A Lynskey Performance tour
The Lynskey family sold their Litespeed brand to JHK Investments in 1999 and stepped away from the bicycle business. But a couple year years later they started Lynskey Performance and have grown the brand steadily, plus they are building frames for several other brands. Slowtwitch had the opportunity to visit the factory and take a few images of the manufacturing process and the people who work there.
All images are © Herbert Krabel / slowtwitch.com
Rambo is the mascot of Lynskey Performance and the first one to greet visitors at the door.
Mark Lynskey at his desk working on various projects.
Damon Talley is drilling water bottle holes into the tubing.
Jacob Morrell is checking out the miter fit
These dropouts have just been cut and will get finished soon
David Lynskey is virtually all the time in the shop and has his hands in all kinds of items.
A very focused Eric Barnes is working on a custom frame.
Yup, custom it is.
Crouched on the floor, Felix Espinoza is checking out downtube bends for accuracy.
Steve Kirby could most likely do any job within Lynskey Performance in his sleep, but he is focused on planning.
Damon Talley finishing of the miter on this tube.
Ruby Lynskey is the matriarch of the family and the definition of a Southern Lady.
Stacy Pentecost is tack welding while Kirk Williams is helping out with the perfect fitting
John Tinsley has been welding for quite some time.
Richie Moore is actually quite a good welder himself and a passionate cyclist. He makes sure the final quality is spot on.
Mark Lynskey with a show Helix OS in front of the shop
The buffing of a frame is quite time consuming and Nicholas Martinez is very focused at work.
Someone has to make sure everything in finishing is flowing correctly, and Charlie Williams is the man for that.
Theresa Lynskey is making sure that shipping is getting handled correctly.
Rambo isn't just a mascot, he is a fierce guard dog.
