Posts by Karl Wiedemann
33 posts found.
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Written by Karl on March 16, 2017/Park Tool News
Park Tool Announces 2017 Team and Athlete Partnerships
Park Tool is pleased to announce its team and athlete partnerships for 2017, which includes three World Tour teams: Team Sunweb, BMC Racing Team and Team Katusha-Alpecin.
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Written by Karl on June 10, 2016/Park Tool News
Park Tool Adds Two to Engineering Staff
Park Tool is pleased to announce the addition of Mathew Wiest and Riley Thiesfeld to their engineering team.
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Written by Karl on October 15, 2014/Park Tool News
Women's Bike Mechanic Scholarship
Park Tool and several industry partners have joined together to offer ten scholarships for women bike mechanics to attend United Bicycle Institute. This scholarship is dedicated to getting more women on bikes and supporting the development of female mechanics. This opportunity is open to aspiring or experienced bike mechanics and women that would like to increase their technical knowledge to further their career in the bike industry.
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Written by Karl on April 16, 2014/Park Tool News
New Park Tool Factory Tour Video
Get a behind the scenes tour of our factory in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Written by Karl on February 14, 2014/Park Tool News
Park Tool Announces 2014 Team Sponsorships
Park Tool, the world’s largest bicycle tool manufacturer, today announced its team sponsorships for 2014, which incude five World Tour Teams. Park Tool will supply the mechanics of sponsored teams with bicycle tools and repair stands. Founded in 1963, Park Tool has team relationships dating back more than 20 years and is proud to sponsor multi-discipline men’s and women’s teams around the world in 2014:
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Written by Karl on January 30, 2014/Park Tool News
Behind the Scenes article from Cyclist
This great article that gives a glimpse behind the scenes at Park Tool from our friends at UK magazine Cyclist.
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Written by Karl on October 15, 2013/Park Tool News
Park Tool Debuts New Products at Interbike 2013
Check out the video below to watch Max introduce the new products coming out from Park Tool.
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Written by Karl on September 19, 2013/Park Tool News
Park Tool's Eric Hawkins Interviewed on Interbike TV
Park Tool President Eric Hawkins talks about our role at Interbike, 50th Anniversary, and new products during a TV interview at Interbike.
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Written by Karl on August 26, 2013/Park Tool News
Park Tool Featured on Minnesota Public Radio
MPR recently paid a visit to our new factory. Check out the link to see their story.
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Written by Karl on May 31, 2013/Park Tool News
The Park Tool Story Entered Into the Congressional Record
During the April 9th session of the 113th Congress, Representative Betty McCollum, from Minnesota’s 4th district, rose to pay tribute to Park Tool on the occasion of their 50th anniversary. McCollum called Park Tool a “Minnesota success story, growing from a small family owned company to the world’s leading manufacturer of bicycle tools, exporting American made products around the globe.”
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Written by Karl on May 15, 2013/Park Tool News
The Park Tool 50th Anniversary Party
Park Tool recently invited 300 of our closest friends to join in the celebration of our 50th anniversary. The party, which was held in our factory, also served as the official grand opening of our brand new headquarters.
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Written by Karl on January 21, 2013/Park Tool News
Park Tool Outlines Sponsored Teams for 2013
Park Tool continues their long history of involvement with the world’s top professional cycling teams, announcing their list of sponsored teams for 2013.
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Written by Karl on September 15, 2012/Park Tool News
Park Tool to Build New Factory
The Park Tool Company broke ground on a new international headquarters on August 21st. The new site is just over a mile from their current location in Oakdale, a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota. Move in is expected in January 2013.
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Written by Karl on August 26, 2012/Park Tool News
MN High School Cycling League Welcomes Park Tool Co. as New Sponsor
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Written by Karl on May 10, 2012/Park Tool News
Switchback Magazine Features Park Tool
Thanks to the editors of Switchback magazine for the nice feature article on Park Tool.
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Written by Karl on March 30, 2012/Park Tool News
EK-1 Event Kit Rated Best
Bike Rumor recent reviewed several tool kits and found that our EK-1 Event Kit was the best on the market. Click to read the entire story.
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Written by Karl on March 10, 2012/Park Tool News
Park Tool Hosts Tours For 250
During the recent Park Tool Tech Summit in Minneapolis, we bussed about 250 people to our headquarters in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota for a factory tour. We broke into groups of 25 and had staff members lead the 30-minute tours.
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Written by Karl on February 10, 2012/Park Tool News
The Winner Is...
From time to time, an unbiased third party will evaluate one product versus another. Here is an example where Mountain Bike Action (with whom we do not advertise) has chosen our IB-3 I-Beam Mini Fold-Up tool as the best of the lot they tested.
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Written by Karl on October 10, 2011/Park Tool News
Park Tool is Working with the World's Best Cycling Teams Again in 2012
In the fall, professional cycling teams put the finishing touches on their roster for the next year. This roster is not confined to the athletes. They must also decide on the support staff, sponsors and suppliers. There is a lot of negotiating going on.
Each year, we at Park Tool look to work with the best teams in the world. Because of the quality of our product and our experience in the industry, we are usually successful. 2012 is no exception.
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Written by Karl on July 07, 2011/Park Tool News
Cities Visit Minneapolis to Learn Best Practices
Park Tool was one of the companies who played host to nine senior transportation leaders and policy makers from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Columbus, Ohio, who visited Minneapolis to tour the city’s vast bicycling network last week.
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Written by Karl on June 04, 2011/Park Tool News
Congressman Oberstar Tours Park Tool Factory
Former Congressman James Oberstar paid a visit to Park Tool’s Saint Paul, MN headquarters on Friday.
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Written by Karl on May 25, 2011/Park Tool News
Mechanics Speak
We recently went out west to follow the Tour of California. It was a great chance to talk to many of our friends who fill the ranks of professional team mechanics. Here's what it looked like.
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Written by Karl on April 19, 2011/Park Tool News
Eric Hawkins named Small Business Executive of the Year
Park Tool President Eric Hawkins received a BRAINy award at the recent Bicycle Leadership Conference. Hawkins was chosen by the staff of Bicycle Retailer and Industry News as the Executive of the Year for small businesses in the cycling industry.
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Written by Karl on April 15, 2011/Park Tool News
Park Tool in Roubaix
Some good shots on velonews.com of Park Tool equipment being used in Roubaix, France after the big Paris-Roubaix race April 10, 2011.
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Written by Karl on April 01, 2011/Park Tool News
Park Tool Company Announces Tool Sharpening Service to the Bicycle Industry
Park Tool now offers a sharpening service for cutting and machining tools. The facers, reamers and taps are the expensive part of the cutting tool system so extra care needs to be taken to ensure smooth cuts and long life. Dull cutters can produce poor results and waste time. Cutters that are regularly sharpened are faster, safer, easier to use and produce better results.
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Written by Karl on March 03, 2011/Park Tool News
iceBike Open House 2011
Pictured in this article is our European Show Display. This booth features almost our entire product line, and travels all over Europe attending consumer and trade shows in several different countries.
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Written by Karl on February 10, 2011/Park Tool News
Park Tool Recognized with Two 2011 ADDY® Awards
Park Tool, the bicycling industry’s most revered tool brand, earned "Judge’s Choice" and "Gold" at the ADDY® Advertising Awards competition held Saturday, February 5 in St. Cloud, MN. The awards recognized outstanding work in photography for Park Tool’s "Blue is" ad campaign.
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Written by Karl on February 10, 2011/Park Tool News
Park Tool Named QBP Vendor of the Year
Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) announced that Park Tool Company has been chosen as their Vendor of the Year for 2010. The award presentation was made during QBP’s Frostbike open house.
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Written by Karl on February 02, 2011/Park Tool News
Park Tool Named Official Tool Supplier of Garmin-Cervélo Professional Racing Team
Slipstream Sports announced today that they have chosen Park Tool Co. of Saint Paul, Minnesota to be the Official Tool Supplier of the Garmin-Cervélo Professional Racing Team.
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Written by Karl on January 04, 2011/Park Tool News
Park Tool Product in Ghana
Read how Park Tools have been helping school children in Ghana.
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Written by Karl on November 03, 2010/Park Tool News
PARK TOOL PRODUCTS IN HAITI
Read to learn about how Park Tools are helping people in Haiti.
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Written by Karl on October 06, 2010/Park Tool News
Park Tool Receives “Bicycle Friendly Business” Designation
The League of American Bicyclists has named Park Tool as a Bicycle Friendly Business. The League’s Allison Dewey told Park Tool, "Your business is doing amazing things for its employees and the greater bicycling community! We are very impressed to say the least!"
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Written by Karl on August 11, 2010/Park Tool News
Inside Minnesota's Booming Bike Economy
When your state lays claim to having the No. 1 biking city in the nation, it’s good for more than just cyclists; it’s good for the whole economy—here’s how.
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