Company names from Cycling's past.
08-10-12, 08:29 PM
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Company names from Cycling's past.
How about Titan bars and stems and Whipperman chains.
08-10-12, 08:52 PM
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Hmm, looking through my closet here... Lots of names have already been mentioned. Fiamme rims. Belt saddles. Frejus bikes. Christophe toe clips and straps. Clement tires. Pivo stems. Columbia bikes. Regina chains and freewheels. Robergel spokes. Nisi rims. Maybe more later...
08-11-12, 09:31 AM
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Glad to hear that Rhode Gear is still around, I liked the way they thought outside the box and had things that you looked at and said "Why didn't I think of that?"
WC, there it a BF member in the C&V forum, Rootboy, that makes some beautiful brass and special tubing Tire Savers that he sells. I bought 2 sets for Monica and I. They are even better quality than the originals ever were.
HotBike, SRAM is an acronym for the guys that founded SRAM in Chicago, Sedis Sport was a part of the Sachs company they now own. SRAM got started doing mountain bike components, (a twist grip shifter) several years before they purchased Sachs. Is that what you meant?
The Wikipedia history of SRAM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRAM_Corporation
Bill
WC, there it a BF member in the C&V forum, Rootboy, that makes some beautiful brass and special tubing Tire Savers that he sells. I bought 2 sets for Monica and I. They are even better quality than the originals ever were.
HotBike, SRAM is an acronym for the guys that founded SRAM in Chicago, Sedis Sport was a part of the Sachs company they now own. SRAM got started doing mountain bike components, (a twist grip shifter) several years before they purchased Sachs. Is that what you meant?
The Wikipedia history of SRAM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRAM_Corporation
Bill
Thank you.
08-11-12, 09:41 AM
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No , I can't find anything from Rhode Gear. Maybe the LBS has Old Stock . Where did they go?
08-11-12, 09:59 AM
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It was a loaded answer HotBike, I had purchased a SRAM chain for my R500 last October and did some research to find out where they got the technology. When the bought Sachs they got a lot of technology, you see people touting the history on eBay auctions and in some of the C&V forums on the net. Dang, I am sorry that Rhode gear is gone, I really liked my flick stand and hoped that they would make a return. I had heard that they got bought out too, so I imagine that return is hopeless.
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08-12-12, 06:17 AM
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08-12-12, 08:27 AM
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Has anyone mentioned Bridgestone? They made some pretty decent bikes, and I know some folks who will never part with theirs.
Now, why a multi-billion dollar Japanese tire outfit is involved in the bike biz is something of a mystery, but whatever. They still in the
bike business, or did they just exit the North American Market?
Now, why a multi-billion dollar Japanese tire outfit is involved in the bike biz is something of a mystery, but whatever. They still in the
bike business, or did they just exit the North American Market?
08-12-12, 09:03 AM
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[from wikipedia]
The Bridgestone Cycle Co Ltd[13] originated in 1949. It offers bicycles under its own brand and under the Anchor brand.[14]
At one time, Bridgestone marketed bicycles under the name Kabuki.[15]
The U.S. marketing director of the Bicycle division, Grant Petersen, developed a reputation for resisting popular trends in the bicycle industry and instead followed his own personal philosophy of building dependable and comfortable bicycles. Peterson applied this approach to Rivendell Bicycle Works after Bridgestone stopped marketing bicycles in the U.S.
The company was an innovator in the nascent mountain bike scene, designing mountain bicycles with shorter chain-stays and steeper frame angles than was contemporarily popular. This made the bicycle more nimble and a better climber.
Bridgestone is currently building frames in Japan for keirin track racing under Nihon Jitensha Shinkokai approved standards. They are also currently producing non-NJS frames to the Japanese market as well.
In Japan, it is known as a manufacturer of utility bicycle, mountain bike and road bike for racing are sold by the brand of Bridgestone Anchor only in Japan.
Bridgestone has also collaborated with Dr. Alex Moulton to produce the Bridgestone Moulton Bicycle and marketed their own folding bicycle, the Bridgestone Picnica.
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