Planet X Limited

Planet X is a bicycle company based in Rotherham, in the north of England. It was founded in 1990 by Dave Loughran.

Planet X Bikes
Privately held company
IndustryCycling
FoundedSheffield, United Kingdom, 1988
HeadquartersRotherham, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Key people
Dave Loughran, CEO and founder
Websiteplanetx.co.uk

Planet X operates a number of brands including: On-One components and Titus bikes. [1]

Production

Planet X works with Taiwanese, Chinese and Italian[2] companies to manufacture its road, cyclocross, track and time-trial frames.

Retail

Planet X has no retail stores, only operating online.

Sponsorship

Planet-X sponsored World XTERRA Triathlon champion Julie Dibens during 2008 for a successful defence of her world title.[3]

In 2003, Planet-X sponsored the Trialskings team [4] who used Planet-X Pitbull and Jack Flash frames. These were present in Trialskings[5] team videos, ridden by Danny Holroyd and other members.

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References

  1. "About Planet X".
  2. Phillips, Matt. "Mail Order Made in Italy". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013.
  3. "XTERRA World Champion Julie Dibens". www.slowtwitch.com.
  4. "Planet-X are the 2003 sponsors of the Trialskings!". www.pinkbike.com.
  5. "Trialskings!". trials-uk.com.

See also

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