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In 1993, Trek introduced its first OCLV Carbon mountain bike frames, the 9800 and the 9900, which at 2.84 lb (1.29 kg) was the world's lightest production mountain bike frame. In 1993, Trek also acquired Gary Fisher Mountain Bikes , named after Gary Fisher , one of the inventors of the mountain bike and one of the most popular names in off-road ...
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.
The Volvo Cannondale Mountain Bike Racing Team was one of the most successful elite professional racing teams in the history of mountain biking. Over the 9 season, Volvo Cannondale racers won 11 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals at world championships, as well as one silver and once bronze medal at Olympic Games, and one bronze ...
2020 full suspension mountain bike. A mountain bike (MTB [1]) or mountain bicycle is a bicycle designed for off-road cycling. Mountain bikes share some similarities with other bicycles, but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, which often makes them heavier, more complex and less efficient on smooth surfaces. [2]
Gee Atherton (Atherton bikes) Rachel Atherton (Atherton bikes) Scott Beaumont; Loïc Bruni (Specialized S-works) Jackson Goldstone (Santa Cruz) Eric Carter; Anne-Caroline Chausson (Turner) Missy Giove; Cedric Gracia (CG Racing Brigade/Santa Cruz) Jared Graves (Yeti Cycles) Aaron Gwin (YT Industry) Tracey Hannah (Hutchinson United) Danny Hart ...
Saracen Cycles, known simply as "Saracen" [1] is a bicycle brand sold in the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. Originally based in Warwick, England, the company is best known for its range of mountain bikes. Started in 1983, Saracen was a market leader during the early 1990s.
While many companies came up with sophisticated names for their steel bike's tubing (for example, Columbus has their famous "Genius" tubing), Nicol and Ibis called their tubing "Moron" [7] - meaning it had more on the ends for strength and less in the middle to give the bikes light weight (a standard practice in cycling called "butted tubing").
Yeti Cycles was founded in 1985 by John Parker in California, when mountain biking was gaining in popularity. [5] Parker was a welder who built movie sets in Hollywood and later became a mountain bike designer and racer.