Jan Koba was and is dedicated to cycling, both privately and professionally everything revolves around bikes. Koba was a professional road cyclist until 1991 and founded his bike store in Gams in 1991 after finishing his career as an athlete. This was followed the following year by the production of custom-made bikes, and today Koba offers a detailed range of bicycles in the mountain bike, road bike and everyday bike sectors from the company headquarters in Buchs.

Koba did not just limit itself to selling its two-wheeled products, but also made a strong commitment to promoting young talent from the very beginning. His team became a real breeding ground for young talent, with the junior world champion and European champion titles of Mathias Flückiger in 2006 certainly marking the highlights. Numerous athletes are still riding Koba bikes today, with triathlete Anita Lenti, for example, regularly riding to top places in national and international triathlon competitions.

In its anniversary year, Koba is now setting the course for a successful future and handing over the management to its previous workshop manager Ralph Kaufmann. Koba is withdrawing from the day-to-day operations and concentrating on the further development of its own bike brand, for which it is also founding Koba Custom-Made-Bicycles AG.

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