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History |
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Cane Creek Timeline
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1974
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Dia-Compe opens in Fletcher, NC, to distribute Japanese-made cold-forged brakes to U.S. market |
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1989
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Dia-Compe USA takes on manufacturing and distribution of RockShox fork, achieving internal expertise in suspension components |
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1991
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Introduction of AheadSet threadless headset. (U.S. Patent 5095770) |
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1993
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Development of Dia-Compe SpeedCheck disc brake, forerunner of modern disc brakes |
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1995
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Drawing on high-end assets of Dia-Compe USA and in-house R&D and manufacturing, Cane Creek Cycling Components is founded |
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1996
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Introduction of Air Driver shock, a lightweight all-air design (U.S. Patent 5775677)
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1997
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Introduction of hand-built Crono wheels with patented straight pull, nipples at the hub (U.S. Patent 5597242) |
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1999
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Introduction of track-specific wheels |
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2000
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Introduction of high-leverage, long-arm Direct Curve brakes (U.S. Patent 6079523) |
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2001
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Zero Stack headset. Introduction of SpeedBars clip-on bars (U.S. Patent 6234043) |
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2002
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Introduction of Cloud Nine shock, with adjustable rebound and compression, speed-sensitive valving (U.S. Patent 5775677) |
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2003
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Introduction of top-of-the-line Solos headset with 10-year warranty |
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2005
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Introduction of Double Barrel shock with Öhlins’ Twin Tube technology
Inverted Interlok headset spacers (U.S. Patent 6892604)
Aros 58 carbon track wheels |
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2007
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Introduction of Cane Creek 110 headset with 110-year warranty |
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