About Pinhead Components

In grade nine, everything changed for Linda Young. The final school bell rang, and Linda was excited to enjoy her ride home on a glorious September day. Exiting Lorne Akins Jr. High in St. Albert, Alberta, Linda discovered that her front wheel was missing while her frame remained secured to the bike rack.

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This was a while ago, before cell phones and text.

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Thus, Linda had plenty of time to sit with her anger while she waited for her mom to come looking for her. She thought: “there must be a way to prevent this!”

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This was a defining moment for young Linda and she couldn’t stop thinking about the feeling her stolen wheel left her with. It stuck with her for years to come.

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Years later, THE wheel lock design came to Linda in a dream. She knew it was a great idea and set to work on designing and manufacturing it. Pinhead Components was born. OK, it was more complicated than that, but this is the short version!