Grove Timeline

For More Grove info check out Mike Hermann's Purple Lizard web site.  Mike worked at Grove Innovations and has been a great resource for us.

1975

Started Titron Components, hand built magnesium hubs with Ti axles for BMX.  Also built the Titron BMX pedal which was the first round cage pedal.  They were also magnesium bodies with Ti axles and cartridge bearings.  The design was sold to Suntour but Suntour defaulted on the payment and them came out with the XC pedals with a very similar design.

1981

Sold Triton to Hutch Hi-Performance BMX in Baltimore MD and took a position as lead designer and production manager at Hutch.

1986

Left Hutch and started Grove Innovations to make mountain bike frame and components.  Grove later got into the handicapped racing skis and wheelchairs.

September 1986 press release for the Grove-built Hammerhead stem:

1987

March 1987 press release for the Grove-built Hammerhead stem:

1988

February 1988 Mountain Biking for the Adventure Grove bike review:

1990

December 1990 Hard Core test from Sportrad (German) magazine:

1991

March and April 1991 Grove X plus April 1991 Hot Rod cranks:

1993

Bike models include the Assault, Hardcore and X

2000

Dissolved Grove Innovations in response to a law suit over the Mono-Ski design  Became Designing Solutions and has designed scooters and other wheel goods for Royce Union and Toys R Us brands.  Also serves as the Taiwanese manufacturing liaison.