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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.
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.
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Brown maintained Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info, a web site highlighting a broad range of cycling subjects ranging from how to fix a bicycle flat tire to details on Raleigh and English three-speed bicycles, [9] Sturmey-Archer hubs, [10] tandems, [11] and fixed-gear bicycles. [12] He repaired cameras and was an amateur photographer.
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 [ 3 ] ) are a key component of the bicycle industry and, in recognition of the value that local bike shops provide, some ...
SRAM is an example of a recent trend within the high-end cycle-component segment of the bicycle industry, where companies seek a position as a "one-stop shopping center" for bicycle frame manufacturers/bicycle brand owners, supplying all or most of the parts needed to build a complete bike.
Traditional bicycle head tubes and headsets are sized for a 25.4 mm (1 in) diameter steerer tube (also known as the fork column). Many frame and fork manufacturers are now building their parts around a steerer tube with a diameter of 28.6 mm (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in). The larger diameter of the head tube and headset gives added stiffness to the steering ...
Less commonly 31.8 mm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) was used on some mountain bikes and tandems and has now returned on some carbon fiber forks, and 38.1 mm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) is found on high end Downhill bikes. A threadless stem should match the outside diameter of the steerer tube; a reducing shim may be employed to match a 28.6 mm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) stem ...