How a high-end wheel brand crashed … then came back as a pickleball company

October 29, 2025

CSS Composites LLC – the parent company of the wheel brand Forge+Bond, and manufacturer of thermoplastic carbon rims for high-profile brands like Chris King, Revel, Bontrager and Evil – was to be wound up, “effective today.”

The brands that partnered with CSS Composites for their manufacturing had about as much notice as the public: their high-end products, sold on the promise of a lifetime warranty and customer support, were suddenly lacking a key component, and their lifetime warranties were voided. escape