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List of bicycle parts by alphabetic order: Axle : as in the generic definition, a rod that serves to attach a wheel to a bicycle and provides support for bearings on which the wheel rotates. Also sometimes used to describe suspension components, for example a swing arm pivot axle
Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) is a large distributor of bicycle parts and accessories in the bicycle industry, based in the United States, [2] with revenues of $150 million in 2008. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In addition to wholesaling bicycles and components from other manufacturers, QBP owns and manufactures several brands of its own.
A bike shop or bicycle shop is a business specializing in bicycle sale, maintenance and parts. Bike shops may be small businesses , chain , mail-order or online vendors. Local bike shops (sometimes abbreviated LBS [ 1 ] ) are a key component of the bicycle industry and, in recognition of the value that local bike shops provide, some ...
Berliner Motor Corporation was the US distributor from the 1950s through the 1980s for several European motorcycle marques, including Ducati, J-Be, [5] Matchless, Moto Guzzi, Norton, Sachs and Zündapp, as well as selling Metzeler tires.
A 2008 Specialized Stumpjumper with full suspension A 2008 Specialized S-Works Transition carbon triathlon/time trial bike. In 1995, Specialized launched the Full Force brand. [13] Full Force was a lower-end mountain bike brand sold through sporting goods stores and discount retailers such as Costco. [5] The move angered some Specialized dealers.
In August 2018, the company signed a deal with Uber to provide them with electric bikes for the expansion of their Uber Bikes service. [19] In September 2018, a 24-year-old man in Dallas, Texas in United States died in a single vehicle Lime scooter accident. The responding police officer found a Lime electric scooter broken in half about 500 ...
J&P Cycles, Inc. was founded by John and Jill Parham in 1979. It sells motorcycle components, apparel, and gear for the American V-twin motorcycle rider.Owned by Comoto Holdings, the company operates online and has retail outlets in Ormond Beach, Florida, Sturgis, South Dakota, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and Taylor, Michigan.
The Cohens subsequently founded a bicycle, parts and accessory distribution company in the late 1950s, naming it West Coast Cycle Supply Company. They operated the company — widely known as West Coast Cycle (or WCC) – with their daughter Louise and sons Leo Jr. and Howie (Howard Sherwin Cohen). Howie Cohen subsequently took over the ...