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The first Merlin frame was a mountain bike frame custom-built for the defending National Mountain Bike Champion Joe Murray. [2] In the following year, the company began a strong relationship with frame designer Tom Kellogg, who helped them produce the world's first 3-2.5 titanium alloy road bicycle frame. [ 2 ]
This page lists notable bicycle brands and manufacturing companies past and present. For bicycle parts, see List of bicycle part manufacturing companies.. Many bicycle brands do not manufacture their own product, but rather import and re-brand bikes manufactured by others (e.g., Nishiki), sometimes designing the bike, specifying the equipment, and providing quality control.
Sigma Sports traditionally supports domestic amateur cycling teams, and became a sponsor of the Nuun-Sigma Sport-London men's team in 2014. [5] The company previously sponsored the UCI Continental squad Team IG-Sigma Sport until the team folded at the end of 2013.
Wiggle is an online brand of the Frasers Group, having been bought after WiggleCRC went into administration with losses of £97 million. [1]Previously Wiggle was part of the WiggleCRC group, which included Chain Reaction Cycles, however only the brands were transferred to the new owners.
The National Cycle Network, created by the charity Sustrans, is the UK's major network of signed routes for cycling. It uses dedicated bike paths as well as roads with minimal traffic, and covers 14,000 miles (23,000 kilometres), passing within 1 mi (2 km) of half of all homes. [ 10 ]
In 1959, the NCU and the BLRC merged to create the British Cycling Federation. Separate amateur and professional men's championships were held from 1959 until 1995. In recent years the under 23 and senior races have been combined, which has caused some confusion in the interpretation of UCI rules. [2]
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