uses see moot disambiguation . moots cycles type private industry bicycles founded colorado 1981 1981 headquarters steamboat springs colorado usa website www.moots.com moots cycles is an american bicycle manufacturer located in steamboat springs colorado . founded in 1981 by kent eriksen who is now a member of the mountain bike hall of fame moots has been identified as a source for innovation in the bicycle industry since its inception . 1 contents 1 history 2 components 3 references 4 external links history edit originally moots was one of the first companies manufacturing and promoting mountain bikes . since 1991 moots has been manufacturing both mountain bikes and road bicycles from titanium and has earned praise from the press for the quality of manufacture light weight and supple ride of their bicycles . 2 3 4 moots frames have always been hand built . in 2005 they were one of the more expensive frames on the market . 5 components edit throughout its history moots has been known for the innovative bicycle components they design and manufacture . in the 1980s eriksen design the company s moots mounts clamp on cantilever posts which could be removed or repositioned using only an allen wrench . 6 another innovation was an early version of what became known as bar ends in the 1990s . the product made by moots clamped inside the brake levers and had large wooden balls at the ends . citation needed moots has also made handlebars and stems by hand since its founding . 7 references edit dirt rag print rag moots cinco bicycling.com moots zirkel mountain bikes reviews outside online dirt rag print rag bike test moots compact sl roadcyclinguk reviews http www.firstflightbikes.com borders moots24brake.jpg spokewrench cycles moots ti beam stem mtbr.com mooto xz proreview external links edit official website v t e american bicycle manufacturers current american star bike friday bilenky cycle works bohemian brooklyn bicycle co. bontrager calfee design cannondale catrike centurion chumba racing co motion columbia cortina cruzbike cycle force group dahon diamondback dynacraft bsc electra ellsworth handcrafted fantasy toys lowrider bicycle & hobby felt fuji fyxation gendron inc. gt haro huffy ibis independent fabrication international surrey company iron horse italvega jamis k2 sports kent international kestrel litespeed magna marin masi melon milwaukee mongoose moots next nishiki novara pacific pope priority pure cycles quality quintana roo r e rans designs razorusa redline rhoades car ritchey design rivendell roadmaster richard sachs santa cruz santana schwinn seven shelby shinola soma fabrications specialized surly terracycle terrible one tommaso torker transition trek turner suspension univega valdora van dessel sports villy custom volagi waterford precision wilderness trail worksman yamaguchi yeti zigo defunct american american machine and foundry chicago clark kent e. c. stearns eagle fat city fleetwing gary fisher gormully & jeffery jmc klein kogswell lemond lotus merlin murray overman pocket rambler ross serotta sol stelber sterling wright components bell sports bicycle technologies international coker tire fox racing shox fyxation giro hayes brake burley design rockshox slidepad speedplay sram l.h. thomson zipp rolf prima retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title moots cycles & oldid 703191617 categories cycle manufacturers of the united statesbicycle framebuildersmountain bike manufacturersmanufacturing companies based in coloradovehicle manufacturing companies established in 1981hidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2008 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 4 february 2016 at 01 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view