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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.
A similar two-wheeled shopping bicycle, the Piccolo, was also manufactured. As traditional roadster bicycles began being removed from the ranges of other British manufacturers, Pashley decided to focus on classic roadsters. Some companies sold rebadged Pashley Roadsters in the 1980s and 1990s. These were built to the original 1920s design.
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)
Gitane is a French manufacturer of bicycles based in Machecoul, France; the name "Gitane" means gypsy woman. The brand was synonymous with French bicycle racing from the 1960s through the mid-1980s, sponsoring riders such as Jacques Anquetil (1963–1965), Lucien Van Impe (1974–1976), Bernard Hinault (1975–1983), Laurent Fignon (1982–1988), and Greg LeMond (1981–1984).
In the early 1860s the first true bicycle was created in Paris, France, by attaching rotary cranks and pedals to the front wheel hub of a dandy-horse. The Olivier brothers recognized the commercial potential of this invention, and set up a partnership with blacksmith and bicycle maker Pierre Michaux, using Michaux's name, already famous among enthusiasts of the new sport, for the company.
By the mid-1980s, Peugeot bicycles had begun utilizing Japanese derailleurs on some of their lower end models. By 1983, ProCycle was exporting Canadian-made Peugeots to the U.S. In 1987, Cycles Peugeot merged with AOP ( Acier et Outillages Peugeot ) to form ECIA ( Equipment et Composants pour I'Industrie Automobile ), and the Romilly factory ...
1899 followed a motor tricycle in the style of the De Dion Bouton motor tricycle, a quadricycle and the first real car. [3] Due to the increasing outflow figures, especially for bicycles, construction of a new plant on Via Nino Bixio began in 1900, which was occupied in 1902. [3] Bianchi from late 1980s with Cro-Mo frame and 2×8 Shimano Dura Ace
Klein was a bicycle company founded by Gary Klein that pioneered the use of large diameter aluminium alloy tubes for greater stiffness and lower weight.. Klein produced his first bicycle frames while a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during the 1970s, and full production runs of frames began in the 1980s.