What we make
We build precision cone-valve damping internals for dirt bike cartridge forks. The current product is a drop-in replacement for the stock mid-valve in KYB SSS, WP Xplor, WP Xact, and Showa platforms. The cone geometry opens wide on sharp impacts and firms back down in the normal stroke, giving a controllable chassis with superior bottoming resistance.
Where the name comes from
Tintic is the name of a small town and historic mining district in the Utah high desert. We pass through it and ride the trails around it. The name was chosen because the riding it's named after is real.
Founder
Tintic Works is led by Jonathon Shults. Before starting Tintic, Jonathon co-founded and built a precision-manufacturing company to over $100M in revenue with 70+ CNC machines. He started riding dirt bikes in 2016, and within a couple of years began prototyping cone-valve geometries that would eventually become the Tintic kit. Every kit ships from our shop in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
Operating principles
- People first. End users, then tuners, then everyone we work with. The circle of trust includes as many people as it can.
- Passion for the craft and the lifestyle. We ride our own stuff. We build things we want to use ourselves.
- Precision in the product and the process. Engineered around manufacturing so quality is built in, not inspected in.
How we operate
The company is small on purpose so that the people building the parts are the same people answering the phone. The road map is long-term. The standards are not negotiable.
Where we're going
The cone-valve is the first product, not the last. The brand was built with more in mind. We'll get there the same way we got here.