Journal

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...

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 inclu...

Being Frank: To Hellbender With Bottom Brackets

We like to say that we do the products that we want to do, the way that we want to do them. But that is not the full story because we also strive to ensure that each of our products has a reason to...

Coil Vs Air Shock

Sam Anderson - Brand Manager Coil shocks have made a resurgence on modern trail bikes within the last few years, and with that comes a question we often hear: should I get a coil shock or an air sh...

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 e...

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 a...

Rider Engagement: Riders Helping Riders

Luke Bukoski, Director of Rider Engagement Sometime in mid-June of this year, I got a call from my boss – Cane Creek CEO Brent Graves. Brent wanted to run an idea by me and, like a lot of us, I wa...

Small Batch 2020 – IPA

Western North Carolina is known for many things - flowing singletrack followed by rugged descents, miles of beautiful and serene country roads, seemingly endless gravel tracks… and really good beer...

Being Frank: Mechanical Empathy

Brent Graves - President and CEO Nearly two decades ago I met a guy that introduced me to a concept that I had thought about but never distilled into a conscious methodology and attitude. The conce...

The Pisgah Project 2020

For the fourth consecutive year, Cane Creek has brought together a group of cycling industry companies to build a very special bike with a noble purpose - a bike that will directly fund the well-be...

Save The Hellbenders

We are proud to announce that $10 from each Cane Creek Hellbender 70 Bottom Bracket or Headset purchased through www.canecreek.com between October 15th and 31st will be donated to support the conse...

Being Frank: Our DNA

Successful organizations, whether they be company, sports team, or military unit, have a DNA that permeates every aspect of their attitude and behavior. That DNA is critical for several reasons. Fi...

Being Frank - Where is it Made?

The question of where a product is made is more important to some than others and seems to be less important to many than it was in the past. Certainly the world feels smaller these days with the a...

Making DB Kitsuma

During the development of a cycling product at Cane Creek, ride testing plays a critical role in ensuring that the product meets and/or exceeds our expectations of performance and durability. As Pr...

Being Frank: Rough Silk

We were excited about the eeSilk seat post when we introduced it. We believed it provided a compliance benefit that rivaled more complicated bicycle frame designs. This meant someone could expand t...