Being Frank: Misnomers and Misunderstandings
Being Frank: Misnomers and Misunderstandings Brent Graves-CEO & President Cycling, particularly road racing and increasingly mountain biking, is full of misnomers and misunderstandings. Some are humorous but others can cause headaches. Many times ignorance and elitism combine to keep others out via a secret language that forms a barrier to entry into the “club”. There’s […]
Cane Creek Announces eeWings DIY
Cane Creek Cycling Components is proud to announce the latest addition to our lineup of acclaimed eeWings Titanium cranks – the eeWings DIY. The eeWings DIY arrives in 9 individual unwelded pieces consisting of the same 3AL-2.5V and 6AL-4V titanium as the original eeWings crankset. The kit can then be assembled and welded by the […]
Athens Twilight
Nate Field – Service Center Manager Talk to anyone in the cycling industry and they have plenty of stories about racing – why they race, their best win or worst defeat. Oftentimes the stories relate more to things surrounding the race than the races themselves – the friends, the adventures, the stories about the stories. […]
Being Frank: Smoother is Better
Being Frank: Smoother is Better Brent Graves – President & CEO At the outset I will admit that the following may sound a bit like a sales pitch, and that would be the antithesis to the intent of these blogs. However, I’d argue that I am candidly sharing my perspective on the topic, and as […]
My First Bike
My First Bike TR Maloney-Sr. OEM Sales Manager My bike always lived outside. We didn’t have a garage, we had a carport. That meant chaining it up every night to the other bikes that belonged to my sisters and a brown tandem with a history I did not know. Every morning I would get up, […]
Being Frank: Sold Out
Being Frank: Sold Out Brent Graves – President & CEO The strong demand for road bikes during the first decade of this century started tapering around 2012, and that led to a weakening of bicycle sales that culminated with significant U.S. industry overstock at the end of 2015. For the next four years the bicycle […]
Introducing the Hellbender 110 Bottom Bracket
We’re taking our Hellbender line of bottom brackets to the next level with the all-new Hellbender 110 The Hellbender 110 BB provides an incredible mix of performance and longevity through the inclusion of Enduro XD-15 ceramic bearings. These bearings feature nitrogen infused stainless steel races that will not rust or corrode paired with Silicon Nitride […]
Being Frank: The Center of the Bicycle Industry
Being Frank: The Center of the Bicycle Industry Brent Graves – President & CEO An island in the Pacific that is about half the size of South Carolina and home to twenty-four million people is the center of the bicycle industry. While central Europe is the romantic heart of cycling, and Japan is home to […]
Being Frank: Bama and Bond in the Alps
Being Frank: Bama and Bond in the Alps Brent Graves – President & CEO Last month I mentioned some epic rides, and regardless of the type of riding you do, I bet you have had some epic rides as well. It seems most of us use similar elements to define a ride as epic. While […]
Introducing the DB Heritage Shock
In 2005, Cane Creek Cycling Components revolutionized the mountain bike suspension landscape with the introduction of the original Double Barrel (DB) shock. With twin-tube technology and four-way adjustability, the DB gave riders an unprecedented amount of freedom and control in determining how their shock performed on the trail. To celebrate our 15 year anniversary of […]
