Park Tool has been manufacturing bicycle specific tools since 1963 in St. Paul, Minnesota. A long-term dedication to quality, innovation, and customer service has made Park Tool to the first choice of professional and home bicycle mechanics around the world. Perspective is an important quality in any business. The vision is shaped by more than 50 years of experience in the bicycle industry, beginning with retail stores. There Park Tool learned first hand the changing needs of quality bicycle repair and maintenance. The first Park Tool product in 1963 was a repair stand, Model PRS-1, so unique and useful that the company was granted an U.S. patent. Now it hold many patents on its tool line, which is nearly 300 products, the vast majority of which are manufactured in America’s heartland. But it is not standing still: Park Tool Co. continues to develop and refine bicycle repair tools and equipment to improve the service and efficiency of all bicycle mechanics, professional or hobbyist. It will continue to be an active part in the advancement of the sport of bicycling.