Made in the USA, Ellsworth bikes are high-end, high-quality and are supported by Tony Ellsworth. The entire Ellsworth crew takes pride in their meticulous nature–producing only a limited quantity of handcrafted frames for riders that demand the best money can buy.

Ellsworth himself sometimes sometimes elicits stunned looks when he tells people that he makes his product in this country.

“Even within my own industry, the bike industry, I’ll talk to somebody and they’ll say, ‘Oh, really? You haven’t outsourced yet? You’re still manufacturing in the United States?’ ”

Yes, Ellsworth definitely is.

“This is a way of life for me as much as it is about making a product,” says Ellsworth, who looks at least a decade younger than his 46 years. “I believe the United States should maintain its manufacturing abilities. I’ve tried really hard to make my bikes here in the USA.”

Ellsworth has  been a long-time aluminum devotee, but has  finally given in to the carbon fiber movement with two new carbon hardtails 2010, one of which we can’t wait to test out here in Austin.

Hammerhead Recommended For Austin  – Ellsworth Enlightenment

A cross country racers dream, the versatile new Enlightenment is offered in both 26″ and 29″ variants, both with monostay-style seat stays and chain stays that Ellsworth claims smooth out the ride a bit relative to conventional hardtails. Interchangeable and interlocking CNC-machined dropouts allow for either geared or singlespeed drivetrains – or even a belt drive thanks to a split driveside seat stay.

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Portions of this page are excerpted from article the San Diego Business Journal