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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.
Phoenix Bicycles logo Phoenix branded bicycle Phoenix SPB15 double tube bicycle in Hong Kong Old 70s Phoenix Bicycle with Other Frame Variant. Phoenix Company. Ltd., better known as Phoenix Bicycles and Shanghai Phoenix Bicycles, originated as the Shanghai Third Bicycle Factory created in May, 1958. The establishment of the Third Factory marks ...
Bicycle-sharing systems have emerged in China as a means to solve the "last kilometer problem" – the gap between commuters' destinations and the nearest available public transit station. Hangzhou Public Bicycle, China's first bike-sharing system, was organized in 2008. Similar systems, both public and private, were created in other cities and ...
Kinesis Industry Co. Ltd. is a manufacturer of aluminum and carbon fiber bicycle frames, forks, and components. Based in Taiwan, it has a plant in Guangzhou, China, and an American subsidiary (Kinesis USA, Inc.) in Portland, Oregon that generated $5-$10 million in annual sales until ceasing production and closing its doors in 2006. [1]
Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (commonly known as Giant) is a Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer, recognized as the world's largest bicycle designer and manufacturer. [1] [3] Giant has manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, the Netherlands, China and Hungary. They have future plans for Vietnam to be the fifth location.
A local bike shop A bicycle mechanic at a local bike shop View of recumbent bicycles inside a local bike shop Bicycles and exercise equipment for sale inside a local bike shop. A bike shop or bicycle shop is a business specializing in bicycle sale, maintenance and parts. Bike shops may be small businesses, chain, mail-order or online vendors.
In the early 1980s, Flying Pigeon was the country's biggest bike manufacturer, selling 3 million cycles in 1986. Its 20-kilogram black single-speed models were popular with workers, and there was a waiting list of several years to get one, and even then buyers needed good guanxi (connections) in addition to the purchase cost, which was about ...
Trek Bicycle Corporation is a bicycle, cycling product and electric motorcycle [3] manufacturer and distributor under brand names Trek, Electra Bicycle Company, Bontrager, and Diamant Bikes. The company has previously manufactured bikes under the Gary Fisher , LeMond Racing Cycles , Klein , and Villiger Bikes brand names.