We've Gone Underground
As many of you know, the original Asylum Cycles 29er was created based on the design of the venerable Titus Racer-X in partnership with Titus. Titus has since adopted that design for their 29er, and with good reason. It's a fantastic riding bike. We wish them all the success in the world with it.
But we've moved on.
As a company, Asylum has undergone a change. For several years we've been studying 29ers outside-in and inside-out, and we've been at work on a top-secret bike project.
Here's the thing about us: our bills are paid. We don't owe anybody anything, and we don't need to become the next big thing. If we don't create something that significantly improves on all previous designs out there, we'll just quietly keep tinkering until we do.
Constantly. Maybe forever.
If we do decide to release a new model, we can tell you this:
First, it'll damn well be 100% made in the U.S.A. Nothing against the excellent work being done overseas (and it is excellent), but anyone who tells you the U.S. can't make a better bicycle just isn't looking in the right places.
It won't be made at one of the two usual factories that make nearly every frame for everyone still welding in the U.S.
It won't be made of the same stuff currently being used to make bicycles. No, not that either.
It won't be like other bikes.
It'll be better.
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