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For most of the bicycle's history, steel has been the primary material for bicycle frames, with lugged construction the primary assembling method. Steel continues in use by builders of high-quality steel frames, though its dominance as a frame material has waned since the mid-1990s displaced largely by aluminum and carbon fiber; lugging has ...
In motorcycles, the steering axis angle is measured from the vertical and called the caster angle, rake angle, or just rake; [5] a 0° rake is therefore vertical. For example, Moto Guzzi [6] offers: a 2007 Breva V 1100 with a rake of 25°30′ (25.5 degrees) a 2007 Nevada Classic 750 with a rake of 27.5°
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.
Rear hub spacing is 120 millimetres (4.7 in) rather than 130 millimetres (5.1 in) or more for road frames. Bottom bracket drop is smaller, typically 50–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in). Also the seat tube angle is steeper than on road racing bikes. Alskar Design Design of a modern carbon full suspension mountain bike frame.
The Milwaukee Bicycle Co. is brand of bicycle and bicycle parts. [1] It is the house brand of Ben's Cycle and Fitness, a family-owned bicycle shop in the Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] [2] Milwaukee Bicycle Co. frames are manufactured by Waterford Precision Cycles, [1] [3] owned by Richard Schwinn (whose family ...
Before the introduction of more exotic materials such as aluminium, titanium or composites, Reynolds was considered the dominant maker of high end materials for bicycle frames, with 27 winners of the Tour de France winning the race riding on Reynolds tubing. [4] The Raleigh Bicycle Company of Nottingham, England was a big customer for Reynolds ...
Tange International Co. is a major Japanese manufacturer of high-quality steel tubing [1] for bicycle frames, established before 1920. [2] They are a rival to the British-based tubing manufacturer Reynolds. Where the de facto standard of bicycle tubing from European bike boom bikes is Reynolds steel, the Japanese de facto standard is Tange ...
A microadjust seatpost (black) of a Trek Fuel 80 mountain bike. A seatpost with a significant setback on a BMX bike. A bicycle seatpost, [1] seatpin, [2] saddlepole, [3] saddle pillar, [4] or saddle pin [5] is a tube that extends upwards from the bicycle frame to the saddle. The amount that it extends out of the frame can usually be adjusted ...