They also used to do TI tubeing and welding work for NASA, including for the actual Mars Rover.
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The Bike is in excellent condition.just (1) tear in the bar tape, which if I were to by a used bike, I would redo the bar tape anyways. com litespeedbicycles litespeedbikes Litespeed Bicycles: Bike Parts, Bikes, Road Bike Frames: Visit. They used to produce all Spectrum ti frames (Tom Kellog, who designed a lot of the best Merlin’s) and a lot of custom stuff. This is a very rare racing machine for those Titanium Enthusiasts -Very fast and stiff for excellent climbing and the best Titanium riding experience. (Seven’s founder came from Merlin when AMBG moved the production facility).ĪMBG stopped doing OEM work about 5y ago. Litespeed delivers a quality product that is at least as good as what Moots and Seven does – if not better, but in a larger scale which is why they can compete on price with the more exclusive butique brands. Lynskey does a lot of OEM work, and those frames also often shows quality issues. Lynsky have now been in buisness for +10y, yet they still have quality issues and details on their frames shows they are not very good at the design phase. Bycycle design and especially capability in terms of manipulating and shaping titanium tubes is far superior to anyone out there. Quality of Litespeeds (and AMBG produced Merlins) is way higher – no doubt the best out there when it comes to off the shelf Titanium frames. The company has its roots in a family-owned custom machine shop known as Southeast Machine that specialized in exotic metals. (Merlin brandname was sold off 5-7y ago but production facilities and interlectual property stayed with AMBG). bicycle manufacturer founded by David Lynskey in Ooltewah, Tennessee, near Chattanooga. Lynskey and Litespeed is not even comparable.ĪMBG is the owner of Litespeed, Lynsky famely sold LItespeed in the early 90’s.ĪMBG also bought Merlin Metalworks a few years later in the 90’s and produced Merlin’s on the very same roof. Litespeed Titanium Mountain Bike Size - 17 / Medium / suitable for 167cm & above Bike looks great and runs.