Fascination carbon That’s CENTURION anno
second-largest bike manufacturer MERIDA cooperates with CENTURION for the development and production of premium bikes. Already in 2001, the co-production “LRS” is presented as a totally new type of rearstay suspension. Enthused experts call LRS “the most important innovation of the year”. In 2004, “MountainBIKE” joins in: The Numinis 1000 with LRS and hydro-formed frame is the “Surprise of the Year” – evaluation: “Outstanding”. The Numinis even wins the “Baden-Wuerttemberg International Design Award” in 2006.
2013: our Twentyninerbikes Backfire Carbon Ultimate.29 (lower picture) and Numinis Carbon Ultimate Race.29 represent the high stage of development of our about 80 models broad product range.
2006: CENTURION celebrates the 30th company anniversary, in 2007 also “25 Years of German MTB”. In 2008, CENTURION expands to Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg; then also to Poland and Japan. From 2009, CENTURION delights ladies with female-specific “EVE” bikes; in 2010, CENTURION enters the enduro scene with a sensation called “Trailbanger”. One year later, e-bikes are in the general centre of attention: The “EFire” is introduced and wins Silver at the international design award “Focus Open 2011”. Most recently: In 2012, there are new carbon MTBs, the 29” E-MTB “Backfire E.29”, a new “Gigadrive” road racer… and the firm intention to carry on making history.
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