Only a few companies are permitted to use 753 because Reynolds certifies every person who brazes it. We don't stop at a great material. Reynolds precision manufacturing lets us customize every tube on our bicycles. We tune every aspect of the ride through special dimensions, flaring and butting. Finally, Waterford offers several different strengths of tubing to assure riders great ride quality throughout our wide range of sizes.
Lugs reinforce the joints between tubes - the area of highest stress during riding.
Lugs let us use thinner tube walls than other methods. Traditional lugs are stamped and then welded to form the lug shape. By using investment-cast lugs we maintain closer tolerances and therefore produce stronger joints than stamped lugs. Our new low-profile lugset is the lightest weight, most advanced lugset in the world, weighing little more than the rod used to TIG weld a comparable joint. Brazing and welding affects every material.