KHS Bicycles - Patents, Awards and Accomplishments

Patents, Awards and Accomplishments

• KHS was the first Taiwan made road bike to enter U.S. market with Reynolds 531 tubing. Bicycling Magazine tested this model in 1979 and rated it as good as a similar, French-made Motobecane model.
• KHS awarded the “Sears Partner in Progress” award in 1986
• KHS remains the only brand to have a finalist in Mountain Biking Magazine's “Bike of the Year” award every year since the inception of the award in 1992
• KHS Comp was awarded the “Bike of the Year” award by Mountain Biking Magazine in 1994 and 2001
• Bicycling Magazine awards the 1997 KHS Fleetwood it’s “Editor’s Choice Award” for best bike at the 1996 Interbike International Bicycle show
• In March 1998, the KHS FXT Sport is rated “Best Value” full suspension bike under $1000 by Mountain Bike Action Magazine
• KHS introduces suspension seatposts and semi-slick tires on its 1998 mountain bike line, a full year ahead of most other brands
• KHS is the first to introduce popularly priced Soft Tails to the market during 1999 giving Hard Tail and Full Suspension buyers a new alternative that incorporates the best of both designs
• Preferred Bicycle & Parts Distributor in the U.S. voted by U.S. bicycle dealers in 2002
• Consumers Digest Best Buy for the Urban Xpress bicycle in July 2006 issue
• Bicycling Magazine’s “Editor’s Choice” for the 2006 XC604
• KHS introduces one of the first major production 650b wheel size mountain bike models in 2010
• Delta Linear, U.S. patent 5,842,712 issued on 12/1/98. KHS developed it s Delta Linear Downtube in order to decrease weight and to increase strength, rigidity and long term durability of its frames. The teardrop-shaped Delta Linear tube is drawn to a round shape at the bottom bracket in order to reduce flex under aggressive pedaling and ovalized on the vertical axis at the headtube in order to increase frame rigidity by over 30% over conventional round tubes.
• Adjustable seat tower, patent pending. Found on the KHS LT3 frame, this seat tube Tower can be rotated via a cam to change the effective seat tube angle of the frame by four degrees. Ideal for downhill riders competing or riding in carried terrain.
• Brake Booster leverage converter, U.S. patent 5,660,082 issued August 26, 1997. This unique converter allows use of road bike brake levers with linear pull, “V” brakes. Found on all KHS road tandems.