Interesting story about X-Lite / Muc-Off

[Rampage]

http://factoryjackson.com/?s=Muc-off

There's a dual disc hope hub in there with a different name on it?

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

It says 'Metal Matrix'.

X lite (and raleigh) used MM in their products.

 

[makster]

Re:

What a sad read...from scene innovators to suppliers of bike shampoo

 

[Rampage]

Re: Re:

What a sad read...from scene innovators to suppliers of bike shampoo

Yes.
I remember going there when a young teenager to buy cheap riser bars that hadn't been anodised completely.

 

[Rampage]

It says 'Metal Matrix'.

X lite (and raleigh) used MM in their products.

Interesting, so either Hope made this hub or someone took apart two hubs and made this?

 

[makster]

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What a sad read...from scene innovators to suppliers of bike shampoo

Yes.
I remember going there when a young teenager to buy cheap riser bars that hadn't been anodised completely.

I grew up a couple of miles from their factory at Branksome. I was an apprentice engineer at the time, so used to go up there and marvel at what was coming off of the machines. Such a shame that it all went wrong, as I'm sure there is still a market for the kind of things they made

 

[ultrazenith]

I think they just discovered bike shampoo is more profitable.

 

[grogee]

I think they just discovered bike shampoo is more profitable.

+1. Much easier to market soap than nerdy CNC'd bike parts.

 

[greencat]

I think they just discovered bike shampoo is more profitable.

+1. Much easier to market soap than nerdy CNC'd bike parts.

Plus it's a market with built-in repeat business.

 

[MikeD]

The engineering side died with Rex, really.