Kross is a Polish
sports industry company which specializes in manufacturing
bicycle
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-powered assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A is called a cyclist, or bicyclist.
Bic ...
s and
bicycle frame
A bicycle frame is the main component of a bicycle, onto which wheels and other components are fitted. The modern and most common frame design for an upright bicycle is based on the safety bicycle, and consists of two triangles: a main triangl ...
s. The company is currently the largest in Poland manufacturing bicycles sold in the Polish market. In 2005 the company sold almost 800,000 products, half of which were exported to 35 countries, 30 of which are in Europe.
History
The company was founded in 1990 when Zbigniew Sosnowski opened a bike shop in
Przasnysz
Przasnysz (; yi, פראשניץ, russian: Прасныш) is a town in north-central Poland. Located in the Masovian Voivodship, about 110 km north of Warsaw and about 115 km south of Olsztyn, it is the capital of Przasnysz County. It h ...
, which soon turned into a warehouse and assembly plant for bicycles. With time, and the right investments, the company has become a thriving manufacturer of bicycles, originally sold under the Grand brand, and from 2003 - Kross. Since 2004, they also own and manufacture the Zipp brand of
scooters
Scooter may refer to:
Vehicles
Ground
Human or gravity powered
* Eccentric-hub scooter, propelled by a standing rider making a bouncing motion
* Kick scooter, propelled by a standing rider pushing off the ground
* Knee scooter, a mobility device ...
.
In 2018, the company manufactured a total of 275,000 bicycles. In 2020 the bicycles were exported to 50 countries around the world.
Products
The company has in its collection, several groups of bicycles designed for different applications:
* Level -
mountain bike
A mountain bike (MTB) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling. Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, which ...
s intended for
Cross-country (XC)
* Hexagon - mountain bikes intended for tourism and recreation
* XC Full - FS mountain bikes intended for
Cross-country (XC)
* Vento - road bikes
* Multicycle - E-Bikes
* Le Grand -
city bikes
* Inzai, Seto, Noru - urban bikes
* Trans -
trekking
Backpacking is the outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back, while hiking for more than a day. It is often an extended journey, and may involve camping outdoors. In North America tenting is common, where simple shelters and mountain h ...
and tourism bikes
* children bikes
Gallery
File:Smooth Trail.jpg, Kross Smooth Trail
File:Kross Gorky Park in Kraków (1).jpg, Kross Gorky Park
File:Kross Grand Energy in Kraków (1).jpg, Kross Grand Energy
File:Kross Vento.png, Kross Vento
File:Kross Level A2 in Kraków (2).jpg, Kross Level A2
See also
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Economy of Poland
The economy of Poland is an industrialized, mixed economy with a developed market that serves as the sixth-largest in the European Union by nominal GDP and fifth-largest by GDP (PPP). Poland boasts extensive public services characteristic of m ...
*
List of Polish companies
Poland is a country located in Central Europe, situated between the Baltic Sea in the north and two mountain ranges (the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains) in the south. Since the fall of communism many major companies have been established in Pol ...
References
External links
Official site
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Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1990
Cycle manufacturers
Cycling in Poland
Manufacturing companies of Poland
Mountain bike manufacturers
Polish brands
Polish companies established in 1990
Polish Joint-stock companies