2007 to present.
Started by a cyclist, sharing a good thing, with fellow cyclists. The philosophy remains the same, yet so much changed.
C-bear went all out and adopted the precision cnc alum metal housing bottom bracket, rather than the ad-hoc temporarily “bandage” add this , add that, plastic adaptor approach. Look around nowadays, it is almost standard.
As bb standard proliterates, C-bear again the first, with a silencing bb for osbb campagnolo combination. Mads (on #roadbikereview forum) has convinced many there and helped establish C-Bear wider recognition in the field #silentspeedperformance