As many of you know I’ll be offering a Tube to Tube (no lugs) carbon frames soon. At the risk of sounding like a broken record let me say it again, I’m not “going carbon” I’m adding another choice. I’ll be limiting the number of carbon frames I sell each year in order to avoid taking focus off of steel and titanium. I think each material has something to offer different riders depending on their priorities and goals. Just as I added titanium to my steel offerings in the mid 90’s, I’m adding carbon now.

I won’t go into much detail here but you will start to see more info as we move through the Winter. I’ll be adding pages soon and will post blog entries from time to time as well. The frames will be true all custom frames just as the steel and titanium are. They will be priced at around $5000 including a headset and painted to match Edge 2.0 fork. The first year of  production will be limited to 20 frames.

I’ve been working on this project for over a year now. Nick Crumpton  www.crumptoncycles.com has been a great  help and incredibly generous with information. I’m also working with composites engineer Jared Nelson who holds a masters in composite engineering and has 10 years of experience working specifically in the bicycle industry, he’s also a hell of a rider. I’m lucky enough to have him here in town because he is currently working on his doctorate at MSU. Below are some pictures of Jared and me making some test coupons to test material and validate the oven.

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