ANAHEIM, Calif. (BRAIN) — Cycle Group Inc., the parent company of Box Components and Promax USA, has partnered with the Polygon United Ride mountain bike team as its shifter and derailleur sponsor. The team will ride and test both the single-lever shifter and rear derailleur in downhill, enduro and slopestyle events.
"As we move forward into production with our long-awaited derailleur and shift system, the team will test them at the highest level and help us validate performance and weed out any issues we may have. They will also be working with us on some new stuff we are developing," said Colin Esquibel, CGI's director of product development.
Box first showed CNC-machined samples of its Factor shifters and rear derailleur to the public January 2014 at PressCamp Winter. The shifters and rear derailleurs were shown last weekend at QBP's Frostbike and will be on public display March 18-21 at the Taipei International Cycle Show.
Best known as a BMX brand, Box has made recent inroads into the mountain bike market.
The Polygon UR Team consists of downhill racers Mick Hannah, Tracey Hannah, Andrew Neethling and Remy Morton; enduro racers Jamie Nicoll, Aurelien Giordanengo and Fabien Cousinié; and slopestyle athletes Sam Reynolds and Loic Esteve. The squad began riding samples of the latest shifters and derailleurs last month at training camp in New Zealand.
"We are looking forward to a fruitful relationship between this group of riders. I have worked with Fabien, Mick and Tracey Hannah, as well as their newest member, Andrew Neethling, on projects in the past with great success. They are a great group of riders, as well as super knowledgeable in terms of R&D and providing input on new products," Esquibel said.
