New UK distributor for Sunn Bicycles
Jim Walker & Co to import French brand

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Sunn Bicycles will soon be available in Britain. The French marque have made Jim Walker & Co their exclusive distributors in the UK and Ireland.
Details of the 2010 range will be released soon, and the bikes should be available through certain specialist dealers in October.
Martin Astley, product manager for Jim Walker, said: “We’re very excited to add Sunn to our portfolio. The brand appealed to us because it has a great history in real performance and high-quality products.
“We’ve been working with them to produce a very competitive range for the
Clement Bonneau, marketing manager for Saint Gaudens-based Sunn, said: “As part of our International development, the
“The opportunity to work with
In their mid-1990s heyday, Sunn had some of the world’s finest riders on their race team, including 10-time world downhill champion Nicolas Vouilloz.
But founder Max Commencal was forced out in 1999 and when, soon afterwards, they filed for bankruptcy, no one expected them to resurface.
However, they reappeared a couple of years ago with a new incarnation of their classic Radical downhill bike, the Radical Plus. and a sorted-looking short-travel machine, the Kern.
Until now they’ve been difficult to get hold of outside of France, but the deal with Jim Walker should change that.