Looks like Saddleback joins an ever increasing list of casualties of the economic situation
Took on distribution of Cannondale and the extra storage units required to hold bike for UK sales. Then PON took Cannondale back in house a year later leaving Saddleback high and dry. Or that's how I read it anyway. Best wishes to all the staff.
Enve going in house can't have helped. Some rather premium brands could be looking for a new distributor
A shame.
Minor player in the UK but retro classic brand KHS have also closed up.
I used to work in a shop that sold KHS. The Marin rep always said it stood for Korean Home Shopping
Sad news about Saddleback though.
That’s a bummer, I used to be on the phone with saddleback b2b all the time in the shop, really decent bunch of folk to deal with.
Minor player in the UK but retro classic brand KHS have also closed up.
Aww man, the 93 Montana Comp was my first true MTB love.
Crap news. luckily i have a stockpile of king, wolftooth and enve to keep me going, but it sucks as they've always been great folks to deal with over the years
Fwiw, I believe that KHS well still operate in their home market. Just the US company closing up. Still, that blue/pink Montana was quite the thing bitd.
My first mountain bike (1990?)was a KHS Montana Comp, rigid, cantis, but opened up a world of adventure with my mate Craig (who’s dad splashed out on the Montana Pro for himself, had manitou shocks and XTR!)
Any chance of a Saddleback fire sale? Wouldn't mind a CK hub tool and some Gold Grease cheap.
Aspire Velotech in the US are also in a questionable state. Their website has been “undergoing update” for weeks. You can’t order anything.
Another ENVE / Chris King supplier.
Bugger, just as I had been considering some Sidi shoes! Size and model I want only available from European stores anyway by the look of it ☹️
Minor player in the UK but retro classic brand KHS have also closed up.
I must admit I was sad to hear about this a few days ago, Montana comp was my first proper mountain bike back in my school days. Loved that bike, got it after the Halfords bike (think it was an Apollo) my parents had bought me for Christmas was nicked and I was allowed to choose its replacement when the insurance paid out. Shame about Saddleback as well
Woah, that sucks!
I had one of my trickstuff maxima callipers replaced under warranty earlier this week… feel lucky it didn’t get stuck in some sort of administration doom spiral!
hopefully they can pull through or the various brands find new homes to avoid any supply issues.
That's a shame about Saddleback and KHS.
My first proper MTB I had a choice between KHS, Al Carter (posh Townsend IIRC) or Muddy Fox. The Muddy Fox was older model on sale and looked it, the Al Carter was a nice Tange Prestige frame IIRC, and the KHS was a nice colour (pink and blue...)... Ened up with the Al Carter for a few years.
Al Carter were always great spec for the money. Ace retro parts donors these days along with the top end Carrera.
The blue/pink KHS were lovely looking things and always reviewed well.
