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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.
The second most expensive bike ever sold was the Trek Yoshitomo Nara Speed Concept that was sold for $200,000. [3] Since the Butterfly Trek Madone utilized the beauty of natural wings taken from butterflies, [ 4 ] it was predicted that PETA was highly opposed to this art piece.
The latest survey, conducted from March 26 to 29, 2023, finds that 36 percent of households in the Philippines (around 10 million) use bicycles for any activity, up from 29 percent in April 2022. 24 percent of households (around 6.6 million) own bicycles, up from 23 percent in April 2022.
This is a list of companies that formerly produced and sold motorcycles available to the public, including both street and race/off-road motorcycles. It also includes some former motorcycle producers of noted historical significance but which would today be classified as badge engineered or customisers. It includes both companies that are ...
[49] [50] So for 2000 [9] models and later motorcycles, the question of which brand's bike was fastest could only be answered by tampering with the speed limiting system, meaning that it was no longer a contest between stock, production motorcycles, absolving the manufacturer of blame and letting those not quite as fast avoid losing face. [50]
In the United States, all parts incorporated into the bike are high-end, similar to the parts used in expensive carbon fibre bikes. Modern machines are used to laminate, waterproof, and join the individual bamboo pieces. The Ghanaian bikes, on the other hand, use mostly parts (e.g. bamboo, chains, bolts, etc.) from low-cost sources. [8]
The Paramount used high-strength chrome-molybdenum steel alloy tubing and expensive brass lug-brazed construction. During the next twenty years, most of the Paramount bikes would be built in limited numbers at a small frame shop headed by Wastyn, in spite of Schwinn's continued efforts to bring all frame production into the factory.
CatEye (famous for cycling parts and accessories; also manufactures exercise bikes) Kawamura Cycle, Kobe, Japan (manufactured Nishiki and Azuki brands for an American company) Kuwahara, headquartered in Osaka and producer of both bicycle brands and parts; Miyata (has produced both domestic- and foreign-brand bicycles since the 19th century)