Lugged mountain bike frames

thelonegroover
thelonegroover Posts: 1,073
edited April 2010 in MTB workshop & tech
Lots of hand and factory built road bikes use a lugged construction, why don’t at least some mountain bikes use the same method.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Thelonegroover wrote:
    Lots of hand and factory built road bikes use a lugged construction, why don’t at least some mountain bikes use the same method.
    they used to back in the day.

    things move on.
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  • thelonegroover
    thelonegroover Posts: 1,073
    I was thinking of something along the lines of a Pipedream Brewmaster. Carbon fibre top, down and seat tubes connected by luggs and cromo or Ti seat and chain stays. You'd have a great riding lightweight hardtail.
    Planet X Kaffenback 2
    Giant Trance X2
    Genesis High Latitude 2x10
    Planet X n2a
    Genesis Core 20
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    was done by a few companies before they understood carbon fiber techniques.

    but yes there are a few out there with carbon seat stays. and 'dale use carbon chainstays but that was for the suspension.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown

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