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Craig Alexander, three time Ironman World Triathlon Champion (2008, 2009, 2011), rode an Orbea Ordu in his first 2 wins and although he had planned to spend the rest of his career racing on Orbea bicycles, having signed a lifetime contract with Orbea in 2010, [5] he switched to another brand for the 2011 race.
Derbi's origins began with a little bicycle workshop in the village of Mollet near Barcelona, founded in 1922 by Simeó Rabasa i Singla (1901–1988). [1] The focus remained the repair and hire of bicycles until May 1944 when Rabasa formed a limited liability company named Bicycletas Rabasa with the aim of moving into manufacturing bicycles. [1]
Prior (1950s), Rebadged German Hercules scooters by Industria Ltd of London for the UK and Commonwealth markets, models included the Viscount — United Kingdom/West Germany [98] Puch — Austria; Rabbit, (1946–1968), Brand of Fuji Heavy Industries. The first model, S-1, entered production 6 months before the Vespa — Japan [99] Ravat ...
In response to rising fuel prices in the first decade of the 2000s, U.S. scooter and moped ridership saw a resurgence. [14] Sales of motorcycles and scooters declined 43.2% in 2009, and continued to decrease in the first quarter of 2010, with scooter sales doing worst, down 13.3% compared to a 4.6% drop for all two-wheelers. [47]
Today, Scooterworks USA continues to specialize in aftermarket parts and accessories for Genuine, Vespa, Honda, Yamaha, and other scooter brands, including Chinese scooters. [1] Genuine Scooters' first model was a 4-speed manual, two-stroke 150CC "Stella" model, manufactured by LML in India in 2002.
A court case later ensued where Hanway claimed to have contributed more to the project than the brand owners thought fair. Scomadi themselves claimed that the Chinese producer, Hanway, had "violated Scomadi's intellectual property rights by making scooters under the Royal Alloy brand, which look almost identical to Scomadi designs". [ 9 ]
Neutron Holdings, Inc., doing business under the name Lime, formerly LimeBike, is an American transportation company based in San Francisco, California.It runs electric scooters, electric bikes and electric mopeds in more than 200 cities in nearly 30 countries around the world. [1]
BSA Sunbeam scooter Triumph Tigress scooter Triumph Tigress birds-eye view. The Triumph Tigress, also sold as the BSA Sunbeam, was a scooter designed to have good performance and handling for the motorcycle enthusiast. The entry of the BSA group into the scooter field was announced by Edward Turner in October 1958.