Birth of Clydesdale stock-sized titanium bikes for big and tall riders

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Birth of Clydesdale stock-sized titanium bikes for big and tall riders

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Jun 14, 2017
Lennard Zinn
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Lennard and Nick launch the Clydesdale brand of stock-sized titanium bikes for big and tall riders, and Nick creates the bikeclydesdale.com website. They introduce the Clydesdale Draft and Team gravel bikes, Rein flat-bar commuter bike, and Steer 29+ hardtail MTB, all in 2XL, 3XL, and 4XL sizes. Sizes Medium through XL followed soon after due to high demand from big guys who aren't as tall as the previously average Zinn customer. Heavy riders or those carrying lots of gear have traditionally had a hard time finding bikes that won't break! Not anymore.
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Written by Lennard Zinn
As a frame builder, Lennard Zinn has been designing and building custom bicycles for over 42 years; he founded Zinn Cycles in 1982 and co-founded Clydesdale Bicycles in 2017. His Tech Q&A column on Substack follows his 35-year stint as a technical writer for VeloNews (from 1987 through 2022). He is a former U.S. National Cycling Team member and author of many bicycle books including Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance, Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance, and The Haywire Heart. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Colorado College.
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