KVA MS2 stainless tubing, Cycle-Ops G3 power, candy-cane’d Enve fork = Smooth, high tech and easy on the eyes…

We made this bike for Lisa, a landscape architect with a downtown Austin commute.  Light and durable was our directive and we happily obliged.  We went with steel and a tough set of DT hoops because Austin has some really rough streets. Chub hubs, White Industry cranks and a Ritchey cockpit helped make the bike look awesome and keep the weight down. Special thanks to Chris Igleheart for divulging the tone of green which he so often used and inspired us on this paint job.

New for 2012, Alchemy Bicycle Company introduces the Custom Carbon Cross (C3X).  Carbon cross bikes are arguably some of the hardest carbon bikes to design because of the dynamic riding conditions the bike will face. There needs to be a careful balance of low weight, strength and steering and drive stiffness to the bike. Add to that the need for tire clearance and a host of component fitting needs and what seems like a simple job becomes a head scratcher. In the case of our cross bike, we also wanted some design modularity so we could make it a weekend racer or touring rig as well.  What we came up with is a bike with tube to tube bonds as strong as ti with the obvious weight benefits of carbon. We’ve created a deflection proof bottom bracket cluster for drive output stiffness. Using the Enve tapered CX fork, we addressed the need for steering stiffness in the ruts with an oversize head tube coupled with a massive 1.5″ Chris King lower bearing; no excuses carving through the chicanes! The bike is topped off with an incredible paint job by Jon Etheredge at Airedale paint. Those lions ain’t decals!

Whether charging the ruts and roots of a New England ‘ cross circuit or loaded dirt road touring, this is a carbon bike made to for reliability, durability and full customization.

The Alchemy custom carbon road is the axe for all occasions. Given the growing popularity of mass production aero road race bikes and their relatively high MSRP, Alchemy figured it was time to enter the fray with a custom option.  What’s different from the overseas whips? The Alchemy Aero Road is stronger, considerably lighter and most importantly, fully customizable. Alchemy’s logic?  Why put all of that money into an aero frame for the aero advantage if it wasn’t made to fit you?

Alchemy builds the 100% American made frame in Austin, TX using their unique and extremely tough tube to tube joining technique. The top shelf NACA inspired airfoil  tubes are laid up by Enve Composites on Alchemy molds. All frames feature an externally tapered head tube option, ultra light PF 30 bottom bracket shell option, full Di2 internal routing compatibility and 2 color paint. Weight?  As little as 950 grams for some sizes.