Keith A
01-31-2007, 04:28 PM
Some more news about Kirk Pacenti from CyclingNews.com...
Pacenti Cycle Design develops heavy-duty steel tubing
Everyone has heard the phrase, 'steel is real', but many framebuilders still actually live and die by the mantra, including the majority of the smaller builders that will be frequently the NAHBS next month. Pacenti Cycle Design is the BASF of the framebuilding world: they don't make the frames; they make them better, offering tubing, lugs, and a variety of other support materials (with a distinct emphasis on ferrous materials) that enable those artisans to do their job.
Long known for its close association with Columbus, Pacenti now introduces its in-house-designed and UK-made Heavy Mettle tubing, specifically aimed towards builders seeking a more durable tubeset for such applications as dirt jumping or for larger and/or heavier riders. As you could probably guess from the name, Pacenti's new tubeset isn't meant to be light. However, for its intended applications, most users likely won't care too much.
Specifically, the tubing features thicker butts on either end that offer more reinforcement at the joints. Heavy Mettle is offered in a four-piece set that includes a long 750mm downtube with lengthened butts suitable for use on either 26" or 29" frames. In addition, Pacenti designed the tubing with longer butting on one end so that the frame designer can selectively trim the material from one end or both to fine-tune the ride characteristics.
"Our Heavy Mettle tubing is perfect for today's extreme riding," says Kirk Pacenti, President of Pacenti Cycle Design. "With the beefier butting riders can perform jumps and drops without worrying whether their frame can take it, and the longer downtube makes the Heavy Mettle tube set perfect for 29er frames."
Pacenti Cycle Design develops heavy-duty steel tubing
Everyone has heard the phrase, 'steel is real', but many framebuilders still actually live and die by the mantra, including the majority of the smaller builders that will be frequently the NAHBS next month. Pacenti Cycle Design is the BASF of the framebuilding world: they don't make the frames; they make them better, offering tubing, lugs, and a variety of other support materials (with a distinct emphasis on ferrous materials) that enable those artisans to do their job.
Long known for its close association with Columbus, Pacenti now introduces its in-house-designed and UK-made Heavy Mettle tubing, specifically aimed towards builders seeking a more durable tubeset for such applications as dirt jumping or for larger and/or heavier riders. As you could probably guess from the name, Pacenti's new tubeset isn't meant to be light. However, for its intended applications, most users likely won't care too much.
Specifically, the tubing features thicker butts on either end that offer more reinforcement at the joints. Heavy Mettle is offered in a four-piece set that includes a long 750mm downtube with lengthened butts suitable for use on either 26" or 29" frames. In addition, Pacenti designed the tubing with longer butting on one end so that the frame designer can selectively trim the material from one end or both to fine-tune the ride characteristics.
"Our Heavy Mettle tubing is perfect for today's extreme riding," says Kirk Pacenti, President of Pacenti Cycle Design. "With the beefier butting riders can perform jumps and drops without worrying whether their frame can take it, and the longer downtube makes the Heavy Mettle tube set perfect for 29er frames."