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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.
Schwinn Bicycle Company; SE Racing; Serotta; Seven Cycles; Shelby Cycle Company; Shinola (retail company) Softride; Solé Bicycles; Soma Fabrications; Specialized Bicycle Components; SRAM Corporation; Stelber Cycle Corp; Sterling Bicycle Co. Stover Bicycle Manufacturing Company; Stover Engine Works; Superpedestrian; Surly Bikes; Sylph (bicycle ...
Citizen Bike is a manufacturer of folding bicycles, based on a philosophy of affordability. [1] Its line of low-cost bicycles are shipped directly to customers and do not require any assembly. [ 2 ] These bicycles fold to a size comparable to other brands but are generally heavier.
Once upon a time, most of the bikes sold in the U.S. were American-made; these days, most bicycles and bike components come from China. But there are still plenty of small companies dedicated to ...
The administration noted that the United States industry offered no direct competition in this category, and that lightweight bikes competed only indirectly with balloon-tire or cruiser bicycles. The share of the United States market taken by foreign-made bicycles dropped to 28.5% of the market, and remained under 30% through 1964. [15]
It made its first full-suspension bike in 1995. The off-road Dragon and on-road Eclipse were the first American-made production bikes to have Reynolds 853 tubing on their frames. In 1998, Jamis made the Diablo, with a vacuum-resin, molded-carbon monocoque frame. Its Dakota mountain bike won the Bike of the Year Award from Mountain Biking.
Yet for many consumers, "Made in USA" is a mark of quality that makes a purchase more worthwhile: Surveys show almost two-thirds of respondents preferring to buy American-made and more than one ...
Nishiki is a brand of bicycles designed, specified, marketed and distributed by West Coast Cycle in the United States, initially manufactured by Kawamura Cycle Co. in Kobe, Japan, and subsequently by Giant of Taiwan. The bicycles were first marketed under the American Eagle brand beginning in 1965 [1] and later under the Nishiki brand until 2001.