Land Shark Launches New Website
Land Shark launches a new website and partnered with San Diego bicycle lubrication company, Gnar Lube, on a creative endeavor to produce a limited edition of "Gnar Shark" mountain bike frames.
- San Diego, CA (1888PressRelease) October 14, 2011 - Land Shark today announced the launch of it's new website, www.LandsharkBicycles.com in response to customer demand for information about the ever-popular line of hand-crafted bicycles. In addition, Land Shark has partnered with San Diego bicycle lubrication company, Gnar Lube, on a creative endeavor to produce a limited edition number of "Gnar Shark" full-carbon, hand-built rigid 29' frames that are guaranteed to be lightweight and "Gnar".
The story of Land Shark bicycles is inseparable from that of its founder, John Slawta, who turned a hobby - building bicycle frames in his parents' backyard too shed - into a successful artisan shop with a cult following.
Building bikes became serious business in 1986 for Slawta when he was asked to build several Land Shark bicycle frames for a group of professional riders, including, Roy Knickerman, Steve Hegg, and Andy Hampsten, who went on to win the 1988 Giro d'Italia riding his Land Shark.
Land Shark's clientele spreads beyond professional cyclists and fanatical amateurs to weekend warriors, celebrities, and the rest of the cycling world: actors Harrison Ford, Woody Harrelson, Michael Nouri, Olympic volleyball great Karch Kiraly, ex-Laker Billy Thompson, former San Francisco 49'er Dwight Clark, and the list goes on.
Many are surprised to find that Land Shark is an army of one. "They ask me if I'll tell the painter how to paint it, " chuckles John, "and I tell them that I'm the painter, too." Riders appreciate being able to talk directly to the man who's building their dream machine. "You tell him what you're looking for," says Land Shark rider Glen Gann, "and he knows what to do."
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