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Duralumin

Duralumin History: A Timeline of Key Alloy and Adoption Events

Duralumin is not a bicycle marque in the usual sense. It is the trade name of an age-hardened aluminum alloy, developed in Germany and adopted across a cluster of French manufacturers who saw in it the same promise materials engineers…

Eric Anschutz
July 5, 2026

Duralumin

Duralumin History & Use in Bicycle Building

Durable but lightweight materials have appealed to bicycle builders since the beginning of bicycle time. From steel alloys to aluminum alloys to carbon composites, the nexus of these two build qualities is something of a holy grail among materials engineers.…

Eric Anschutz
October 30, 2020
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