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In 2002 Giant signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Satellite Sports Group (a company that then managed the former GT Air Show) to begin manufacturing Giant branded bikes to boost the Giant label. [10] These bikes were priced between $150 and $350, filling in the open entry level price gap that their Mosh labeled high-end bikes could not ...
King Liu (Chinese: 劉金標; born 2 July 1934) is the founder of Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Giant Bicycles. Liu was not a cyclist himself before founding Giant. [ 1 ] However, in 2007, at age 73, he rode around Taiwan on a bicycle, [ 2 ] and at age 75 he rode from Beijing to Shanghai .
Nishiki is a brand of bicycles designed, specified, marketed and distributed by West Coast Cycle in the United States, initially manufactured by Kawamura Cycle Co. in Kobe, Japan, and subsequently by Giant of Taiwan. The bicycles were first marketed under the American Eagle brand beginning in 1965 [1] and later under the Nishiki brand until 2001.
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Lotus Type 108 bicycle. Mike Burrows (17 April 1943 – 15 August 2022) was an English bicycle designer from Norwich, England.. Burrow is best known by the general public for his collaborative work with the design of the track carbon-fibre Lotus 108 time trial bicycle manufactured by Lotus for Chris Boardman, when he won the 1992 Olympic 4000m pursuit in Barcelona.
In 1989, Specialized introduced the Epic, the world's second mass-production carbon fiber mountain bike. [7] In the early 1990s, Specialized introduced the Globe range of urban bikes; it had a major relaunch in 2009, [11] which saw Globe become its own distinct brand. [12] After a hiatus in production, the Globe line currently produces cargo e ...
Today many people ride bikes to work for a variety of reasons including fitness, environmental concerns, convenience, frugality, and enjoyment. According to the US Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey(ACS) , on September 22, 2009, 0.55 percent of Americans use a bicycle as the primary means of getting to work. [ 8 ]
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