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T H U D L I F E

T H U D L I F E ... Did you know: Cane Creek's Thudbuster is one of our longest running and largest selling items in our global market. Surprised? Don't be. Thudbuster is the most effective and ver...

Bike Check: HELM WS130

HELM Works Series 130 is here, and it's time to party. HELM WS130 is a 29" air fork optimized for cross-country mountain biking. The fork has a maximum of 130mm of travel, although decreasing it's ...

Being Frank - Sweet and Not Sweet Wings

In the mid-nineties I got wind of a super cool product. At the time cranks were either forged (good) or cast aluminum (usually acceptable) from Japanese suppliers Shimano or Sugino. Then the CNC mi...

HELM 29: Why 44mm Offset?

Chatter about reduced offset forks is nothing new. PinkBike, UK's Mountain Bike Rider, Bike Radar, and others have been talking about it for years. So why is offset a hot topic right now?   WHAT IS...

Photo Diary: Cane Creek Cycling Tour @ Santos Fat Tire Festival

Santos Fat Tire Festival is one of the largest bicycle and gear expos in the Southeastern United States and draws the likes of major Original Equipment Manufacturers as Specialized, Giant + Liv, Sa...

Daylight [Weight] Savings

  Ah, finally... Daylight Savings time is here! On Sunday, March 10, we skipped our clocks ahead one hour to take advantage of a later sunrise and sunset. Our after-work rides just became a bit mor...

Being Frank - Details Matter

Brent Graves, President and CEO I have a watch that I really like. It was not expensive, it does not tell time better than other watches, nor does it make a big fashion statement. But one detail of...

Partner Highlight: Litespeed & Quintana Roo

Cane Creek has a unique and long-standing relationship with Tennessee, USA-based bike manufacturer American Bicycle Group. ABG has two brands making a major splash in the industry: Litespeed (road,...

Partner Highlight: Guerrilla Gravity

Colorado, USA-based mountain bike manufacturer Guerrilla Gravity recently launched extensive Cane Creek customization options on every model in their line-up. We shared a digital coffee with Bobby ...

Being Frank – David vs. Goliath vs. David

Brent Graves, President and CEO Twenty-five years ago, I was the proud father of my first bike line, and many of those Diamond Back (as it was spelled back then) models included Shimano’s Rapidfire...

Let's talk tech!

Cane Creek presents technical clinics to professional bike mechanics at Professional Bicycle Mechanics Association Technical Workshop in Atlanta, GA The Professional Bicycle Mechanics Association,...

Being Frank – "EVIL" Standards

Brent Graves, President and CEO “An industry standard is a generally accepted set of criteria within an industry relating to the standard function, specification, and/or compatibility of a product ...

Black Friday Weekend Sale

2018 BLACK FRIDAY / CYBER MONDAY SALE!  We’re taking the weekend off to hang out with friends and family and ride bikes so instead of doing separate Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, we’ve decid...

DOUBLE BARREL Climbing Efficiency

CLIMBING SWITCH TECHNOLOGY CS is the most innovative climbing feature available and is now standard on all  Cane Creek CS & IL Double Barrel shocks.   This proprietary climbing feature (patent-...

7 Days of Givaways

Cane Creek and Silca have teamed up to bring you Seven Days of Giveaways. Every day between Thursday, Nov 8th 2018 and Wednesday, Nov 14th 2018, we will randomly select a new winner for that day's ...