About Hawk Racing
The Beginning
Since the early 90’s, the Folmer family has been interested in building and improving different items made from wood and steel. At age 12 the founder of Hawk Racing, Sven Folmer, was taught by his father how to weld. By the age of 16, a little CNC machine joined his collection of workshop products and on a small scale Folmer Technology was born.
In the early years of the business, the former pro triathlete welded his first bicycle frame and started racing on it. With limited funds, he researched and developed products for the triathlon industry while furthering his education with private pilot and sky diving certifications, which expanded his knowledge base to include aerodynamics. Throughout this period he was constantly challenging himself to be a faster biker.
Folmer Technology bearing were created from real life based research and set about to perfect products on the market he believed needed improvement such as overpriced ceramic bearings. Sven has since sold the business and is pursuing his love of product development part-time and embarking on career as a pilot.
Today
The Future
Our team here at Hawk Racing is growing as we forge into the future. Our goals include continuing to provide top of the line products and customer service, developing more innovative and high quality products for our portfolio, and producing more of our existing products in the USA.
Enjoy the ride!