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Found some info on Principia, storing the links here for future reference/anyone interested.
EDS-fakta (danish pro team for whom Scott Sunderland rode):
http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/tech/2002/features/probikes/?id=fakta
Some history:
http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=108807#108807
http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14776&start=15#p137781
Exerpt from the latter, about what happened after the bankrupcy:
Principia of Denmark
"Principia of Denmark owns the rights to the Principia name in the Nordic countries and the rights for the original drawings and and the the technology behind the original brand. They have kept the original design while some things has improved tells product mananger Jens Leth.
...The interest in the new frames has been great and we have already sold 25% of the planned production of carbon fiber frames. A Danish Principia will be equipped with a newly developed superstiff carbon fork. There will also be Principia wheelsets and Principia tires.
...The alu frames will be made in Principias own alloy, Principia Magnum Tubing (PMT), an alloy which according to the manufacturer offers more comfort."
Principia International
Principia International is another company with the rights to the name Principaia. Not in the Nordic countries, but in the rst of the World. This will primary mean USA, England and Germany which traditionally have been important markets, but also Holland, Italy and Austrailia and a number of other countries has an authorized dealer.
This company also owns the original technology.
They have also developed their own carbon frames and also developed the alu frames further...
A Sicilian offer
The reason why theres two different brands with the same name but different model programs is actually quite simple. Lars Hjort was the man who bought the rights to Principia after the bankrupcy in 2004. Later he sold off the rights to the Nordic market. "I got an offer I couldn't refuse from Dan Bike inc. which is a part of the HF Christiansen inc. http://www.hfchristiansen.dk which is the company who is now behind Principia of Denmark. This inc. also owns the rights for Nishiki bikes in Denmark and hence has experince developing carbon frames. The Nishiki frames is also part of the test of Danish carbon frames in this issue.
Confused?
If not, here's a littel twist to the story. Principia International with Lars Hjort owns the rights for Boreas, a brand which already has a history tied into Principias history. "The price for the rights for Boreas was in a whole other and much lower price range than Principia" tells Lars Hjort. Under the Boreas brand Danish buyers has accees to a program of carbon of alu frames like the two Principia brands. A critical look at the Boreas frames reveals strinking similarities to the corresponding Principia International program. So with a Boreas caron racer in the test there called for "Battle of the Principias" in the Danish carbon test elsewhere in the magazine.
About the "principia creak":
http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=52493