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Chris King’s Cielo frame shop halts bike production

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As of the middle of last week apparently, Chris King Precision Components has decided to shutter the Cielo Cycles frame production brand. Citing updated company goals moving forward, the frame building business did not seem to balance with their core component production.  So it seems that they are going back to the core of what built their reputation – headsets, hubsets & more recently bottom brackets…

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Chris King have stopped taking new Cielo bike orders, effective immediately. They are said to be refocusing on their component production.  Cielo will follow through on the completion & delivery of bikes ordered up until the start of last week. And Chris King itself will continue to support the warranty service needs of Cielo owners. But now if you want a custom bike built around Chris King bearings, you will need to look elsewhere.

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For what it is worth, following along through social media over the last year or so, it’s clear that Chris King continues to show a desire to work with other specialty & custom bike builders to collaborate on unique projects. So that will surely carry over. Plenty of custom bikes with precision American made bearings will carry on for quite some time.

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myke2241
myke2241
6 years ago

The king has spoken

1111
6 years ago
Reply to  myke2241

Da King of Da Norf …West?

Seraph
Seraph
6 years ago

Well shit. There goes my dream of having a Sycip-built gravel grinder without getting a Sycip-branded gravel grinder.

JNH
JNH
6 years ago
Reply to  Seraph

Budget in another $250 to get it sprayed by an auto body shop.

Matt
Matt
6 years ago

This article was like eating a fresh fish taco after a long day of surfing without any fish. This is pretty big and interesting news and providing the “between the lines” story would have been very satisfying. Oh well, I guess a missed opportunity and we will have to be satisfied with “did not balance” as the reasoning.

AK_Ben
AK_Ben
6 years ago
Reply to  Matt

Sorry, but how is this that big and interesting? I would guess that custom frame-building simply took top much time and energy and resources away from the primary business of component manufacturing which Chris King is best known for. CK likely decided to let go an aspect of the business that will not be terribly missed, what with the relatively high number of other custom framebuilders in business now.

Matt
Matt
6 years ago
Reply to  AK_Ben

Well, if there was some back channel reporting maybe you wouldn’t have to “guess” and we would have more actual information.

Technician
Technician
6 years ago
Reply to  Matt

This site is called Bikerumor for a reason.

Jonathon
Jonathon
6 years ago
Reply to  Technician

This is where I get my daily E-bike news

Tomi
Tomi
6 years ago
Reply to  AK_Ben

They weren’t into custom frame building.

AC
AC
6 years ago
Reply to  Tomi

More like people weren’t into custom frame buying.

blah blah blah
blah blah blah
6 years ago
Reply to  Matt

yeah like eating a steak sandwich after knitting for a day without a gazebo, i can count to potato!

Jason
Jason
6 years ago

Also competing with one’s customers may not be a best business practice for CK.

fred
fred
6 years ago
Reply to  Jason

This! Definitely a weird dynamic in the market. also, can we get pink headsets again??

AC
AC
6 years ago
Reply to  Jason

In the custom frame world, I really doubt that was an issue. Custom frames are so much like art anyway, as a customer I’m going to buy the style and aesthetic that I like. It’s not like producing the anodized bearing holding bits gives them some huge advantage.

Papi
6 years ago

Ugh, it’s hard work introducing one to two new colors of existing products every year. Making a WHOLE BIKE FRAME? Who’s got time for that?

TGIT
TGIT
6 years ago

Cielo later ! 🙂

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