Alligator cables was founded in 1976 by Mr. Ken Yen Wen in Taiwan under the trading name of Liu Yih. At it's inception and with only 5 employees manufacturing brake and cables for the bicycle, motorcycle and automobile industries, Mr. Wen laid out the principles of dedication to quality and innovation that have guided this company through over two decades of steady growth.

Over the past two decades, Alligator cables has undergone many changes adapting to both changes within the industry and steady growth. In 1994 the factory was relocated to a larger and more advanced facility in order to cope the increased demand of its products. Numerous programs for modernization, computerization and automatization supported that growth.

Today Alligator cables is one of the world's premier manufacturers and designers of bicycle cables with over 15 patents worldwide to show for the unrelenting dedication towards improving cycling by innovative design. For the future, Alligator envisages to develop and manufacture further in the sport of cycling that the customers benefit from Alligator's innovation, quality and technology.