List of Builders working in Aluminum right now

[AngryScientist]

The other thread got me thinking. Just working out a list...

1) Zanc
2) Rock Lobster
3) LOW
4) Spookey
5) FTW
6) Gaulzetti
7) VYNL
8) Stoemper
9)Bond
10) Circa
11) CO-Motion


who am i missing?

[ikecycke]

VYNL
Stoemper
Bond
Circa

[FlashUNC]

Stinner?

Stoemper?

[AngryScientist]

excellent input, had not heard of some of these.

looks like no to stinner and alu

[David in Maine]

Co-Motion

[papa bless]

LOW (I think it's all capitalized)

[fignon's barber]

I believe CYFAC will still make you a custom aluminum frameset.

[Black Dog]

Zinn

[BagelMaster]

Nate Zukas also makes aluminum bikes.

[jmoore]

Kelly Bedford (I think)

I know built an alu tt bike a year or two ago.

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[dave thompson]

Tsunami in Arizona.

[genefruit]

Scott Quiring in Michigan - http://www.quiringcycles.net/aluminum-alloy-frames/

[AngryScientist]

great!

I love that Quiring posts his Queue list right on the website. Brilliant!

[nalax]

Squid and Ventana?

[donevwil]

Sycip

[bart998]

Andy Gilmour in Arizona

[mhespenheide]

Tsunami in Arizona.

Is he? His website isn't active, unless I'm missing something.

[romalor]

Standert Kreissage
Scandium small batch direct mount T47 :banana:

[pdonk]

Mason - https://masoncycles.cc/

[82Picchio]

Cannondale :banana:

[fairwent]

Is Squid doing full custom? I only remember stock sizes. If custom is or becomes an option they quickly move up on my list.

[stien]

Is he? His website isn't active, unless I'm missing something.

He responds to emails still...sometimes.

[rounder]

Ben Serotta

The Duetti?
https://www.serottadesignstudio.com/duetti

[Doug Fattic]

Rich Gangl can build aluminum frames as well as ti and lugged steel. He can paint them too. He is the most versatile custom frame builder in the US with the best equipped shop.

[dogrange]

Zukas


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[54ny77]

Didn't know he did alu. Agreed, he's among the masters in the US. Stunning bikes!

Rich Gangl can build aluminum frames as well as ti and lugged steel. He can paint them too. He is the most versatile custom frame builder in the US with the best equipped shop.

[pdmtong]

Squid and Ventana?

Is Squid doing full custom? I only remember stock sizes. If custom is or becomes an option they quickly move up on my list.

sherwood gibson at ventana is a CNC savant. ventana makes the squids. go direct to the master and rattle can your own.

plus, you can now get a ventana "electric sex weld" sticker

https://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697912371&d=1451161813

[Louis]

He doesn't seem to list AL as an option in the "Pricing" section, but I bet Carl Strong would build you one if you asked.

[Bob Ross]

He doesn't seem to list AL as an option in the "Pricing" section, but I bet Carl Strong would build you one if you asked.

My understanding -- and I fully confess, I'm not sure how I came to this understanding; maybe from his website? -- is that Carl used to do some aluminum, but ~8 -10 years ago he stopped offering it because he didn't enjoy working in the material.

And since then I think he's moved his shop twice, so I'd be surprised if he were even still tooled up to work aluminum these days.

[terry]

Russ Denny

[El Chaba]

DeRosa.

[mkbk]

Legend by Bertoletti.

[BdaGhisallo]

My understanding -- and I fully confess, I'm not sure how I came to this understanding; maybe from his website? -- is that Carl used to do some aluminum, but ~8 -10 years ago he stopped offering it because he didn't enjoy working in the material.

And since then I think he's moved his shop twice, so I'd be surprised if he were even still tooled up to work aluminum these days.

I used to get alu frames from Carl back in the 2000s. You are correct that he stopped offering alu frames some time ago. My last two Strong frames were outsourced by Carl to a contract builder whose name escapes me.

[PaMtbRider]

I used to get alu frames from Carl back in the 2000s. You are correct that he stopped offering alu frames some time ago. My last two Strong frames were outsourced by Carl to a contract builder whose name escapes me.

I didn't know Carl outsourced any of his frames. Were these aluminum?

[tv_vt]

Can't wait for my aluminum Zanc to show up! One year and counting...

[chairmandave]

Don't forget O.G. Chris Herting of 3D Racing. He was part of the original Yeti crew and helped develop Easton AL tubing in the 90s.

[BdaGhisallo]

I didn't know Carl outsourced any of his frames. Were these aluminum?

The last one or two I had him build were. He was definitely building them himself when I got my first few from him and his turnaround was less than two weeks in some cases.

[mhespenheide]

To clarify, are we talking about custom Al, or production Al, too? 'Cause Cannondale and Mason aren't taking my calls...

[OperaLover]

it's ALLOY. :banana:

[Monthly Payment]

Weis manufacturing. Some funky seatstays, but custom alu nevertheless.

http://www.weismfg.com/bikes/hammer-road

[Ralph]

Are these listed frame builders buying pretty much standard Al tube sets from someone else.....then building frames? Or are some doing some hydroforming on some tubes for their custom builds? Like Cannondale, and other hi volume producers are getting done in Taiwan? I would think the building of hi performance Al bike frames has progressed beyond just welding (or however you join them) up a frame from standard tube sets. My CAAD 10 is not even latest tech, and it's way beyond just a set of tubes joined together.

[mhespenheide]

Russ Denny

His website isn't up anymore. His LinkedIn profile implies that he's shifted to being a project manager for a construction/fabrication company. Although it also lists "framebuilder" as "-to current", so maybe he's still building if you can reach out to him.

[bikinchris]

Is Principia gone? They were supposed to have very well made frames.

[GonaSovereign]

Is Principia gone? They were supposed to have very well made frames.

The Principia that was awesome is gone. There is a related company with that name now.

[Andreas]

Frank the Welder - obviously.

Like discussing greatest cyclist for 3 pages and not mentioning Merckx.

[ElvisMerckx]

Frank the Welder - obviously.

Like discussing greatest cyclist for 3 pages and not mentioning Merckx.

On the contrary, looks like FTW is mentioned in the initial post.

[ikecycke]

On the contrary, looks like FTW is mentioned in the initial post.

Correct. FTW is listed directly and indirectly 3 times in the first 7 (FTW, Spooky, and he's built a lot of VYNL's frames)

[Andreas]

Correct. FTW is listed directly and indirectly 3 times in the first 7 (FTW, Spooky, and he's built a lot of VYNL's frames)



Crawling back in my hole on shame


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[R3awak3n]

FTW is awesome though so he should be mentioned over 10 times on this thread.

[Dino Suegiù]

Is Principia gone? They were supposed to have very well made frames.

The Principia that was awesome is gone. There is a related company with that name now.
Yes, the original Principia is long gone, as far as I know, as GonaSovereign wrote.

Those original alu Principias were super frames, very modern in their time. I had one, it was very well made, and definitely at the opposite end of the color spectrum, being very spare minimal early "stealth", from the also-great original but very colorful Kleins.

[gravity]

Racer Rosa in the UK. Also i think they outsource production to Cicli Vetta in Italy. So add Vetta into the list as well.


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[ikecycke]

FTW is awesome though so he should be mentioned over 10 times on this thread.

I snagged that Mulholland in the classifieds, will be my second FTW bike (I also had a custom-painted VYNL a couple years ago and foolishly sold it to buy a team bike).

[oldturd]

I snagged that Mulholland in the classifieds, will be my second FTW bike (I also had a custom-painted VYNL a couple years ago and foolishly sold it to buy a team bike).

By any chance, do you recall how the VYNL rode? VYNL was on my list as well before my Spooky so i'm curious how you'll get on with the Spooky.

VYNL mentions 6059 series alum whereas Spooky was a bit hush hush on their choice of alum other than using different lines of Deda alum (this was early 2017 for me).

[oldturd]

I snagged that Mulholland in the classifieds, will be my second FTW bike (I also had a custom-painted VYNL a couple years ago and foolishly sold it to buy a team bike).

By any chance, do you recall how the VYNL rode? VYNL was on my list as well before my Spooky so i'm curious how you'll get on with the Spooky.

VYNL mentions 6059 series alum whereas Spooky was a bit hush hush on their choice of alum other than using different lines of Deda alum.

[ikecycke]

The geometry was fantastic, and the ride was pretty darn good as far as aluminum frames go. The VYNL frame fit 28s (same as the Spooky), so I'm sure that played a large part. They seem like very similar bikes, which is a big part in why I pulled the trigger on the Mulholland.

By any chance, do you recall how the VYNL rode? VYNL was on my list as well before my Spooky so i'm curious how you'll get on with the Spooky.

VYNL mentions 6059 series alum whereas Spooky was a bit hush hush on their choice of alum other than using different lines of Deda alum.