{{Short description|American sports equipment manufacturer}} '''True Temper Sports''' is a manufacturer of sports equipment headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. They sell equipment for golf, ice hockey and lacrosse.
==History== The Old Stone Forge of Wallingford, Vermont, founded in 1808, became the American Fork and Hoe Co. In 1949, the name was changed to True Temper. In 1981 True Temper is divided into two divisions, sports and hardware.<ref>{{cite web|title=True Temper Timeline|url=https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/true-temper-timeline.1532184/|website=BladeForums|accessdate=October 21, 2023}}</ref> In 1990 they were bought by Huffy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guide to vintage road bike steel frame tube manufacturers and types|url=https://frugalaveragebicyclist.com/2022/05/15/guide-to-vintage-road-bike-steel-frame-tube-manufacturers-and-types/|website=Frugal Average Bicyclist}}</ref> In 1999, Ames acquired True Temper yard tools and golf shafts from Huffy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.true-temper.com/about/about-true-temper/|title = About Our History | True Temper® Tools}}</ref> Lincolnshire Management acquired True Temper Sports in August 2012. In September 2025, Roustan Capital acquired True Hockey from Lincolnshire Management.<ref>https://www.pehub.com/roustan-capital-to-buy-true-hockey-from-lincolnshire-management-portco/</ref>
==Bicycle tubing== True Temper was well known for making bicycle tubing. These were made from at least 1987 <ref>{{cite web|title=True Temper Bicycle Tubing catalog circa 1987|url=http://equusbicycle.com/bike/truetemper/index.html|website=The Bicycle Info Project|accessdate=October 21, 2023}}</ref> until 2017. In 2016 True Temper announced they would stop making bicycle tubing in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=True Temper to discontinue bicycle tubing line|url=https://www.handbuiltbicyclenews.com/c33-tubing--materials/142-true-temper-to-discontinue-bicycle-tubing-line|website=Handbuilt Bicycle News|accessdate=October 21, 2023}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://www.truetempersports.com True Temper Sports] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040609200338/http://www.henryjames.com/tubing.html Henry James]
Category:Manufacturing companies based in Memphis, Tennessee Category:Companies established in 1902 Category:American companies established in 1902 Category:Sporting goods manufacturers of the United States
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