NAHBS 2016 -

Low Bicycles is relatively new on our radar, but from the minute they came across our computers we've been intrigued. With more history on the track than on the road it's not surprising we lagged behind on their development, but with a growing road and CX presence their growth is coming into our wheelhouse.

It should come as no surprise we're fans of aluminum, and Andrew Low and his crew come draw from a similar inspiration based around Cannondale and Klein. Fat aluminum tubes have this preconceived notion that aluminum will be too stiff to be any good, but aluminum is coming back into fashion now that we know how to use it. Correct tube selection and appropriate butting, all of a sudden riders are realizing how great aluminum can be.

Andrew Low is doing some interesting things with his bike that we've yet to come across in a MUSA aluminum frame. His top tube wraps partially around the seat tube, the chains and seat stays have some really interesting bends and tapers. Moving onto the track bike, that massive aero down tube and seat tube grab your attention from a mile away and provide some serious logo real estate.

Beyond tubing the welds looks great. Without trying to rewrite their process, we grabbed this from their site: