{{Short description|American bicycle manufacturer}} {{redirect|Moots|other uses|Moot (disambiguation)}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2017}} {{Infobox company | name = Moots Cycles | type = [[Private company|Private]] | logo = Moots Cycles Logo.jpg | location_city = [[Steamboat Springs, Colorado]] | location_country = USA | industry = [[Bicycles]] | foundation = [[Colorado]], {{start date and age|1981}} | homepage = [http://www.moots.com/ www.moots.com] }} '''Moots Cycles''' is an American [[bicycle]] manufacturer located in [[Steamboat Springs, Colorado]]. Founded in 1981 by Kent Eriksen, who is now a member of the [[Mountain Bike Hall of Fame]], Moots has been identified as a source for innovation in the bicycle industry since its inception.<ref>[http://www.dirtragmag.com/print/article.php?ID=786 ]{{dead link|date=January 2017}}</ref>
==History== Originally, Moots was one of the first companies manufacturing and promoting [[mountain bikes]]. Since 1991, Moots has been manufacturing both mountain bikes and [[road bicycle]]s from [[titanium]], and has earned praise from the press for the quality of manufacture, light weight, and "supple ride" of their bicycles.<ref>[http://www.bicycling.com/article/0,6610,s1-1-3-11941-1,00.html ]{{dead link|date=January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jackson |first=Joe |url=https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/gear-shed/gear-guy |title=Gear Guy |publisher=Outside Online |date=2016-11-22 |accessdate=2017-01-04}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dirtragmag.com/print/article.php?ID=989 ]{{dead link|date=January 2017}}</ref>
Moots frames have always been hand-built. In 2005 they were one of the more expensive frames on the market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://roadcyclinguk.com/gear/bike-test-moots-compact-sl.html |title=Bike Test - Moots Compact SL |publisher=Road Cycling UK |date=2005-07-21 |accessdate=2017-01-04}}</ref> Titanium is synonymous with Moots and they are famous for their 'stack-o'-dimes' welds.{{cn|date=October 2023}}
==Components== Throughout its history, Moots has been known for the innovative bicycle components they design and manufacture. In the 1980s, Eriksen designed the company's "Moots Mounts," clamp-on cantilever posts which could be removed or repositioned using only an allen wrench.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstflightbikes.com/_borders/Moots24Brake.JPG |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-03-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219091846/http://www.firstflightbikes.com/_borders/Moots24Brake.JPG |archivedate=2007-12-19 }}</ref> Another innovation was an early version of what became known as "bar ends" in the 1990s. The product made by Moots clamped inside the brake levers and had large wooden balls at the ends.<ref>{{cite web|title=26 inch Bike For What Size Person?|url=https://activecycler.com/26-inch-bike-for-what-size-person/ |access-date=2 June 2023}}</ref>
Moots has also made handlebars and stems by hand since its founding,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spokewrench.com/spokewrench/2005/05/arial_colorff00.html |title=Spokewrench Cycles: Moots Ti Beam Stem |website=Spokewrench.com |date=2005-05-03 |accessdate=2017-01-04}}</ref> as well as sells accessories such as saddlebags and seat packs.<ref>{{cite news|work=Bicycle Times|url=http://bicycletimesmag.com/field-tested-moots-tailgator/|title=Field Tested: Moots Tailgator|author=Boulanger, Gary J. |date=December 10, 2014 }}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.moots.com/}}
{{American bicycle manufacturers}}
[[Category:Cycle manufacturers of the United States]] [[Category:Bicycle framebuilders]] [[Category:Mountain bike manufacturers]] [[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Colorado]] [[Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1981]] [[Category:Steamboat Springs, Colorado]]