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Nakamura was named "Rim" by his father after the English word for the rim of a bicycle wheel, spelled using the Japanese characters for "wheel" and "dream." [3] The same character for "wheel" is also used as the character for "rings" as in the Olympic rings, implying a dream of competing in the Olympics. Nakamura began riding BMX bikes at the ...
Diamondback was founded as a BMX brand in 1977 by Western States Imports in Newbury Park, California, which sold bikes under the Centurion (bicycle) brand. [7] Became a highly regarded name in BMX. [8] Dynacraft BSC – American Bicycle distributor; DYNO is a BMX bike and bike products company started by Bob Morales in 1982.
The wheel size is sometimes erroneously called "650B" [8] [9] as a "marketing term" by some manufacturers for their 27.5", but the 650B size has traditionally been a designation for a 26 inch diameter (ISO ~ 40-584 demi-ballon tire) using the same ISO 584 mm rim [10] used by French tandems, Porteurs and touring bicycles.
The Torker name was created by Johnson Engineering in Fullerton, California in 1977 for a BMX bike frame. [2] The first Haro bikes were made by Torker. [3] In 1982, Torker let go Bob Haro when he introduced his own line of BMX racing pants. [4] In 1984, the Torker Bicycle Company went bankrupt, and Seattle Bike Supply purchased the name. [5]
The Avia evolved into the model R20 (1980), R50 (1984), R6 (1991), R4 (1995), R5, R21 (20-inch wheels), R24, and the R22. This bicycle series has characteristically been one of the most compact and easily folding bicycles on the market.
The PL-24 would be their first BMX bike with 24 inch wheels, commonly known as a cruiser. In 1983, they expanded further into the freestyle market with the RL-20 Prostyler. Not an instant hit but it would later gain popularity with the RL-20ll in 1985. 1985 was arguably the height of Kastan's success with Redline.
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