Meet Shredline Bicycle Co. Rising From One Ghosts Ashes

Shredline Bicycle Co. marks the revival of David Meredith’s boutique bike brand One Ghost Industries, which originally operated from 2006 to 2014. The new venture brings together a diverse team with backgrounds in mountain biking, BMX, industrial design, motorsport engineering, marketing, and music, united by a shared passion for creating distinctive, high-quality bikes. Shredline aims to recapture the spirit of small, innovative bike brands by focusing on craftsmanship, personality, and a slightly rebellious ethos rather than slick corporate polish. At the heart of Shredline’s new offerings is the evolved Ghost Link suspension system, a refined version of Meredith’s original floating four-bar design that uses the shock as a structural element. This setup delivers a progressive leverage curve and maintains suspension activity under braking, reducing stiction and distributing impact forces more evenly across the frame. The company highlights the system’s ability to minimise pedal kickback significantly without requiring special hubs or wheels, enhancing ride smoothness and control. The Eden platform, built around this suspension, offers adjustable travel options ranging from 158mm to 199mm, allowing riders to tailor the bike’s performance without compromising its core characteristics. Shredline is committed to a hands-on, small-scale production approach that emphasises quality and sustainability. Frames are assembled by hand in garages across Vermont, Austin, and Tacoma, using CNC-machined lugs from Minnesota and carbon tubes sourced from Eastern Europe. This artisanal process reflects the brand’s intention to remain deliberately small and focused on responsible manufacturing, with a long-term goal of full-circle product stewardship. The company also integrates a strong cultural element into its identity, blending music and cycling as intertwined expressions of rhythm and energy, which helps shape its unique brand personality. Beyond bikes, Shredline incorporates a personal and philanthropic dimension through its Ghost Dog Foundation, which supports injured trail and working dogs and collaborates with rescue organisations. Each bike or product is named after a dog belonging to the team, reinforcing the company’s close-knit, offbeat character. While the brand is currently launching its philosophy and platform rather than a full product range, four models based on the Ghost Link system are already in development, signalling a promising future for this distinctive new player in the mountain bike market.