Planet X Limited
| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Cycling |
| Founded | Sheffield, United Kingdom, 1988 |
| Headquarters | Rotherham, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
Key people | Dave Loughran, CEO & Founder |
| Website | http://www.planetx.co.uk/ |
Planet X is a bicycle company based in Rotherham, in the north of England. It was founded in 1990 by Dave Loughran from Sheffield.
Initially its product range consisted of dirt, jump and trials bikes. It subsequently diversified its range to include a wider variety of bikes and components. It 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 bikes currently has three stores located in Sheffield, Barnsley and Edinburgh.[3] The third store in Edinburgh was opened in late March 2013 and was the first store outside South Yorkshire.[4]
Sponsorship
Planet-X sponsored World XTERRA Triathlon champion Julie Dibens during 2008 for a successful defence of her world title.[5]
In 2003, Planet-X sponsored the Trialskings team [6] who used Planet-X Pitbull and Jack Flash frames. These were present in Trialskings[7] team videos, ridden by Danny Holroyd and other members.
References
- ↑ "About Planet X".
- ↑ Phillips, Matt. "Mail Order Made in Italy".
- ↑ "Planet X Stores Page".
- ↑ "Planet X Edinburgh Open For Business".
- ↑ "XTERRA World Champion Julie Dibens". www.slowtwitch.com.
- ↑ "Planet-X are the 2003 sponsors of the Trialskings!". www.pinkbike.com.
- ↑ "Trialskings!". trials-uk.com.