Mouth watering 953 lugged mountain bike frames by Engine Cycles in the US (note the Edge carbon rims).

We’ll let Engin Cycles tell you about what they do:

“Construction

We are not limited to any one form of construction. We TIG weld, fillet braze and custom make lugs. If you browse our gallery, you will see that this versatility allows us to mix all of the joining methods in one bicycle and enables us to utilize different types of construction to our and your advantage. We feel our process is strong and effective and always takes you, the end user, into consideration.

Materials

Steel is our primary material of choice. It allows almost limitless design and has a great ride quality that is used as the benchmark for all other materials. The current tubing being made for bicycles is at an all time high for quality and strength to weight ratio. We use tubing from True Temper, Reynolds, Dedacciai, Columbus and other aircraft quality material. There is no one magic tubeset and each bike can have tubes from one or all the above manufacturers. The process of designing the bike includes using the correct tubing diameter, butt profile and gauge, the end goal is a lifetime frame that is made light and strong.

The use of Reynolds 953 stainless tubing is available but requires the lugs made from scratch. It is our signature design and we are very proud of the fact that this bicycle has won “Best Off Road” at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show.

We also offer steel/carbon combo bicycles with tubing made for us by Edge Composites. These designs are not available in all categories. The carbon allows us to make a frame that has a very unique ride while maintaining the “soul” of a steel bicycle.”

[Engin Cycles]

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