Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is an incomplete list of professional racing cyclists, sorted alphabetically by decade in which they won their first major race. [ 1 ] This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
By 1986–1987, sales in the UK had dropped off dramatically, with the new all-terrain bike or mountain bike (another trend from mid-1970s California) taking off, soon to become the most popular adult bicycle. [3] [4] In 1980, the first BMX track in the UK was founded in Landseer Park, Ipswich, by the Ipswich BMX Club, which still provides ...
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.
GT's first magazine ad appeared in Bicycle Motocross Action (BMX Action) in the January 1980 issue. For the 1981 season, GT released five models: Junior, Expert, 24, 26 and Pro. The models would stay this way until 1984, when their first freestyle bike was released, the Pro Performer .
A women's version of Milan–San Remo, named Primavera Rosa, was initiated in 1999, but cancelled after 2005. [11] Other major races include La Flèche Wallonne Féminine (first held in 1998), Women's Amstel Gold Race (first held in 2001) and Strade Bianche Donne (first held in 2015).
U.S. bike boom of 1965–1975: The period of 1965–1975 saw adult cycling increase sharply in popularity – with Time magazine calling it "the bicycle's biggest wave of popularity in its 154-year history" [4] The period was followed by a sudden [5] fall in sales, resulting in a large inventory of unsold bicycles.
Here are some of the era's most iconic TV vehicles. Others, however, had scenes snatched by planes, trains and automobiles. 29 Legendary Vehicles From '70s and '80s TV Shows
1903 – A California motorized bicycle ridden by George Wyman became the first motor vehicle to cross the North American continent. [10] 1903 – 1962 The "Shaw Manufacturing Co." of Galesburg, Kansas advertises a 241cc chain-drive engine kit (1903–1915) for motorizing a bicycle in "Popular Mechanics" magazine for $90.