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In 2002 Giant signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Satellite Sports Group (a company that then managed the former GT Air Show) to begin manufacturing Giant branded bikes to boost the Giant label. [10] These bikes were priced between $150 and $350, filling in the open entry level price gap that their Mosh labeled high-end bikes could not ...
Nishiki is a brand of bicycles designed, specified, marketed and distributed by West Coast Cycle in the United States, initially manufactured by Kawamura Cycle Co. in Kobe, Japan, and subsequently by Giant of Taiwan. The bicycles were first marketed under the American Eagle brand beginning in 1965 [1] and later under the Nishiki brand until 2001.
King Liu (Chinese: 劉金標; born 2 July 1934) is the founder of Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Giant Bicycles. Liu was not a cyclist himself before founding Giant. [1] However, in 2007, at age 73, he rode around Taiwan on a bicycle, [2] and at age 75 he rode from Beijing to Shanghai. [3]
Alps Bicycle Industrial Co., Ltd., associated with Uchikanda Bicycle Shop in Tokyo from 1918 until its closure in 2007; specialized in made-to-order touring bicycles and equipment [7] Araya, a manufacturer of bicycle rims and of the Focus bicycle brand [8] Bridgestone (variously marketed as Anchor, C.Itoh, Kabuki)
Bicycle manufacturers usually assign model names to specific designs. These model names are important in determining the intended use, price-range and era of a bicycle. Subcategories
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.
English: My Giant TCX Cyclocross fitted with the following: Nokian PCR Road tires VDO Cyclometer mount (2) Zefal water bottle holders Bontrager Stem Shimano PD-R540 clipless pedals. Note this is not a typical cyclocross configured bicycle as it is lacking several components commonly found on a cyclocross bike.
From primitive “hobby horses” to the giant High Wheel or Penny Farthing bicycles of the 1880s, collectors have gathered and studied these strange designs. Although many of these models are extremely rare, their peculiar shapes are fascinating and offer insight into the development of mechanical solutions that eventually resulted in the ...