resin to form an integrated composite structure, and the front-to-fastener ply comprises one or more of the plurality of fibre layers connected to one or more adjacent layers of the plurality of fibre layers via the cured resin.