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In 2011, Portland wheel builder Epic Wheel Works was forced to change its name due to potential trademark conflict with Specialized. [ 24 ] In 2012, the company sued two former employees after they started the bicycle brand Volagi Cycles , for theft of trade secrets and breach of employment contract, as well as other charges.
Jockey wheel or Pulley wheel: one of two small sprockets of the rear derailleur that guides the chain Kickstand : a folding attachment used for assisting a bicycle to stand up on its own. Usually mounts to frame near bottom bracket, sometimes near rear dropouts
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.
Early on, the company's main product was its mountain bikes, and QBP also specialised in importing hard-to-find mountain-bike parts from suppliers in Japan. [6] In 1984, QBP hired its first employee and sold $1 million in parts. [6] In 1996 QBP purchased a 67,000-square-foot (6,200 m 2) warehouse on its current site in West Bloomington. [7]
GT Avalanche 1.0. GT Bicycles, Inc. is an American company that designs and manufactures BMX, mountain, and road bicycles. GT is a division of the Dutch conglomerate Pon Holdings, which also markets Cannondale, Schwinn, Mongoose, IronHorse, DYNO, and RoadMaster bicycle brands; all manufactured in Asia.
A steel framed 2002 Trek 800 Sport mountain bike A Trek 7200 hybrid bicycle (2008) An aluminum framed, 2012 Trek 1.1 Road Bike. In 1997, Trek helped sign former world road race champion (1993) Lance Armstrong to the Trek-sponsored United States Postal Service Pro Cycling Team. Armstrong won his first Tour de France in 1999 aboard a Trek 5500 ...
SRAM LLC is a privately owned bicycle component manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, founded in 1987. [2] SRAM is an acronym comprising the names of its founders. [2]
The Super V, a full-suspension bike, is arguably Cannondale's most iconic mountain bike. Instead of a main triangle, Cannondale uses a massively oversized down tube and a mast to hold the seat. The rear wheel is suspended by a banana-shaped aluminum high-pivot swingarm providing about 75 mm of travel. The front wheel is guided by a Delta V fork.