"Design (WSD) bicycle and accessories. WSD products are designed to fit female riders, and feature sizing and proportions appropriate for women. In October 2001, Trek introduced a custom bike program named Project One, which gave customers the opportunity to customize their Trek bike by selecting the bike's paint scheme and component mix. Hoping to expand into a new market segment, Trek introduced Trek Travel in December 2002, a provider of luxury and performance cycling vacations in Europe and North America. Trek Travel operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Trek Bicycle until January 2007, when Trek spun off its interests"
"the 2017 Tour de France. In off-road cycling, Giant sponsors the Giant Factory Off-Road Team. Cyclists include Marcelo Gutierrez, 5 time Colombian downhill national champion, and Jacob Dickson, 4 time Irish junior downhill champion. Giant also sponsors individual athletes, including Tim van Berkel, Ben Dijkstra, and Matt Bottrill. Giant Bicycles Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (commonly known as Giant) is a Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer that is recognized as the world's largest bicycle manufacturer. Giant has manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, the Netherlands, and China. Giant was established in 1972 in Dajia, Taichung County (now part of Taichung City), by King Liu and"
"manufacturer Koga-Miyata. In 1992, Gaastra sold his shares back, and Giant became a full shareholder of Giant Europe. By 2018, Giant had sales in over 50 countries, in more than 12,000 retail stores. Its total annual sales in 2017 reached 6.6 million bicycles with revenue of US$1.9 billion. In 2008 Giant launched the Liv/Giant sub-brand with products focused exclusively on the female cycling market. In 2014, the Liv/Giant sub-brand was re-branded to Liv. The re-branding was meant to further differentiate the Liv brand products with existing Giant product, communicating the concept of ""designed by women for women"". All Liv products"
"TerraCycle (bicycle) TerraCycle, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of recumbent bicycle parts based in Portland, Oregon in the United States. TerraCycle is known for its idlers and Cargo Monster load-carrying extensions. In 1996, Pat Franz began making custom-fitted recumbent bicycles in a small office in Portland, Oregon. Recumbent cycling is a small market, so in order to make the bicycles, many of the parts had to be hand-crafted. Before long, other recumbent bicycle manufacturers noted TerraCycle's parts and began asking to have parts made for their own recumbent cycles. TerraCycle shifted its efforts from building whole recumbent bicycles to"
"significance of an all-terrain bicycle and the coming boom in 'adventure sports'. Instead, the first mass-produced mountain bikes were pioneered by new companies such as MountainBikes (later, Fisher Mountain Bikes), Ritchey, and Specialized. Specialized was an American startup company that arranged for production of mountain bike frames from factories in Japan and Taiwan. First marketed in 1981, Specialized's mountain bike largely followed Tom Ritchey's frame geometry, but used TiG welding to join the frame tubes instead of fillet-brazing, a process better suited to mass production and which helped to reduce labor and manufacturing cost. The bikes were configured with 15"
"Taiwan's third-largest complete-bicycle maker, acquired 17% of Advanced Sports International Asia, which markets the Fuji brand of bicycles in Asia. Fuji bicycles are now built in Taichung, Taiwan; Dong Guan, Guangdong Province, China; and in Kutno, Poland by Ideal Bike Corporation. In the United States, the Fuji brand is owned and distributed by Advanced Sports International (ASI), a privately held corporation located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In November 2018 ASE (the parent company of ASI and Performance Bicycle) declared bankruptcy, leaving the fate of US distribution of Fuji bicycles uncertain. Currently Fuji sponsors the UCI Continental Circuits Caja Rural-Seguros Cycling Team."
"Trinx Bikes Trinx Bikes (also ""Trinx Bicycles and Trinx"") is a leading Taiwanese brand of bicycles and related products. Since its inception in 1992, it has been active in research and development, having developed its own carbon fiber plant for bicycle manufacturing. As of 2015, it has four major headquarters located in Taiwan, Russia, Iran, and the Philippines. Additionally its products are sold in more than 40 countries worldwide. Trinx Bikes, together with fellow bike company KTM and the Fastos Group, formed the first Iranian Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Cycling Team which officially represents I.R. Iran in international cycling competitions"
"Magna (bicycle company) Magna is an American bicycle brand owned by Dynacraft BSC. Magna bikes are produced in China and are sold in American retail stores such as Target and Wal-Mart. Magna offers bicycles in many different colors and sizes from child to adult. The bikes are sold as affordable alternatives to higher end bikes. 12"" 16"" 18"" 20"" 24"" 26"" 28"" In 1999 Dynacraft voluntarily recalled about 3,000 Magna ""Great Divide"" 21 speed mountain bikes, sold in the 24-inch size for girls and boys, and the 26-inch size for women and men. The bikes could have defective handle bar"
"Specialized, Tom Morgan, and Roxy Lo. Ibis frames are produced in Shenzhen, China. Other Ibis products are produced in Taiwan. Ibis frames are now made with carbon fiber exclusively, though a future return to steel, aluminum, and/or titanium has not been ruled out. While many companies (Columbus has their famous ""Genius"" tubing), actually came up with sophisticated names for their steel bikes tubing, Nicol and Ibis called their tubing ""Moron""- meaning it had more on the ends for strength and less in the middle to give the bikes light weight (a standard practice in cycling called ""butted tubing"") They are"
"Thorn Cycles Thorn Cycles is a British manufacturer of bicycles based in Bridgwater, Somerset. They specialise in tandems, touring and randonneuring cycles, with their frames manufactured in Taiwan. They have recently become well known for their Raven series of cycles equipped with Rohloff hub gears. These include the Raven Tour expedition tourer, the Sport Tour fast tourer, Sterling mountain bikes and recently the Raven Twin tandem. The business began under the name St John Street Cycles in 1984 when Robin Thorn took over a traditional bicycle and toy shop in St John Street, Bridgwater. They began selling their own cycles"
"words ""Great Divide"" are located on the cross-tubes of these bicycles and the word ""KALLOY"" is located on the handlebar stems. Fred Meyer Stores in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington sold these bikes from December 1998 through August 18, 1999. http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2000/CPSC-Dynacraft-Industries-Announce-Recall-of-Mountain-Bikes-Sold-at-Target-Stores/ Magna (bicycle company) Magna is an American bicycle brand owned by Dynacraft BSC. Magna bikes are produced in China and are sold in American retail stores such as Target and Wal-Mart. Magna offers bicycles in many different colors and sizes from child to adult. The bikes are sold as affordable alternatives to higher end bikes. 12"" 16"""
"models. An original Stumpjumper is displayed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. In 1989, Specialized introduced the Epic, the world's second mass-production carbon fibre mountain bike. In the early 1990s, Specialized introduced the Globe line of urban bikes. The line was the subject of a major relaunch in 2009, which saw Globe become its own distinct brand. The Globe brand has since been discontinued, and Specialized now markets ""lifestyle"" bikes under its main brand. In 1995, Specialized launched the Full Force brand. Full Force was a lower-end mountain bike brand sold through sports stores and discount retailers such as"
"racing victories, sponsored riders and sponsored teams. Sponsored racers: Sponsored teams: KHS Bicycles KHS Bicycles is a bicycle manufacturer founded in 1974 with main operations in the United States and Taiwan. Its bicycles are distributed in over 30 countries. Although KHS' main focus has been in mountain bikes, it has offerings in road bikes, folding bikes, tandem bikes, cruiser bikes (under the Manhattan brand name), single speed bikes and BMX bikes (under the FreeAgent brand name). Some of its products have been favorably reviewed. KHS Bicycles, Inc. of Los Angeles, California is the designer and U.S. distributor of KHS Bicycles,"
"after workers at the Schwinn plant in Chicago went on strike in 1980, Giant became a key supplier, making more than two-thirds of Schwinn bikes by the mid-1980s, representing 75% of Giant’s sales. When Schwinn decided to find a new source and in 1987 signed a contract with the China Bicycle Company to produce bikes in Shenzhen, Giant, under new president Bill Austin (formerly vice-president marketing at Schwinn), established its own brand of bicycles to compete in the rapidly expanding $200-and-above price range. In 1984, Giant also set up a joint venture, ""Giant Europe,"" with Andries Gaastra of Dutch bicycle"
"Whyte Bikes Whyte is a British bicycle designer established in 1999. The bicycles are manufactured for Whyte in Taiwan. and then distributed to shops in the UK and Europe and the rest of the world. Whyte started producing hard tail mountain bikes for the UK market but as of 2013 the range includes trail, XC/ trail, road, all terrain and commuter bicycles. The RD7 range is a road bike but with disc brakes and a more relaxed design, named after UK counties & places. A common frame is used on all models: the wheel set, forks, group set and brakes"
"Advanced Sports International Advanced Sports International is an American bicycle company whose flagship brand is Fuji Bikes. It also owns smaller brands including triathlon-focused Kestrel USA, component maker Oval Concepts, Breezer bikes, and BMX maker SE Bikes. It is headquartered in Philadelphia and led by Patrick Cunnane. It has generally followed a strategy of buying struggling brands and returning them to profitability. It bought Fuji Bikes in 1998 after Fuji's sales had declined due to missing the mountain biking boom. It soon repositioned the brand from a mass-market brand sold mainly in sporting goods stores to a higher-end brand sold"
"Cycle, which has a front wheel drive system with rear wheel steering builds 3 models all with Electric assist capability located in California. The largest manufacturer of recumbent trikes is Sun Bicycles of Taiwan who make both tadpole and delta trikes. The deltas are built from designs licensed from Gardner Martin's EasyRacers, a leading builder of recumbent bicycles. On 1 July 2005, Sudhakar Yadav from India rode the largest tricycle in Hyderabad which had an overall height of . The tricycle exhibited at the Sudha Cars Museum entered the ""Guinness World Records"" and had wheel diameter of and length of"
"Diamondback Bicycles Diamondback Bicycles is a major bicycle brand that is based in Kent, Washington. Diamondbacks are sold in many countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, Bangladesh and the United Kingdom. Produced by Kinesis Industry in China, most Diamondbacks are considered to be mid-type bicycles, with a high-end prototype in development as of 2011. The Diamondback division is currently owned by the Dutch corporation Accell. Diamondback Bicycles was founded as a BMX brand in 1977 by Western States Imports in Newbury Park, California, which sold bikes under the Centurion (bicycle) brand. Early in its history, the brand name was"
"Felt Bicycles Felt Racing is an American bicycle manufacturer based in Irvine, California. Felt produces road, mountain, track, cyclocross, electric bicycles, and cruiser bikes. All design is completed in the USA and the majority of production comes from Asia. The company also has a strong reputation in the time trial/triathlon bike area. area and for several years provided bicycles to UCI teams in the Tour de France. Felt still supports several professional level race teams including Hincapie Racing and Team Twenty 16. Felt was founded by Jim Felt in early 1994 when Felt products were distributed by Answer Products. Felt"
"are changed as the price increases. Whyte also have their own line in accessories, some designed specifically to fit their bikes, including mudguards, saddles, grips, and handle bars Whyte Bikes Whyte is a British bicycle designer established in 1999. The bicycles are manufactured for Whyte in Taiwan. and then distributed to shops in the UK and Europe and the rest of the world. Whyte started producing hard tail mountain bikes for the UK market but as of 2013 the range includes trail, XC/ trail, road, all terrain and commuter bicycles. The RD7 range is a road bike but with disc"
"Bikes in May 2018 to sell the entire range of bikes and also started the revival of Viking Cycles. Viking Cycle Company The Viking Cycle Company was an English bicycle company. Founded in 1908 in Wolverhampton as a bicycle repair shop, it became a manufacturer and sponsored a racing team. The company closed in 1967; the business was purchased and reestablished as Viking Cycles, an assembler in Derry, Northern Ireland. The brand is now owned by Avocet Sports of Manchester, which imports rebadged bicycles into the UK under the Viking name. In 2015 Avocet Sports was bought by Hero Cycles"
"since 1896. This follows on from Specialized's trademarking of the word in Canada. The situation and behavior towards the shop owner caused some reactions from cyclists worldwide in the days after a story on the matter was published by the Calgary Herald in early December 2013. On 9 December Fuji Bikes owner, Advanced Sports International of Philadelphia said that in fact, they are the legal owner of worldwide rights to the Roubaix trademark. Fuji has had a ""Fuji Roubaix"" road bike model in its lineup since 1992, and has licensed the name to Specialized since 2003. The dispute between Specialized,"
"Dallaire and built in the Saguenay, Quebec region by Cycles Devinci, with aluminium provided by Rio Tinto Alcan, a Canadian company based in Montreal and part of an international mining group headquartered in the UK. The cycles are low-geared to compensate for their weight and to provide a way of limiting their top speed. Using a Shimano Nexus three-hub gear with a 38 tooth chainring in front and a larger than standard 23 tooth rear sprocket the setting is 32 gear inches in first gear, 44 gear inches in second gear, and 60 gear inches in third gear. This gearing"
"Dutil. Procycle Group Procycle Group is a Canadian manufacturer of cycling products. Procycle is based in Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada and have offices also in Montreal, Vancouver and Shanghai. Procycle owns the Rocky Mountain Bicycles and Miele brands. They also support the Pro Cycle Vélociste in Quebec, an independent dealership network. Procycle once owned and produced ORYX, MIKADO, BALFA, ENERGY, CCM, Velo Sport and Peugeot bicycles but had since discontinued them. By 2002, 31 years after the first production, Procycle produced its 7,000,000th bicycle in its factory in Saint-Georges. The company has been privately owned since the beginning by its founder"
"bicycles are available in Europe only. The aluminum and steel Gitanes are still built in the factories in Machecoul (the original Gitane factory) and the Cycleurope facility at Romilly Sur Seine (the old Peugeot factory) in France, while all carbon bikes are built in Asia. Gitane Gitane is a French manufacturer of bicycles based in Machecoul, France; the name ""Gitane"" means gypsy woman. The brand was synonymous with French bicycle racing from the 1960s through the mid-1980s, sponsoring riders such as Jacques Anquetil (1963–1965), Lucien Van Impe (1974–1976), Bernard Hinault (1975–1983), Laurent Fignon (1982–1988), and Greg LeMond (1981–1984). It is"
"by his brother, Leo Jr. and outside investors. Through the 1980s WCC continued to sell Nishiki bikes produced by Kawamura. International currency fluctuations in the late 1980s made Japanese-manufactured bicycles far more expensive and less competitive in the United States, leading WCC to move Nishiki production to Giant of Taiwan. Leo Cohen and his associates later sold West Coast Cycle to Medalist — with Derby International eventually acquiring the rights from West Coast Cycle to market bikes under the Nishiki brand in the United States. After manufacture of Nishiki bikes shifted to Giant, Kawamura continued manufacturing bicycles for the Japanese"
"Tern (company) Tern is a privately held company that designs, manufactures, markets, and sells bicycles for everyday use. The company is based in Taipei, Taiwan and has offices in the US, China, Finland, and the UK. The company's primary products include folding bicycles, electric bicycles, and cycling accessories which are currently sold in 65 countries. Tern was founded by Florence Shen and Joshua Hon, wife and son of David T. Hon, founder of the established Dahon brand of folding bicycles. Initially the company was the subject of litigation between Dahon and the founders, but a settlement was reached in 2013."
"Gazelle (bicycle company) Royal Dutch Gazelle is the largest and most famous bicycle manufacturer in the Netherlands. Gazelle employs 550 workers at its factory in Dieren, Netherlands, producing 300,000 bicycles a year. Total production has passed 13 million. The company was founded 1892 by Willem Kölling and Rudolf Arentsen. Initially they sold bicycles imported from England. They started their own production using the Gazelle name in 1902. During the period from the 1920s to the 1940s, Gazelle had success exporting bicycles to the East Indies. Many Gazelle bicycles survive throughout Indonesia even today and are a highly sought after Dutch"
"Miele (bicycle) Miele is a bicycle manufacturing division of Procycle Group Inc. based in Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada. Miele bicycles were originally manufactured by the Guvin Company beginning in 1982 in Mississauga, Ontario. The company was founded by Jim Miele and several family partners. Miele had immigrated from Italy. The company originally manufactured quality Italian style road bikes. They even sponsored a local Giro in their native Italy. Later the company diversified to produce a wide spectrum of bicycles including children, city and mountain bikes. Prospering for many years it began to face difficult times when cheap Chinese bicycles began to"
"breached their fiduciary duties as officers of Dahon to start the competing companies Mobility Holdings and Tern. On April 2, 2013, industry media reported that Dahon unilaterally declared its legal disputes with Tern were settled. Tern (company) Tern is a privately held company that designs, manufactures, markets, and sells bicycles for everyday use. The company is based in Taipei, Taiwan and has offices in the US, China, Finland, and the UK. The company's primary products include folding bicycles, electric bicycles, and cycling accessories which are currently sold in 65 countries. Tern was founded by Florence Shen and Joshua Hon, wife"
"Kent International Kent International Inc is an American company that is engaged in the import and distribution of bicycles and bicycle accessories on a worldwide basis. The company is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. Their products are imported and sourced from China, Taiwan, and Portugal; assembly of 500 bikes a day in a South Carolina factory began in 2014. Kent is a family-owned company dating back to the early 1900s when the current President's grandfather immigrated to the United States and got a job working for the owner of a bike shop in New York. During the process of restoring"
"Den Beste Sykkel Den Beste Sykkel, (lit. ""The Best Bike""), better known as DBS, is a Norwegian bicycle brand, manufactured by Jonas Øglænd AS in Sandnes, Norway. The company was founded by Jonas Øglænd in 1892 in Sandnes, under the name of Øglænd Cyklelager. At first it was an agent for the German manufacturer Hengstberg, later also the American brand The World. The bicycles were assembled in Norway. In addition to this, some bicycles were also assembled under the brands of Fram and Viking. Then, in 1906, the company started producing bicycles in its own factory. The current brand name"
"and bicycles for women. The Hound brand targets younger individuals. Samchuly Samchuly, is a leading bicycle company and is the largest bicycle manufacturer and retailer in Korea. Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Samchuly currently operates a manufacturing facility in Uiwang, with a production capacity of 300,000 bicycles per year. The Company's offerings consist of folding bikes, women's bikes, children's bikes, racing bikes, mountain bikes and special bikes under brand names such as Andre Kim, Appalanchia, Cello, KENIA, HOUND, NEXT and Lespo. Samchuly employs 190 employees, while having over 3000 individual retail stores in all areas throughout South Korea. Samchuly bicycles"