Ron Kitching
RON KITCHING
Updated 10.11.2012
Harrogate, England
A top level road racer himself, Ron Kitching founded and managed one of the largest and most successful bicycle & parts importer in the UK for over 30 years. The exclusive original importer of Milremo, Zeus, Suntour, TA, Cinelli, Super Champion, Ishiwata, and much more. Kitching promoted his own bicycle frames and kits of components to equip them.
While not a builder himself, Ron Kitching frames were made at different times by some of the top British craftsmen, including Arthur Metcalf and Wes Mason, who operated Metcalf & Mason and “MKM,” revealing the silent partner, Kitching’s, initial in the middle…
