Pole's first workshop in 2013

We didn't find the right bike. So we built the factory.

Pole started in a bakery basement in Jyväskylä in 2013, building bikes around Leo Kokkonen's geometry.

2013–2016 The mule & Evolink

Leo Kokkonen started Pole because no production bike offered the geometry he wanted to ride: slacker and longer, and more stable at speed.

The Evolink followed in 2016 with a 64.5° head angle and 77.5° seat tube angle.

Antti Lampen riding the Evolink 140 through the forest at Sappee, 2016
The first batch of machined aluminium Machine frame halves at Pole's workshop, May 2018

2017–2018 Machine & the carbon decision

After years of rejecting carbon fibre, Leo figured out how to machine and bond a hollow aluminium frame. The process had to be invented.

2018 Stamina

A gravity-enduro platform designed from scratch in under six weeks.

2019 Pole Enduro Race Team

Leigh Johnson racing the Stamina at the 2019 Enduro World Series in Whistler

Leigh Johnson and Joe Nation race the Stamina in the Enduro World Series, with Matti Lehikoinen as team manager. Leigh finishes 12th overall, with two top-ten race results.

Pole riders in team kit on the mountain in Whistler, 2019

2021 Voima

An early gold Pole Voima photographed in the forest in December 2021

Our first e-MTB, launched during a global component shortage. It sold more in two weeks than the entire previous year.

CNC machining a Voima frame component at Pole's factory in January 2022
Leigh Johnson with his third-place medal at the EWS-E opener in Tweed Valley, 2022

2022 E-enduro

Leigh Johnson finishes fifth overall in the EWS-E season on the Voima, with third place at the Tweed Valley opener. Pole Enduro Race Team finishes third in the season's team standings.

2023 E-enduro and downhill World Cups

Pole Factory Racing competes in E-EDR on the Voima. Onni Rainio races for Pole in World Cup downhill.

Onni & Sonni

Modular frame architecture: one platform, four configurations.

2024 The downhill team

Onni Rainio and Dan Slack form the downhill lineup under Phil Seton. The team continues as Seton Tuning before the World Cup season starts.

Pole's 2024 downhill team: Phil Seton between Onni Rainio and Dan Slack

2024 Reset

The industry downturn hit. We restructured and refocused on one question: how to make the right bike for each rider.

2026 Hiisi

The Hiisi is built to order. We work through the fit and components with each rider.

Leo Kokkonen riding the Hiisi in Finale Ligure
“I built the first one because I couldn't buy it. I'm still building because the best frame is the one built for the person who rides it.”

Leo Kokkonen

Leo designs the frame and suspension, checks the structure with FEA and tests the bike on the trail. He also designed the Evolink, Machine and Onni.

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