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74 Main Street Middlebury
Vermont (802) 388-6666
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We guarantee your fit
What
Makes Lynskey Custom Different?
We work together with David
Lynskey to design the best frame for
you, based on:
 | Your physique |
| Your riding style |
| Your desired ride qualities |
| Desired frame weight |
It's the last item in this list that makes
Lynskey unique among current custom titanium frame builders. Lynskey can hit
exceptionally low target weights for custom frames, because Lynskey shapes and
butts their titanium tubes with the newest, state-of-the-art machinery in the
industry. No one else has it, because David Lynskey designed and built this
machinery himself, from scratch. See PezCycling
News' July 24 article
for
a look at how Lynskey has tooled up, and how they create their tubing sets.
Custom or Houseblend?
Custom is the way to go if:
| You're a weight weenie with an
average-to-slender build -- the already low weights of Lynskey
House Blend frames
can be made even lower by tube selection and additional butting. |
| You're a Clydesdale or a power sprinter -- Lynskey can tweak the stiffness of your custom frame and still hit a weight
that's close to House Blend. |
| Your anatomy just doesn't work with House
Blend geometry. |
| You want a mountain, cross, or touring frame at a level not
offered in House Blend. |
Fit --> Frame Design
--> Your Bike
Whether you're 5'2" or 6'7" or anywhere
else on the scale of human geometry, we can put you on your dream frame.
Custom and House Blend
Lynskey also offers custom House Blend
frames. These use the same tubing sets as regular House Blend frames, cut
to custom lengths. Two examples of custom houseblend:
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If you want an R2230 or R330, but you prefer
the Race Pace geometry of an R430 or a Helix (longer top tube, shorter head
tube) |
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If you want a Helix or an R430, but you want
the more upright Competition geometry of an R230 or R330 (shorter top tube,
longer head tube) |
Our bike
fitter, Justin Crocker, draws on his 30 years of experience to:
| Gather information about your prior riding
experience and your goals for the future. |
| Measure you. |
| Dial you into a position that is both comfortable and efficient. |
| Help you to decide whether you want to go custom or House Blend (standard geometry). |
| Help you select the level of frame that will best suit
your needs. |
| Suggest a custom frame
design, if custom is how you choose to go. |
| Submit all this information to your frame
designer, David Lynskey. |
If you have decided on a custom frame, David
Lynskey:
| Digests the information submitted by Justin. |
| Interviews you personally. |
| Based on input from you and your bike
fitter, creates a tubing set and a frame design that will deliver your perfect ride. |
Your Preliminary Bike Fit
Your purchase begins with a scheduled bike
fitting with Justin. You can expect the process to take up to
two hours.
- Please bring your current bike and riding gear with you,
even if you're not certain of your current fit.
- Justin
will take all the key measurements, discuss your expectations and your cycling
history, suggest a frame design, and submit this information to LPD.
- With David Lynskey's input, Chris
Lynskey draws a preliminary frame design, which he
returns to us for your review, and for your interview with David.
Your Interview with David Lynskey
Your next step will be a phone interview with
master frame-builder David Lynskey. Some aspects of this may seem like a repeat of your Bike Center
interview, but for a frame designer, there's no substitute for first-hand
information. David uses the preliminary frame design drawing to tailor
his discussion with you, to ensure that you are getting exactly what you
want.
After your interview:
- David has Chris prepare a final draft of
the frame drawing.
- We review the drawing.
- Once you
have approved the drawing yourself, the construction of your frame
begins.
Your Post-Assembly Fit
The final step is another session with Justin. Using both the road and a stationary
trainer, we fine-tune seat height and handlebar position.
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