Cane Creek makes bike headsets, suspension and components in Fletcher, outside Asheville, and has been owned by its employees through a stock plan since the late 1990s. Charlotte riders can order direct or ask a local shop to get its parts.
At a glance
- Ownership
- ESOP
- Location
- Fletcher, NC
- Address
- 355 Cane Creek Rd, Fletcher, NC 28732
- Region
- Around the region
- Website
- www.canecreek.com
- Category
- Getting around
How it's owned
An employee stock ownership plan: a trust holds company shares for employees, usually as a retirement benefit, with conventional management.
In the company's own words: “Before the end of the 90s Cane Creek converted into an employee-owned company (actually an ESOP).”
Information verified October 2026 by FYP Charlotte. Know something we got wrong, or a business we missed? Tell us and we'll fix it.