{"id":2472,"date":"2021-01-21T08:37:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T08:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/?p=2472"},"modified":"2021-01-21T08:37:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T08:37:56","slug":"2013-nahbs-engin-cycles-steel-and-titanium-hardtails-with-a-fat-bike-tandem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/2013-nahbs-engin-cycles-steel-and-titanium-hardtails-with-a-fat-bike-tandem\/","title":{"rendered":"[2013 NAHBS] Engin Cycles – Steel And Titanium Hardtails With A Fat Bike Tandem"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Drew<\/a>
Drew Guldalian – Engin Cycles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

photos by: Jake Moore<\/a><\/p>\n

Drew Guldalian is the builder, designer, owner of Engin Cycles based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drew doesn’t build super flashy bikes but his frame details really shine. We got to catch up with Drew at his booth during\u00a0 the 2013 North American Handmade Bicycle Show to see what new creations he had cooked up and do a little interview.<\/p>\n

Do you have a favorite tubing material you like to work with?<\/span><\/p>\n

“I like to work with whatever I can get my hands on. I build both steel and titanium. I try to make my bikes ride the same whether they are made of steel or titanium. I build my bikes with custom chainstays bent by me. Deda makes custom seatstays for me. I use chromoly for curved top tubes because it works better.”<\/p>\n

\"Engin<\/a>
Engin Cycles booth at 2013 NAHBS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"custom<\/a>
Batmobile inspired custom 650B steel hardtail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What things do you do that make you a bit different than other builders?<\/span><\/p>\n

“I really control everything. I make all my own headtubes and bottom brackets. I do all the tube bending custom for each bike. My dropouts are all custom machined.”<\/p>\n

\"rear<\/a>
rear view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"what<\/a>
what a curvy rear end…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Do you do powdercoat or paint?<\/span><\/p>\n

“I really love wet paint. You get better luster out of it.”<\/p>\n

\"cockpit\"<\/a>
cockpit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"drivetrain<\/a>
drivetrain detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What would you do if you were not building bikes?<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’d be unemployed”<\/p>\n

\"custom<\/a>
custom machined dropouts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"finished<\/a>
finished product looks spectacular<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How did you start building bikes?<\/span><\/p>\n

“I started a bike shop after college in 1995 and it kind of took off from there.”<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"custom<\/a>
front view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Engin<\/a>
custom titanium hardtail 29er<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"custom<\/a>
rear view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What was your first sweet childhood bike?<\/span><\/p>\n

“I was a younger brother so I had hand me downs. I don’t have that “pinnacle” youth bike memory.”<\/p>\n

\"headtube<\/a>
headtube detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"cockpit\"<\/a>
cockpit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Engin<\/a>
Engin custom titanium seatpost<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Favorite trail?<\/span><\/p>\n

“The one a half mile from my house.”<\/p>\n

\"tons<\/a>
tons of fun to be had on this fat bike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"fat<\/a>
Engin Cycles made this fat bike tandem for the owner of Paragon Machine Works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SRAM or Shimano?<\/span><\/p>\n

“All Shimano”<\/p>\n

\"sick<\/a>
sick custom paint work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"custom<\/a>
custom machined dropout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"dropouts<\/a>
dropouts look so trick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Burrito or Taco?<\/span><\/p>\n

“Taco – corn tortilla”<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"the<\/a>
the steerer tube on the custom fork is the first steel tapered design made<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"cockpit<\/a>
cockpit detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"the<\/a>
the chainstay yoke on the fat bike tandem was also custom machined in two pieces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Take look at some of the incredible work featured by Engin Cycles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[14,15,13,11,58,12,18,41,159,24],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/2013-nahbs-engin-cycles-custom-hardtail.jpg",1280,1045,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/2013-nahbs-engin-cycles-custom-hardtail-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/2013-nahbs-engin-cycles-custom-hardtail-282x230.jpg",282,230,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/2013-nahbs-engin-cycles-custom-hardtail-768x627.jpg",768,627,true],"large":["https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/2013-nahbs-engin-cycles-custom-hardtail-600x490.jpg",600,490,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/2013-nahbs-engin-cycles-custom-hardtail.jpg",1280,1045,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/oldglorymtb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/2013-nahbs-engin-cycles-custom-hardtail.jpg",1280,1045,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"J.A. 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