Kirk Precision lightweight magnesium frame bicycle

[G_M]

Look what I found, anyone noticed this before or knows more about it, or has touched/seen it in real life?

Kirk Precision: bicycle with lightweight frame made of cast magnesium alloy. I read that it even participated in Tour de France? Disappeared from the industry in mid 90s.

   

[CharleyFarley]

(09-07-2019, 03:08 PM)G_M Wrote:  Look what I found, anyone noticed this before or knows more about it, or has touched/seen it in real life?

Disappeared from the industry in mid 90s.

I never heard of magnesium bike, before, so I searched for them online. Apparently, carbon fiber is lighter, and that's where the industry seems to have gone.

Mag Bikes

[Papa Dom]

their tagline apparently was "you ain't seen anything yet"!

found a very good and detailed article on this, worth the reading: http://cozybeehive.blogspot.com/2009/01/8-second-bicycle.html