Incorporated in 1991, Xtreme Mountain Bike Inc. is a privately held company with R&D and manufacturing facilities at 2001 Meridian Way, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Xtreme distributes titanium and aluminum frame mountain bikes and accessories to Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America from warehouse facilities located in North Vancouver at 346A Marine Drive East.
Sustained by financing from family and friends, Xtreme's founding partners, Mark Ellison and Greg Chisholm spent over two years researching manufacturing techniques, developing design features and capitalizing on their many connections in the mountain bike racing community to evolve a global distribution network before going into production. They also leaned on their racing colleagues to "race-test" their prototypes and refined design & fabrication techniques until their exacting standards were met.
The first 25 Xtreme bikes hit the market in June, 1993. By 1996, production runs hit 130 units per day with plans to increase capacity in the second quarter of 1997.