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Benno Bikes is a bicycle brand and manufacturer of electric bicycles, cargo bikes, and comfort bikes, as well as cargo accessories and bicycle parts.It was founded [1] in 2015 by Benno Baenziger (a.k.a. Bänziger) — who made a name and reputation by co-founding with Jeano Erforth, Electra Bicycle company, a modern electric bike manufacturer, [2] in Del Mar, California.
Central to 1 World 2 Wheels is its "Go By Bike" initiative, which urges Americans to ride their bikes instead of drive their cars for trips of two miles (3 km) or less. Through 1 World 2 Wheels Trek also pledged $1,000,000 to help fund the League of American Bicyclists’ "Bicycle Friendly Community" program and committed $600,000 to the ...
Kona Bikes is a bicycle company based in the Pacific Northwest.The company was founded in 1988 by Dan Gerhard, Jacob Heilbron and Jimbo Holmstrom in Vancouver, BC. Their world headquarters are in Ferndale, Washington, with Canadian distribution offices in Vancouver, and European distribution offices in Monaco.
GT Bicycles, Inc. is an American company that designs and manufactures BMX, mountain, and road bicycles. GT is a division of the Dutch conglomerate Pon Holdings , which also markets Cannondale , Schwinn, Mongoose , IronHorse, DYNO, and RoadMaster bicycle brands; all manufactured in Asia.
Ibis Bicycles was founded by Scot Nicol, one of the earliest mountain bikers in northern California. It began in Nicol's garage in 1981, when a friend asked him to build a frame. [ 2 ] Nicol sold the company to an investment group in 2000 and it went bankrupt within 20 months. [ 2 ]
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 ...
In 2008, Ridgeback was one of the first to introduce disc brakes to its flat handlebar road range. And in 2015 Ridgeback launched Rapide – a range of performance road bikes. [1] In 2014, Ridgeback was the 5th most stolen bike in the UK. [3] In 2020, Ridgeback Velocity was the 4th most popular stolen bike in the UK. [4] [5]
Felt produces road, track, cyclocross, electric bicycles, and cruiser bikes. All design is completed in the United States and the majority of production comes from Asia. [ 1 ] The company also has a strong reputation in the time trial/triathlon bike area [ 2 ] and for several years provided bicycles to UCI teams in the Tour de France .