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  2. List of bicycle brands and manufacturing companies - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Penny-farthing - Wikipedia

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    A penny-farthing in the Škoda Auto Museum, Czech Republic. The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, is an early type of bicycle. [1] It was popular in the 1870s and 1880s, with its large front wheel providing high speeds, owing to it travelling a large distance for every rotation of the wheel.

  4. Eagle Bicycle Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    Eagle Bicycle Manufacturing Company based in Torrington, Connecticut built bicycles from 1888-1900. Eagle Bicycle Company Head Badge-Logo, 1896 At one time, Eagle had a capacity to manufacture 20,000 to 30,000 bicycles annually. [ 1 ]

  5. Bianchi (company) - Wikipedia

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    Edoardo Bianchi, a 21-year-old medical instrument maker, started his bicycle-manufacturing business in a small shop at 7 Via Nirone, Milan in 1885. Bianchi pioneered the front-wheel caliper brake. One of his first developments was to make the front wheel smaller and use the chain invented by Frenchman Vincent to reduce pedal height.

  6. Overman Wheel Company - Wikipedia

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    Overman were the first American manufacturers of the safety bicycle. [1] In 1888 the company began making its own bicycles, with a staff of about thirty men. [2] At its height, the factory employed about 1,400 men in five buildings. [2] The factory produced 80,000 bicycles per year, the only bicycle factory at the time which made the entire ...

  7. American Bicycle Company - Wikipedia

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    American Bicycle Company (1899-1903) was an American bicycle company (Trust) led by Albert Augustus Pope. The company was formed to consolidate the manufacturers of bicycles and bicycle parts. In the 1890s the advancements in bicycle design led to unprecedented demand for the new Safety bicycles. The "American Bicycle Company" trust only lasted ...

  8. Monarch Cycle Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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    Monarch Cycle produced a chain-less bicycle with a patented two-piece crankshaft. [3] To promote the company, they sponsored safety bicycle contests for their trick rider Lee Richardson. [4] [5] In 1899 the company was sold to the Bicycle Trust. [6] The American Bicycle Company only lasted a few years (from 1899-1903).

  9. Olivier brothers - Wikipedia

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    The Olivier brothers, Aimé, René, and Marius, were among the first people responsible for recognizing the commercial potential of the bicycle. The Olivier family was wealthy, owning multiple chemical plants in France. The family were based in Lyon. While students in Paris in 1864, the brothers were among the first users of the velocipede.

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