About us

Larry Westney and Markus Dellinger, the founders and owners of Eighty-Aid, are also the chief mechanics. They are enthusiastic cyclists and dedicated mechanics. They will do everything possible to provide a perfect HeadShok, so you can rock the trails just like Fontana, Fumic, and all the other Pros. Including the fun! They have worked on HeadShok since day one and gained precious knowledge during countless races and events, including Volvo-Cannondale, Saeco (Pairis-Roubaix), Siemens-Mobil (later Siemens), Heijdens-TenTusscher team and the Cannondale Factory Team forks. Their good contact to HeadShok R+D in Bethel/CT USA is worth pure gold. Several tens of thousands serviced forks from 1999 add routine and expert knowledge. . Every single HeadShok sent to Eighty-Aid is maintained, repaired or tuned by eighty-aid and the datas are collected in the 88+ specific software.

Since 1st of April 2009 – Markus Dellinger is running 88+ alone - with his Mechanic Harald Stein.
Larry Westney is leaving eighty aid and goes back to c´dale as a product marketing manager for headshok/Lefty.
The main motivation was to offer every HeadShok/Lefty rider the maximum performance of his suspension. Years of experience with this product where our starting asset, in addition with our passion for HeadShok/Lefty and the sport.

Our Credo – treating every fork/customer – with the same attention and maximum priority, is the recipe to the Eighty-Aid success. Eighty-Aid has been prepairing the top athletes forks for all events – including European/World Championships and Olympics.

We also have a well trained partner in 88+ Austria Reinhard Grafl- which is also since two decades with us!

Since 2003 Eighty-Aid is also Cannondales official Headshok service center.