Planet X is a bicycle company based in
Rotherham
Rotherham () is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. The town takes its name from the River Rother which then merges with the River Don. The River Don then flows through the town centre. It is the main settlement of ...
, in the north of England. It was founded in 1988 by Dave Loughran
and, in 2020, became an employee-owned trust.
Planet X operates a number of brands including On-One components and Titus bikes.
Production
Planet X works with Taiwanese, Chinese and Italian companies to manufacture its road, cyclocross, track and time-trial frames.
Retail
Planet X operates only online and has no retail stores.
Sponsorship
Planet X sponsored the world
XTERRA Triathlon
XTERRA is a series of cross triathlon races, i.e. three-sport races which include swimming, mountain biking, and trail running. The XTERRA Global Tour is owned and produced by XTERRA Sports Limited. The XTERRA race series is the best-known series ...
champion,
Julie Dibens
Julie Claire Dibens (born 4 March 1975 in Salisbury, England) is a former professional triathlete. She represented Great Britain in the 2004 Summer Olympics and has won the 2009 Ironman 70.3 World Championship as well as the XTERRA Triathlon Wor ...
, during 2008 for a successful defence of her world title.
In 2003, Planet-X sponsored the Trialskings team
who used Planet-X Pitbull and Jack Flash frames. These were present in Trialskings team videos, ridden by Danny Holroyd and other members.
References
External links
Planet X
See also
*
Planet X (disambiguation)
Planet X may refer to: Astronomy
* Planet X, a disproved hypothetical planet proposed in 1906 by Percival Lowell to have existed beyond the planet Neptune.
** Colloquially, and by extension, any hypothetical trans-Neptunian planet, in particu ...
Cycle manufacturers of the United Kingdom
Mountain bike manufacturers
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