Concept Technology custom road or mountain bike framesets (solos or tandems) are built on the philosophy that cycling frees us from the every day grinds of life. Affordable, high-quality bicycles let riders express their freedom! Whether it be hammering down a mountain side, jamming with the club, relaxing through a leisurely ride, raging through a grueling race, or on your daily commute - just spin away, without a worry about the machine beneath you. Pliant frames make riders squeamish and super-stiff frames make riders bruised. The right frames make riders free. They inspire confidence and don't distract from what is important: the ride.
At Concept Technology, I hand
build and fillet braze each frameset. A lot of folks make good tubing. I prefer
using True Temper or Reynolds: they provide the foundations for frames that
obey the rider on command. Concept Technology frames have longer chainstays for
a more forgiving ride, stiffness in key areas, and tube selection which puts
the metal where it ought to be for a smooth, silky ride. I prefer the elegance
of lugs, but can't argue against the clean lines of a lugless frameset if
that's what you want. And vertical dropouts, they make sense. But so do track
drop outs sometimes. You get what you want. Also, if you're paying for a custom
frameset, it should fit whether you're a man or woman, racer, recreational,
commuter, gonzo-abusive, retro-grouch, or what-have-you rider. Fitting the
rider is the first design criteria at Concept Technology.
There
is a lot of hoopla about what material makes the best frames. Don't let the
hype fool you. Whatever you like, that's the right one. You can argue
stiffness, strength-to-weight ratios, Ti-this, Al-that, carbon-fiber blah,
blah, blah . . . until the cows come home. As a mechanical engineer, I will
tell you that a good frame can be made out of any of these materials. Concept
Technology framesets are dialed in, utilizing the right combination of hi-tech,
hi-strength steel alloy tubing that makes you want to get out and ride. At the
hi-end, a combination of Reynolds 853 and True Temper S3 promises an
uncompromising ride that will carry you as far as your legs can take you, and
more importantly, leave you ready for the next ride.
So if you just have to have one of those non-ferrous material frames, go for
it-there are some great ones out there. But a Concept Technology frameset or
bicycle can give you the ride you've been looking for at a price that won't
have you sacrificing your freedom (or working two jobs).
Ride hard, ride fun.
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