Regarding CSS Composites LLC, InnoEvo CraftWorx only learned about the news, i.e. ceasing operations, late yesterday afternoon, 2025-10-01.
Many OEM customers (Forge and Bond, Chris King, Evil, Revel Wheels, Bontraiger), Dealers, Distributor and media alike were caught off guard by this sudden announcement.
We and others received no advance notice of this potential situation. The way this has been handled by CSS is very unfortunate and disappointing and we, like the other OEMs, Distributors and customers, find the approach abrupt and disrespectful.
At this stage, InnoEvo CraftWorx is evaluating the implications and determining how best to manage future warranty claims for any InnoEvo CraftWorx customer whose rims and wheels are from Forge and Bond.
Our priority remains to ensure that our customers are fully supported and taken care of. We have lost our latest order, including the payment prior to shipping.
For all affected customers all we can do is use up our current stock, and if any warranty claims arrise then it will be best to transition across to an alternative rim (Wingman Prodigy, CrankBrothers, We are one, DT Swiss all which we have retail rights and in some cases distribution rights for).
We have fortuntaley being sourcing two alternatove carbon rim suppliers too, see a new announcement soon.
There is always a chance that Forge and Bond, an OEM customer of CSS Composites LLC, may be rescued, we shall have to wait and see.
