Being Frank: Seeking the Unknown at Bike Shops

Brent Graves - CEO & President December 2023 “Customers are not asking for your product.” That’s what a shop said to us recently. It is disappointing and frustrating to hea...

Introducing: Galaxy Limited Edition eeWings and Helm MKII

Cane Creek is excited to introduce their next Limited Edition Helm MKII and eeWings Cranks, Galaxy. The Galaxy Helm MKII casting and Galaxy eeWings are painted with a holographic ultraviolet glitte...

Cane Creek & Industry Nine – Ride Rock Creek Takeover

  Rock Creek Bike Park: 298 W Rock Creek Rd, Zirconia, NC 28790 Lets ride! Monday September 16th, 2024 Join us for an exciting day at Rock Creek Bike Park! This special event is...

Being Frank: Corduroy Riding In Marin

  Brent Graves - CEO & President June 2024 Right before we launched the all-new V-Link full suspension bike at Diamondback in 1995, I convinced my boss that my product manager and I should tak...

Introducing Our Next Limited Edition eeBrake: Tie-Dye II

  Our newest limited edition brake – Tie-Dye II combines six bold colors to create the ultimate statement piece. Known for their extraordinary stopping power, incredible adjustability and striking ...

Behind the World’s First Gravel Fork: Invert Development Story

As a Product Manager, one of my main responsibilities is to identify opportunities. This can happen in numerous ways: from attending races or group rides, to doing hours of market research, and spe...

Cane Creek Introduces the Cane Creek Computer Mount and Limited Edition Works Series Helm

Asheville, NC- Cane Creek introduces the Cane Creek Computer Mount and Limited Edition Works Series Helm and debuts the next generation of IL and Electric Wings at Sea Otter. Read more about the pr...

Introducing Invert, The World’s First Gravel Fork

  Asheville, NC-  Invert is the World’s First Gravel Fork. Early in the research and development process, Cane Creek identified four key ‘Pillars’ that would be integral to making the world’s firs...

Being Frank: Warranty Versus Guarantee

March 2024 There is a common misunderstanding between a product warranty and a product guarantee. For consumer products, including bicycles and parts, a warranty states that the product ...

Cane Creek Announces Their Next Limited Edition eeBrake: The Alchemist

Cane Creek is proud to announce a new limited edition of their critically-acclaimed eeBrakes – The Alchemist. Cane Creek’s, The Alchemist combines brightly anodized silver and gold parts to create ...

Rigorous Testing, Exceptional Safety: Cane Creek’s Commitment to Quality

February 2024 Safety is paramount when riding a bicycle. Cane Creek Cycling Components designs and develops bicycle components with product safety in mind. To accomplish this, we test our...

Being Frank: Form and Function

February 2024 I was in a discussion recently about the difference between what we say and what we do. The topic was what bicycle dealers tell us they will buy and what they actually do bu...

Introducing: Aurora Limited Edition eeWings and Helm MKII

  Cane Creek is excited to introduce their next Limited Edition Helm MKII and eeWings Cranks, Aurora. The Aurora Helm MKII casting and Aurora eeWings are painted by hand using the Saran Texture Me...

Pisgah Born: Development Story and Technical Deep Dive on Cane Creek’s new Tigon Air-Charged Coil Shock

PISGAH BORN Tigon is the world’s first twin tube Air-Charged Coil shock that combines the ground-tracking sensitivity of coil with the tunable mid-s...

Riding Under the Midnight Sun: A 3-Week Cycling Adventure in Iceland

"Carpe diem" "Bike Mary" - @REBELWITHOUTACAR Iceland has been a dream biking destination of mine for several years now, but more in an abstract, “that would be coo...

Accidental Cycling Love

  A ‘How I Got Here’ with Cane Creek’s new Product Marketing Manager Will Hart - Product Marketing Manager I was not an athletic kid. I was precocio...

The Chroma Studio allows riders to customize their bike with new colors

  Asheville, NC – Cane Creek Cycling Components is proud to present The Chroma Studio, a place where riders can customize their bike with some of Cane Creek’s most highly sought after products. Cus...

Cane Creek Introduces The Air-Charged Coil Shock, Tigon

Asheville, NC- Cane Creek is excited to introduce Tigon, an entirely new DB Twin Tube Shock that combines the sensitivity of a coil shock with the tunable support of an air spring.  Cane Creek exp...

Being Frank: Back To The Reverse Arch

  Brent Graves - CEO & President August 2023 While visiting the bike shop section of an REI store in the San Fernando Valley back in 2000, I found myself dumbfounded while s...

Cane Creek Announces Limited Edition Helm Galaxy

Asheville, NC – Cane Creek is excited to announce a new Limited Edition fork, the Helm Galaxy which is available now in extremely limited quantities. Inspired by the cosmos, the Galaxy magnesium c...

Being Frank: Silly Things

Brent Graves - CEO & President June 2023 After some weightier topics of recent Being Frank blogs, let us shift gears to a lighter topic; maybe even toss in some irreverence...

Being Frank: Product Integrity

  Brent Graves - CEO & President May 2023 We are not perfect, nor will we ever be. The same goes for our products. But we are committed to learning and being the best we can...

Cane Creek Introduces Cane Creek Electric Wings

Cane Creek introduces their next offering of titanium cranks, the Cane Creek Electric Wings, to join their iconic eeWings. A crankset designed specifically for the rigors eMTBs face, the innovat...

Cane Creek Introduces The Next Generation of Air IL and Coil IL Rear Shocks

  Asheville, NC – Cane Creek is proud to introduce the next generation of Air IL and Coil IL shocks. Packing class-leading performance in a smaller and stronger package, the Air and Coil IL give ...

Being Frank: Smooth As Silk

  Brent Graves - CEO & President Being Frank: Smooth As Silk February 2023 In 2018 we introduced a seat post that was designed to make one’s road bike more forgiving or comp...

Devil is in the Details: Counterfeits

Jeff LaForge Cane Creek Cycling Components Engineering Manager  Asheville, NC – When I was a kid buying $8 “Oakleys” at the local convenience store I thought I was sticking it to th...

January MVP

February 2023 This dude has been a fixture at Cane Creek since I’ve been here. Ands There is not an ounce of bs in his body, but he can smell it from a mile away and will call you out on it. Anyw...

Cane Creek Announces Their Next Limited Edition eeBrake: The Matador

  Asheville, NC – Cane Creek is proud to announce a new limited edition of their critically-acclaimed eeBrakes – The Matador. Cane Creek’s The Matador eeBrake flaunts red and pewter with some small...

Cane Creek Cycling Components Introduces Steering Stabilizing Hellbender 70 Visco Headset

  Asheville, NC – Cane Creek is proud to announce the introduction of their NEW Hellbender 70 Visco headset.  Building upon Cane Creek’s ongoing legacy of bicycle headset innovation, the introduct...

Cane Creek Announces Limited Edition Helm Chameleon

  Asheville, NC – Cane Creek is excited to announce a new Limited Edition Chameleon Helm, available in extremely limited quantities. The Limited Edition Chameleon Helm MKII is available in our 2...

Women of Cane Creek

  January 2023 Though the Women of Cane Creek account for only 28% of our workforce, our impact is felt throughout the company. From Production to Marketing, Sales and Advocacy, w...

December MVP

January 2023 The MVP This month is someone whose job it so deal with and fix problems 100% of the time and keeps it calm and level. Jay John came into a new position for CC with pretty vague expe...

Behind the Collector's Edition eeBrakes

If you’ve followed Cane Creek over the past 6 years you are likely familiar with our limited edition eeBrakes, Cane Creek has released two limited edition eeBrakes per year since 2017. These brakes...

Neko Mulally | FRAMEWORKS – Partnership

Cane Creek Cycling Components is proud to announce our Partnership with Neko Mulally and FRAMEWORKS  Our team here at Cane Creek Cycling Components worked with Neko to design and manufacture offset...

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 trul...

MTB Suspension Service Procedures

November 15th, 2022 PRESS RELEASE: Cane Creek Cycling ComponentsCane Creek Cycling Components announces their mountain bike suspension service procedures are available to the public. For the ...

Truth and Dignity

November 11th, 2022 Back in October, some Cane Creek employees attended the 2nd annual Outdoors For All Summit down in Old Fort, NC where they had the privilege and opportunity to meet Erick Cedeño...

October MVP Award

  November 2022 Congratulations Denice Jaramillo on becoming Cane Creek’s MVP for the month of October! Denice only started at Cane Creek Cycling Components back in 2021, yet has worked dilig...

REFLECTION

October 2022 Oliviah Franke (she/her) is a chicana, queer cylist living on the unceded lands of the Dena’ina peoples, also known as Anchorage Alaska. This past year she was a part of the 2022 Ride ...

September MVP Award

October 2022 Congratulations Dale Baker on becoming Cane Creek’s MVP for the month of September! Dale is Cane Creek’s Shipping Scheduler, responsible for prioritize our orders and their allocations...

August MVP Award

September 2022 Congratulations Melissa Russello on becoming Cane Creek’s MVP for the month of August! Melissa is Cane Creek’s Information Technologies Manager and has taken on the implementation of...

Our apologies for the delay

August 30, 2022 We apologize for any delays in response or shipment as we upgrade to an entirely new computer system that runs our company. Cane Creek is committed to our riders, their satisfaction...

Being Frank: What’s The Rider Benefit?

  Brent Graves - CEO & President 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, tha...

Eco-Friendly Packaging

June 14, 2022 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 ...

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 L...

Everything You Need To Know About Coil Springs

When we first introduced our Double Barrel Coil shock - The DB Coil - back in 2005, you typically only saw coil shocks on bigger travel downhill bikes.

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 (...

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 avai...

Putting In The Time

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. Howeve...

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 ge...