Why Titanium matters

In order to build the best titanium bikes in the world, you have to start with the best titanium.

At Moots, we’ve spent decades refining every detail of how we source, design, and tune our frames. Our approach starts with the highest-quality U.S.-certified 3al/2.5v titanium alloy, drawn into seamless tubing in the Cold Worked Stress Relieved (CWSR) condition. This process allows us to use the thinnest-wall seamless tubing in a huge range of diameters  giving us the freedom to perfectly tune ride quality across every model and size.

CWSR tubing is no small feat. The heat-treatment process must hold temperature within five degrees for a precise duration of time to achieve the perfect balance of strength and ductility.  A standard so exacting that our same materials are used in aircraft. U.S. mills maintain this control better than anyone, which is why you’ll only see true CWSR titanium marked “Made in USA.”

We’ve worked with the same team of engineers at our tube mill in Washington for over 15 years, optimizing material dimensions and characteristics for ideal ride feel, durability, and consistency. Every batch of tubing is tested for composition, strength, straightness, and deformation resistance assuring that when we build, we’re starting from perfection.

Being the perfect size company helps too. We’re large enough to handle long lead times and 1000’ minimum orders per tube size, yet small enough to obsess over the details that truly matter. That means we can stock and use over 35 unique tube sizes, allowing us to finely tailor each bike’s handling, stiffness, and compliance to the rider and the mission of the model.

The ratio of diameter to wall thickness defines how thin a CWSR tube can go while maintaining structural integrity. When we need to go lighter still, we turn to our internally butted tubeset, which maintains that integrity while trimming weight.

In addition to our U.S. sourced CWSR tube, we’ve partnered with the innovators who first butted tubes for bicycle frames in 1895 to create our internally butted 3/2.5 seamless tubeset. This process lightens our frames while maintaining strength, precision, and adds stiffness where it counts.

In addition to our U.S. sourced CWSR tube, we’ve partnered with the innovators who first butted tubes for bicycle frames in 1895 to create our internally butted 3/2.5 seamless tubeset. This process lightens our frames while maintaining strength, precision, and adds stiffness where it counts.