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At age 11, Ritchey's father taught Tom Jr. to build his wheels and repair tubular tires. Ritchey started a small business repairing tires to earn money to buy his first road bike, a Raleigh Super Course. When he was 14, Ritchey joined the Belmont Bicycle Club (BBC) and began racing.
Belmont Glass Company, also known as the Belmont Glass Works, was one of Ohio's early glassmaking companies. It was named after Belmont County, Ohio , where the plant was located. The firm began operations in 1866 in a riverfront village along the east side of the county, which is known as Bellaire .
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. Of Specialized's nine ...
Western Wheel Works was a Chicago bicycle company started by Adolph Schoeninger in 1866. It was one of the largest bicycle makers in the world. [ 1 ] In 1899 it joined a trust which controlled 95 percent of the bicycle manufacturing market.
Work Equip E05 Work Meister S1 3P Work Emotion CR Kiwami. Work Co., Ltd. is a Japanese high-end wheel manufacturer for both motorsport and street use, such as the popular "Work Equip" and "Work Meister" range of wheels.
Belmont Avenue (3200 N) is a major east–west street in Chicago and several of its suburbs. It begins in the east near Belmont Harbor and is a key commercial street in Lakeview . West of the North Branch of the Chicago River , it passes through Avondale and further west anchors the Belmont-Central shopping district straddling the Belmont ...
Yorkville is a village in Belmont and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Ohio.The population was 968 at the 2020 census.Yorkville lies within two Metropolitan Statistical Areas; the Belmont County portion is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area, while the Jefferson County portion is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.
Steam-driven cables dragged the railway cars to the top of Belmont Hill. The Plane was the site of a signal event in railroad history. On July 10, 1836, the Philadelphia -based Norris Locomotive Works drove a 4-2-0 locomotive up the Incline, making it the first steam locomotive to climb an ascending grade while pulling a load.