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A Halfords in Kirkstall, Leeds (2006). Halfords was founded by Frederick Rushbrooke, in Birmingham in 1892, as a wholesale ironmongery. [3] The company takes its name from Halford Street, named after the physician, Henry Halford, in Leicester, where Rushbrooke opened a store in 1902 and started selling cycling goods.
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.
Diamondback was founded as a BMX brand in 1977 by Western States Imports in Newbury Park, California, which sold bikes under the Centurion (bicycle) brand. [7] Became a highly regarded name in BMX. [8] Dynacraft BSC – American Bicycle distributor; DYNO is a BMX bike and bike products company started by Bob Morales in 1982.
Muddy Fox was founded by the serial entrepreneur Aristidis Hadjipetrou and Andrew Lawson after spotting a gap in the market in the UK for off-road bicycles with stronger frames and chunkier tyres which offered the user more versatility and range, following from the success of developers in America like Gary Fisher [2] The company developed a successful marketing campaign, predominantly aimed ...
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This is a list of BMX (bicycle motorcross) riders, male and female alike. Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. ...
Riders racing in the women's event of the 2018 European BMX Championships. The first major event hosted at the centre was the 2018 European BMX Championships, [4] which formed part of the 2018 European Championships across the cities of Glasgow and Berlin. [1] In May 2022, it hosted the opening round of the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup. [5]
In 1974, rival bicycle manufacturer Elswick Hopper plc began a period of expansion, purchasing Wearwell Cycles, which had been established before 1872.In 1978 the company acquired Falcon Cycles, which was operated as a subsidiary before being later merged into Elswick Hopper's factory at Barton-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire.