Aluminium racing frame specialist Low Bicycles has released its first high-end aluminium cross bike.
The Low mkii cx has been painstakingly thought out, designed, prototyped, and race-tested over a two-year period. The mkii features disk brakes for quicker stops, and fully internal shifter and brake cables for reliable performance and a clean streamlined look.
The company states that the bike’s ‘sleek beauty is composed by a blend of proprietary and beautifully hand-shaped butted aluminium tubing that is ergonomically shaped for aggressive riding and for ease of carrying on the rider’s shoulders’.
Andrew Low and his team build all their frames by hand in San Francisco. The whole build process is done in-house with a focus on ‘quality workmanship and smooth welds’. According to Low Bicycles, ‘this ensures precise handling and superior strength and a flat-out performer in every bike we roll out’.
Features:
- FLEXshape tubing design
- Integrated seat stays/top tube
- Stiff ‘Back-Bone’ to resist torsion
- 7005 aluminium alloy frame, custom drawn and butted, double pass TIG welded
- Handmade in San Francisco, California
The Low mkii cx frameset has an MSRP of US$2,450.
Low Bicycles was established in 2010 by Andrew Low. He and his team build all their frames by hand in San Francisco, California. As aluminium specialists, Low Bicycles is ‘pioneering the rebirth of US aluminium bicycle frame fabrication’.
