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Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
based Sports Group composed of three key business platforms - manufacturing, distribution and brand management.
NeilPryde Ltd. is a privately held company - a partnership between Mr. Neil Pryde and the Shriro Group
Shriro Group
Shriro Group is a private company headquartered in Hong Kong. Shriro was founded in 1906 as a family business in Northern China. The first international office was set up in 1927 in Yokohama, Japan. Shriro is a major distributor of medium-format camera equipment in Asia, including Hasselblad and...
. With over 3000 employees, operations in more than 40 countries and 40 years in business, Neil Pryde Ltd. is one of world’s players in the marine and adventure sports markets.
Products
Wind surfing gearOne of the products of Neil Pryde is the RS:X
RS:X (sailboard)
thumb RS:X is a windsurfing discipline selected by the ISAF replace the Mistral One Design Class class for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The discipline has similarities to formula windsurfing - mainly in that the equipment used was designed to allow windsurfing in low and moderate wind conditions with...
, which is the current Olympic class of sailboard used by all competitors, and was used for the first time at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....
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Sail
Sail
A sail is any type of surface intended to move a vessel, vehicle or rotor by being placed in a wind—in essence a propulsion wing. Sails are used in sailing.-History of sails:...
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Wet suits
Bicycle
Bicycle
A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....
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Neil Pryde offers a few racing bicycle
Racing bicycle
A racing bicycle, also known as a road bike, is a bicycle designed for competitive road cycling, a sport governed by according to the rules of the Union Cycliste Internationale...
s made from carbon fiber
Carbon fiber
Carbon fiber, alternatively graphite fiber, carbon graphite or CF, is a material consisting of fibers about 5–10 μm in diameter and composed mostly of carbon atoms. The carbon atoms are bonded together in crystals that are more or less aligned parallel to the long axis of the fiber...
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