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The Schwinn Bicycle Company is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets bicycles under the eponymous brand name. The company was founded by Ignaz Schwinn (1860–1948) in Chicago in 1895, [2] [3] and in the 20th century became the dominant manufacturer of American bicycles.
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.
Integer FF crankset on Schwinn Suburban Detail showing logo. A front freewheel or freewheel crank is a freewheel mechanism used on some bicycles which enables the drivetrain of the bicycle to continue spinning while the rider rolls, but stops pedaling, or coasts.
According to trade umbrella body CONEBI, electric bike sales in the EU were over 5 million in 2021, [29] up from 2 million e-bikes in 2016, [28] up from 700,000 in 2010 and 200,000 in 2007. [30] In 2019, the EU implemented a 79.3% protective tariff on imported Chinese e-bikes to protect EU producers. [ 31 ]
Ridgeback's story started in 1983, when founder Errol Drew created the first UK mountain bike. [1] Drew first spotted a mountain bike at the 1982 New York Bike Show, where he declared it “the future of cycling.” [1]
Iron Horse head badge Iron Horse Maverick 3.0 and a Timbuk2 messenger bag.. Iron Horse Bicycles was a manufacturer of bicycles, in Islandia, New York, United States from 1987 to 2009.
Schwinn brand loyalty began to suffer as huge numbers of buyers came to retailers asking for the latest sport and racing road bikes from European or Japanese manufacturers. By 1979, even the Paramount had been passed, technologically speaking, by a new generation of American as well as foreign custom bicycle manufacturers.
Univega is a bicycle brand created during the bike boom of the 1970s by Ben Lawee (1926–2002), [1] who founded Lawee Inc. to design, specify, and import bicycles initially manufactured in Italy by Italvega, and subsequently in Japan by Miyata.