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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Waterford Precision Cycles was a small bicycle manufacturer based in Waterford, Wisconsin. [1] Waterford produced high-end, custom, hand-built, steel-frame bicycles, particularly road, criterium, stage, track, and cyclocross racing bicycles, that ranged in price from about $2,500 to $8,500. Waterford built both TIG welded and lugged steel ...
1969 Raleigh Chopper. The Raleigh Chopper is a bicycle (referred to as a wheelie bike) for children / young adults, manufactured and marketed by the Raleigh Bicycle Company of Nottingham, England. The unique design became a cultural icon and is fondly remembered by many [quantify] who grew up in that period. [citation needed]
Klein Bikes. Klein was a bicycle company founded by Gary Klein that pioneered the use of large diameter aluminium alloy tubes for greater stiffness and lower weight. Klein produced his first bicycle frames while a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology during the 1970s, and full production runs of frames began in the 1980s. In ...
Roadster (bicycle) An opafiets, a single speed traditional Dutch roadster with double top tube and coaster brake. A roadster bicycle [1] is a type of utility bicycle once common worldwide, and still common in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and some parts of Europe. During the past few decades, traditionally styled roadster bicycles have regained ...
650C - ISO 44-571 (26 ⋅ 1 + 3 ⁄ 4) - Formerly 47mm wide on Schwinn cruisers and for British trade/delivery bikes. Currently ISO 28-571, size is the same, but the narrower and less overall wheel diameter are built for triathlon, time trial and small road bikes.
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)
A lowrider bicycle is a highly customized bicycle with styling inspired by lowrider cars. [1] These bikes often feature a long, curved banana seat with a sissy bar and very tall upward-swept ape hanger handlebars. A lot of chrome, velvet, and overspoked wheels are common accessories to these custom bicycles. [1]