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Chris King accuses bike industry of ‘profiteering’ on Japanese tour

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Does he have a point? With forty years’ experience in the bike industry, Chris King is someone worth listening to. He’s a man that knows how to make a good quality product and in this video you can see where the bottom brackets, hubs and headsets he produces are made. While this video may not featuring exploding turns or wild whips it’s still worth your attention for the criticism King lays on the industry.     We recommend sitting through the whole thing but to get to the juicy bit skip to about five minutes in. King says: “I’m sure there are some companies that would like the...

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An Interview with Spencer Canon (of Ritte Bicycles) by KVA Stainless

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The Post below is taken from KVA Stainless' Designer Profile   de•sign /dəˈzīn/ 1. The creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object or system.2. Purpose, planning, or intention that exists or is thought to exist behind an action, fact, or material object. Rarely do companies focus so much on design. Ritte Bicycles has a relationship with their creations that the corporate companies don’t seem to understand. They seem to have a soul, a personality; it’s like they come to life. The California based company was formed a little over 6 years ago with the goal “to produce...

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