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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]
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.
A 2008 Specialized Stumpjumper with full suspension A 2008 Specialized S-Works Transition carbon triathlon/time trial bike. In 1995, Specialized launched the Full Force brand. [13] Full Force was a lower-end mountain bike brand sold through sporting goods stores and discount retailers such as Costco. [5] The move angered some Specialized dealers.
Rivendell Bicycle Works is a producer of lugged steel bicycle frames, located in Walnut Creek, California, United States.Rivendell frames, both custom and stock bicycles, are designed in the U.S. by Grant Petersen.
In 1991, Tony Ellsworth built his first bicycle frame after a dramatic career change was brought on by deteriorating health. He built his first full-suspension mountain bike for his wife in 1993. By 1994, Tony was building bikes "for people whose names he didn't know," at which point he considered that he indeed built himself a business.
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In 1973 manufacturing was moved to a new, purpose-built plant in Allentown, Pennsylvania [5] [12] and on May 21, 1982 the company was renamed Ross Bicycles Inc. [13] [1] [14] [4] In 1982, Ross Bicycles was the first ever bicycle manufacturer to mass produce the mountain bike. In 1983, Randy Ross created the first mountain bike race team, the ...
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