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Schwinn advertisement from 1946. A cruiser bicycle, also known as a beach cruiser or (formerly) motobike, is a bicycle that usually combines balloon tires, an upright seating posture, a single-speed drivetrain, and straightforward steel construction with expressive styling. Cruisers are popular among casual bicyclists and vacationers because ...
The Schwinn Bicycle Company is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets bicycles under the eponymous brand name. The company was originally founded by Ignaz Schwinn (1860–1948) in Chicago in 1895. [2] [3] It became the dominant manufacturer of American bicycles through most of the 20th century.
Schwinn sold an impressive 1.5 million bicycles in 1974, but would pay the price for failing to keep up with new developments in bicycle technology and buying trends. Schwinn also marketed a top-shelf touring model from Panasonic, the World Voyager , lugged with butted Tange chrome-molybdenum alloy tubing, Shimano derailleurs, and SunTour bar ...
Roadmaster Bicycles were first introduced by the Cleveland Welding Company in 1936. In 1950, after purchasing the Roadmaster line of children's and youth bicycles from the Cleveland Welding Company, AMF entered the bicycle manufacturing business with its newly formed AMF Wheeled Goods Division. In 1953, after a labor strike, AMF moved bicycle ...
As of 2020, Giant categorizes its bicycles by user: On-Road; X-Road; Off-Road; E-bikes; Youth; Within each Level are several Uses, such as Race, Endurance, City, Cruiser, etc. In late 2016, Giant announced the Road-E+ e-Bike, which features: HCT (Hybrid Cycling Technology) drive system; 500 watt 80Nm Yamaha mid drive motor
Bicycle museum. Collections. Historic and celebrity bicycles. Collection size. 700 bikes (208 on display) and 10,000 other bicycle-related objects [1] Founder. Jim Dicke II. The Bicycle Museum of America is a museum in New Bremen, Ohio, USA. The museum is one of the largest private collections of bicycles in the world.
Area served. United States, Canada, Europe, South America. Key people. Ryan Zagata (founder, president) Products. Bicycles & bicycle accessories. Website. brooklynbicycleco .com. Brooklyn Bicycle Company, is a bicycle company based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, that was founded by Ryan Zagata in 2011, as Brooklyn Cruiser.
GT Bicycles 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. GT was founded in 1972, by Gary Turner and Richard Long in Santa ...
Zazzle. Zazzle is an American online marketplace that allows designers and customers to create their own products with independent manufacturers (clothing, posters, etc.), as well as use images from participating companies. Zazzle has partnered with many brands to amass a collection of digital images from companies like Disney, Warner Brothers ...
Felt Racing is an American bicycle brand based in Irvine, California. 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 ...