November MVP
November MVP Award December 2022 Congratulations Erin Goodall and Noah Kreidler on becoming Cane Creek’s MVP for the month of November! Both Erin and Noah have crucial roles in insuring the day to day operations of Cane Creek continue running smoothly. From finding solutions for riders on the trail to ensuring the correct parts make […]
Cane Creek Stewardship
Cane Creek Stewardship Cane Creek Cycling Components is more than just a company bringing the cycling world some of the industries most innovative products – We are, first and foremost, people who love bikes and we truly believe we are working to make bikes better. This concept goes far beyond designing, testing and manufacturing premium […]
Being Frank: What’s The Rider Benefit?
Brent Graves – CEO & President Being Frank: What’s The Rider Benefit? August 2022 What’s best for the rider? This is a very simple question that a product manager should always be striving to answer. However, that’s not always the case, though I think it has gotten better over the years. While commercial viability of […]
Eco-Friendly Packaging
Eco-Friendly Packaging June 14, 2022 by Colin Reis I recently bought a new watch online. This particular watch manufacturer is known for investing heavily in their marketing, so it was no surprise that the packaging the watch came in was extravagant. When I opened up the package, I found a thick black piece of shiny […]
Being Frank: The History of Cane Creek Cycling Components
Brent Graves – CEO & President Being Frank: The History Of Cane Creek Cycling Components May 2022 Who brought to market the threadless headset that revolutionized bike design in 1992 and continues to this day? What company once produced the original Rock Shox RS1, the first widely available suspension fork for mountain bikes? Who once […]
How to Buy a Schwinn High Plains Mountain Bike
How to Buy a Schwinn High Plains Mountain Bike (or how I avoided a stint in adult entertainment). TR Maloney – Distributor Sales Manager I wasn’t one for exercise back in 1988. I was more for double cheeseburgers, Budweiser beer and Marlboro Lights. Exercise? What is that? There were bicycles when I was in grade school, […]
Cane Creek Trail Days
Cane Creek Trail Days As a company founded in the mountains of western North Carolina, Cane Creek Cycling Components has deep roots in the community and culture of the Appalachian Mountains. The Pisgah National Forest (PNF) and its endless collection of ridgelines, rivers and cliffs provides an important, unique habitat for an incredible variety of […]
Everything You Need To Know About Coil Springs MTB
Everything You Need To Know About Coil Springs Shop All Cane Creek Coil Springs & Shocks Here Everything You Need To Know About Coil Springs TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction When we first introduced our Double Barrel Coil shock – The DB Coil – back in 2005, you typically only saw coil shocks on bigger travel […]
Putting In The Time
Putting in The Time Jeff LaForge – Engineering Manager When I was 19 years old, if you told me that I would be designing fuel filtration systems after graduating I would not have been thrilled to continue my education in Mechanical Engineering. However, if you told 19-year-old Jeff that at 30 he would be designing, […]
Being Frank: Product Management Axioms
Brent Graves – CEO & President Being Frank: Product Management Axioms I’ve talked around Product Management (PM) several times in the past. Last November I shared some products that we did not bring to market and why. In December 2019 I explained why we decided to get into the bottom bracket business. And in September […]
