Planet X Limited
bicycle company based in Rotherham, England
Planet X is a bicycle company based in Rotherham, 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 champion, Julie Dibens, 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.
“Planet X Limited” enters the record as bicycle company based in Rotherham, England. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Planet, Limited and bicycle can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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