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U.S. bike boom of 1965–1975: The period of 1965–1975 saw adult cycling increase sharply in popularity – with Time magazine calling it "the bicycle's biggest wave of popularity in its 154-year history" [4] The period was followed by a sudden [5] fall in sales, resulting in a large inventory of unsold bicycles.
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.
By the late 1980s, there were an estimated 4 million cycle rickshaws worldwide. [1] The vehicle is generally pedal-driven by a driver, though some are equipped with an electric motor to assist the driver. [2] [3] [4] The vehicle is usually a tricycle, though some quadracycle models exist, and some bicycles with trailers are configured as cycle ...
The company briefly (1978–1979) produced a bicycle styled after the California mountain bikes, the Klunker 5. Using the standard electro-forged cantilever frame, and fitted with five-speed derailleur gears and knobby tires, the Klunker 5 was never heavily marketed, and was not even listed in the Schwinn product catalog.
This is an incomplete list of professional racing cyclists, sorted alphabetically by decade in which they won their first major race. [ 1 ] This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
In built-up cities around the world, urban planning uses cycling infrastructure like bikeways to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution. [79] A number of cities around the world have implemented schemes known as bicycle sharing systems or community bicycle programs. [80] [81] The first of these was the White Bicycle plan in Amsterdam in 1965.
Here are some of the era's most iconic TV vehicles. Others, however, had scenes snatched by planes, trains and automobiles. 29 Legendary Vehicles From '70s and '80s TV Shows
The 1980s saw the start of experimental cycle route projects in Danish towns such as Århus, Odense and Herning, and the beginning of a large programme of cycle facilities construction as part of a "bicycle masterplan" in the Netherlands. Following the "bicycle boom" of the early 1980s, German towns began revisiting the concept. [29]