• The Schwinn Bicycle Company is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets bicycles under the eponymous brand name. The company was founded...
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  • notable bicycle brands and manufacturing companies past and present. For bicycle parts, see List of bicycle part manufacturing companies. Many bicycle brands...
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    full year before Schwinn. And the streamline movement in bicycles was really pioneered by Sears and Huffman. The resulting bicycles could endure abuse...
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    The Schwinn Paramount was a high-end racing bicycle produced under the Schwinn Bicycle Company brand from 1938 through 2009. In the 1930s, Schwinn sponsored...
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    Schwinn (April 1, 1860 – August 31, 1948) was a German-American bicycle designer, who co-founded, and eventually owned, the Schwinn Bicycle Company....
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    The Schwinn Racer was a bicycle in the lightweight series of bikes built by Schwinn Bicycle Company in Chicago from 1957 to the mid-1970s. They had a...
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  • Electra Bicycle Company, a subsidiary of Trek Bicycle Company since 2014, was founded in Leucadia, California, in 1993, by Benno Bänziger and Jeano Erforth...
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    Pon Holdings, which also markets Cannondale, Schwinn, Mongoose, IronHorse, DYNO, and RoadMaster bicycle brands; all manufactured in Asia. GT was founded...
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  • filed against Murray for duplicating a Schwinn knurling and machining process on its rims. Most Murray bicycles were for the youth market, often featuring...
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  • mass-market bicycles. According to an old CCM cycle website, the CCM Mustang Marauder was the popular children's wheelie bike similar to the Schwinn Sting-Ray...
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  • and European bicycle manufacturers including Schwinn, Raleigh, Peugeot, Gitane and Motobecane — as well as other nascent Japanese bicycle brands including...
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    bicycle industry is reluctant to introduce new innovative technology unless it is rolled out by major industry leaders (e.g., Schwinn Bicycle Company)...
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    Besides the Schwinn Sting-Ray and Raleigh Chopper, examples include: Chopper bicycle Cruiser bicycle Outline of cycling Lowrider bicycle Swing Bike Brown...
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  • unique bicycle frames. The company was operated by Richard Schwinn, formerly of Schwinn Bicycle Company, and business partner Marc Muller. Schwinn (great-grandson...
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    manufactured by Panasonic Company's bicycle subsidiary Panasonic Cycle Technology Le Tour (manufactured in Japan for the American Schwinn company) Lotus (manufactured...
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    the Schwinn Bicycle Company made use of children's television programming to expand its dominance of the child and youth bicycle markets. The company was...
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    pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages. Ignaz Schwinn (1860–1948), founder of the Schwinn Bicycle Company, lived at the corner of W. Palmer St. and N....
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    BMX bike (redirect from BMX bicycle)
    Kuwahara Mongoose Next Nishiki Pacific Cycle Redline bicycles Ross SE Racing Schwinn Bicycle Company Subrosa Sunday Torker Wethepeople Dirt jumping Pump...
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  • The Raleigh Bicycle Company is a British bicycle manufacturer based in Nottingham, England and founded by Woodhead and Angois in 1885. Using Raleigh as...
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    cycling was spurred by the promotion of sports bicycles with derailleur gearing by the Schwinn Bicycle Company and others. Increasing awareness of the importance...
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    Shaun Ross, the current CEO of Ross Bicycles. Ross competed domestically with bicycle manufacturers including Schwinn and Huffy, and was noted as a pioneering...
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  • 75% of Giant's sales. When Schwinn decided to find a new source and in 1987 signed a contract with the China Bicycle Company to produce bikes in Shenzhen...
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    and West Coast Cycle competed with domestic companies including Schwinn, Huffy, and Murray; European companies including Raleigh, Peugeot and Motobecane—as...
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    Supply Company was an American motorcycle manufacturer operating in Chicago from 1907 to 1931. It was purchased by Ignaz Schwinn, proprietor of bicycle manufacturer...
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    the rigors of off-road riding. Modified heavy cruiser bicycles, old 1930s and '40s Schwinn bicycles retrofitted with better brakes and fat tires, were used...
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    Bicycles MTBT Tandems (Fandango) Órbita bicycles Ridebo Santana Cycles Schwinn Bicycle Company Torker Trek Bicycles Ventana Mountain Bikes USA Outline of...
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    birthplace of Walt Disney and is the former headquarters of the Schwinn Bicycle Company. While being one of the smaller community areas, Hermosa is one...
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    cyclist in the 1940s before moving to Chicago to work for the Schwinn Bicycle Company. Kingbay took charge of the parts department before being put in...
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  • Stingray, an American flying boat design Sting-Ray, a bicycle made by Schwinn Bicycle Company Stingray light tank, an armored vehicle USS Stingray, two...
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  • Schnitzer SCHWIND eye-tech-solutions – Herbert Schwind Schwinn Bicycle Company – Ignaz Schwinn Scott – Ed Scott Sears – Richard Warren Sears formerly...
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