Pursuit Cycles, an award-winning U.S. customized carbon producer, is closing the chapter on its bicycle body manufacturing. With founder and grasp framebuilder Carl Robust retiring, the corporate has introduced a transition towards superior composites analysis in collaboration with Montana State College.
Pursuit Cycles was based in 2016 by Robust, well-known for his metal and titanium bicycles underneath the Robust Frames banner, and three different companions. With three of the 4 companions possessing engineering backgrounds, Pursuit Cycles has a definite engineering focus, and the ethos of the corporate was strongly rooted in a sensible, practical method to creating high-performance, U.S.-made monocoque carbon bicycles.
For eight years, Pursuit Cycles was a favorite at bike exhibits due to its vibrant paint jobs and meticulous craftsmanship. Once we reviewed one among its bikes in June 2023, it acquired excessive marks, concluding: “The Pursuit is a superb all-rounder. The design and construct are high notch, and there’s a purpose [Carl] Robust has been profitable for thus lengthy.”
An excerpt from the corporate’s launched assertion is under:
“It’s with a combination of pleasure and unhappiness that we put up this message to our pals, household, and prospects at Pursuit Cycles.
With our expertise at Robust Frames, and a few good relationships, we pitched an concept to some key gamers in 2016 to fabricate in-house, high quality, customizable, modular monocoque carbon frames. With that Pursuit Cycles was born – the principle objective being to construct the best carbon fiber bicycles on the earth. Pursuit Cycles has been acknowledged within the bicycle business, receiving glowing critiques in biking media, in addition to “Greatest Carbon Building” on the (NAHBS) North American Handmade Bike Present.
Not too long ago by means of one among our founding companions and chief engineer, Dr. Jared Nelson PhD, we had a possibility to take part in a really thrilling venture with Montana State College (MSU) and the US Naval Dept of Analysis. We have been requested to contract for companies constructing check components with a brand new carbon fiber developed by Doug Cairns (innovator of the Trek OCLV) in addition to a concurrent and equally thrilling venture working with Steve Tsai (Godfather of Carbon and the Tsai-Wu criterion) creating new laminate theories.
As cyclists it appeared distracting to our core mission, but additionally served as a strategy to entry a number of the greatest brains and know-how round. With a store stuffed with engineers, and the chance to “At all times Get Higher” we have been within the lucky place that we may both preserve constructing bicycles, or take this chance to retire and permit the staff we constructed to maneuver on and do analysis. With that, we’ve determined it was time to let go, transfer on, and take a pleasant lengthy experience. We’re past pleased with what we have been capable of create, and flattered by the alternatives we’ve had alongside the best way.”
The Robust Frames enterprise will proceed making titanium and metal frames, and present Pursuit Cycles prospects will not be left hanging. The model says that spare components, like deraiileur hangers, will stay obtainable, and warranties might be honoured.
