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RP Designs and Champagne CARBON announce luxury partnership aimed at celebrating life.
Rudi Pienaar Rudi Pienaar

RP Designs and Champagne CARBON announce luxury partnership aimed at celebrating life.

With our Champagne-Edition we are celebrating life with class and style. Our motto “Celebrate Life: Live Exceptionally” is a shared belief between the individuals at RP Designs and Champagne CARBON.

We are proud to announce our partnership with Champagne CARBON and the release of the Champagne-Edition models. Only 150 of the custom Brut and Rosé Champagne-Editions will find their way to homes around the globe as we celebrate with those of impeccable taste and a love for life.

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Ellsworth Cycling brings founder, Tony Ellsworth, back to the company.
Rudi Pienaar Rudi Pienaar

Ellsworth Cycling brings founder, Tony Ellsworth, back to the company.

The agreement, signed by Ellsworth CEO, Rudi Pienaar and Tony Ellsworth is another step forward in building a bright and sustainable future for Ellsworth. The agreement appoints Tony as Chief Designer Officer. Ellsworth will continue to focus on the design and manufacture of top-tier mountain bikes with a focus on bringing manufacturing back to the USA for its future models.

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Ellsworth joins the family
Rudi Pienaar Rudi Pienaar

Ellsworth joins the family

We were determined to make Ellsworth a part of the RP Designs umbrella and use our technology and design to take the brand to new heights. As a part of RP Designs, all future Ellsworth bicycles will have the ability to incorporate its technology and innovation.

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First 3 Smart-Cockpit™ editions released
Rudi Pienaar Rudi Pienaar

First 3 Smart-Cockpit™ editions released

After successfully testing the integration of wireless CARPLAY® technology in our Smart-Cockpit™ prototypes, we are excited to announce that we have taken the next step to opening up our pre-sales order lists. We can share the first images of three different Smart-Cockpit™ editions which will go on in sale in the first quarter of 2022.

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Prototypes cause a stir on Greenway.
Rudi Pienaar Rudi Pienaar

Prototypes cause a stir on Greenway.

Two of our working prototype units made their way onto the Greenway in Alpharetta, Georgia, for a day of riding and filming.We had an incredible amount of fun as we ran through the testing of various components and setups. With our two different screen units we were able to make full use of the phone, maps and music functions of the Smart-Cockpit™ in a real-world environment.

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Pending patents approved: Check
Rudi Pienaar Rudi Pienaar

Pending patents approved: Check

25th of August the first approval for our patent-pending technology was received. Since then the passion, effort and motivation of our team has gone up day by day.

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The vision is clear
Rudi Pienaar Rudi Pienaar

The vision is clear

“The vision was clear. Build bicycles that makes riding safer, more convenient and more enjoyable for all riders, and so our work begun.”

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One ride starts a journey
Rudi Pienaar Rudi Pienaar

One ride starts a journey

A healthy discussion during post-ride drinks became a lingering voice in the back of my head. Every time I prepared my bike for another ride, I looked at it and thought to myself “why was my bike not made with this, the manufacturer was almost certain that I’d require it?”

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