Delta 7 Press Releases - Arantix & Ascend Bikes
September 11, 2008: Advanced Composite Solutions, Parent Company of Delta 7 Sports, Taps New CEO and COO to Enhance its Management Team
“Addition of new senior management will help propel Delta 7 Sports forward in the cycling industry and help Advanced Composite Solutions prepare to enter other markets.”
September 11, 2008: Advanced Composite Solutions, Parent Company of Delta 7 Sports, Raises $1.5 Million in Series A Private Funding
“With outside funding in place, Delta 7 Sports will aggressively pursue success in the cycling industry.”
September 11, 2008: Arantix Mountain Bike Frame Price Drops to $4,895 from $6,995 as Delta 7 Sports Improves its Manufacturing Processes and Brings Manufacturing In-House
“Delta 7 Sports, a division of Advanced Composite Solutions, has revamped its manufacturing processes and brought all manufacturing completely in-house. As a result, the company announced it has dropped the price for an Arantix™ mountain bike frame to $4,895 from $6,995, a decrease of more than 30 percent.”
“With improved manufacturing techniques in place and all manufacturing now in‐house, Delta 7 Sports’ next generation Arantix has tighter tolerances and is stronger than ever before; company also drops the suggested retail prices for an Arantix frame to $4,895 and for a fully built Arantix mountain bike to $8,495″
September 24, 2008: Delta 7 Sports First Road Bike Introduced at Interbike
“At 1.8 pounds and $5,995 for the Ascend frame, Delta 7 Sports introduces what it believes is the strongest road bike in its weight class, a “superior race machine that’s solid under sprint forces, tight during cornering and yet less harsh than aluminum frames;” wind tunnel testing also shows the Ascend’s IsoTruss-based frame generates slightly less drag than similarly sized cylindrical-tube frames.“