Planet X is a bicycle company based in Rotherham, in the north of England. It was founded in 1988 by Dave Loughran.[1] In 2020 Planet X transitioned to become an employee owned trust.[2]
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Type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Cycling |
Founded | Sheffield, United Kingdom, 1988 |
Headquarters | Rotherham, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
Key people | Dave Loughran, CEO and founder |
Website | planetx.co.uk |
Planet X operates a number of brands including: On-One components and Titus bikes. [1]
Planet X works with Taiwanese, Chinese and Italian[3] companies to manufacture its road, cyclocross, track and time-trial frames.
Planet X has no retail stores, only operating online.
Planet-X sponsored World XTERRA Triathlon champion Julie Dibens during 2008 for a successful defence of her world title.[4]
In 2003, Planet-X sponsored the Trialskings team [5] who used Planet-X Pitbull and Jack Flash frames. These were present in Trialskings[6] team videos, ridden by Danny Holroyd and other members.
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