Swiss bicycle manufacturer Thömus SA has opened its U.S. headquarters in Santa Monica.
The corporate offices for Thömus USA and a flagship retail boutique on Montana Avenue in the beachside city opened last month.
Bernardo Gonzalez, a partner in the company started by Thomas Binggeli on his parent’s farm near Oberried, Switzerland, said that Santa Monica was chosen as Thömus’s U.S. headquarters because the greater Los Angeles area has an enormous cycling community, as well as a significant professional cycling community.