List of bicycle brands and manufacturing companies
This page lists notable bicycle brands and manufacturing companies past and present. This article relates to pedal cycles. tricycles and power assisted cycles but does not include Motorcycles. For bicycle parts, see List of bicycle part manufacturing companies.
Many bicycle brands do not manufacture their own product, but rather import and re-brand bikes manufactured by others (e.g., Nishiki), sometimes designing the bike, specifying the equipment, and providing quality control. There are also brands that have, at different times, been manufacturers as well as re-branders: a company with manufacturing capability may market models made by other (overseas) factories, while simultaneously manufacturing bicycles in-house, for example, high-end models.[1]
Only brands or manufacturers that are notable as a bicycle brand should be included. If no page exists for the company or brand, then the page to be linked to should be created first or a reference provided as to its notability or the entry will probably be removed.
International manufacturers
Bicycle manufacturers are in many cases members of "Groups", i.e. they have several product names - so-called "brands". Examples include the following:
- Cycleurope AB based in Stockholm (Sweden),
- Derby Cycle Corporation in Cloppenburg (Germany), and
- Dorel Industries in Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
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- 3T Cycling - Italy
A
- A-bike - UK
- Abici - Italy
- Adler - Germany (defunct)
- AIST - Belarus
- ALAN - Italy
- Albert Eisentraut - United States
- Alcyon - France (defunct)
- Alldays & Onions - UK (defunct)
- American Bicycle Company - United States (defunct)
- American Eagle - United States (defunct, original name of Nishiki)
- American Machine and Foundry - United States (widely known as AMF) (defunct), formerly owned Roadmaster
- American Star Bicycle - United States (defunct) manufactured by the H. B. Smith Machine Company
- Aprilia - Italy (Started as a bicycle manufacturing unit at Noale, Italy but now manufactures Scooters and Motorcycles)
- Argon 18 - Canada
- Ariel - England (defunct)
- Atala - Italy
- Author - Czech Republic
- Avanti - New Zealand
B
- B'Twin - France (owned by Decathlon Group S.A.)
- Baltik vairas - Lithuania
- Bacchetta - United States
- Barnes Cycle Company - United States (defunct)
- Basso Bikes - Italy
- Batavus - Netherlands
- Battaglin - Italy
- Berlin & Racycle Manufacturing Company - Canada (defunct)
- BH - Spain
- Benno Bikes - United States
- Bianchi - Italy
- Bickerton - UK (folding bikes)
- Bike Friday - United States (Green Gear Cycling Co.) (folding bikes)
- Bilenky - United States
- Biomega - Denmark
- Birdy - Germany (folding bikes)
- BMC - Switzerland
- BMW - Germany (no longer building bicycles)
- Boardman Bikes - UK
- Bohemian Bicycles - United States
- Bootie - UK
- Bottecchia - Italy
- Bradbury - UK (defunct)
- Brasil & Movimento - Brazil (Branded as Sundown)
- Brennabor - Germany (defunct)
- Bridgestone - Japan
- British Eagle - UK
- Brodie Bicycles - Canada
- Brompton Bicycle - UK (folding bikes)
- Brooklyn Bicycle Co. - United States (City Bikes)
- Browning Arms Company - United States (defunct)
- Brunswick - United States, formerly owned Roadmaster
- BSA - UK, no longer builds bicycles, TI of India builds BSA branded bikes
- Burley Design - United States (no longer make bicycles)
C
- Calcott Brothers - UK (defunct)
- Calfee Design - United States
- Caloi - Brazil
- Campion Cycle Company - UK
- Cannondale - an American division of Canadian conglomerate Dorel Industries
- Canyon bicycles - Germany
- Catrike - United States (Recumbent trikes)
- CCM - Canada
- Centurion - United States
- Cervélo - Canada
- Chappelli Cycles - Australia
- Chater-Lea - UK
- Chicago Bicycle Company - United States (defunct)
- CHUMBA - United States
- Cilo - Switzerland
- Cinelli - Italy
- Ciombola - Australia
- Clark-Kent - United States (defunct)
- Claud Butler - UK
- Clément - France (defunct)
- Co-Motion Cycles - United States
- Coker - United States
- Colnago - Italy road bike benders
- Columbia Bicycles - United States
- Corima - France
- Cortina Cycles - United States
- Coventry-Eagle - UK (defunct - see Falcon Cycles)
- Cruzbike - United States, recumbent
- Cube Bikes - Germany
- Currys - UK, no longer makes bicycles
- Cycle Force Group - United States
- Cycles Devinci - Canada
- Cycleuropa Group - Sweden, manufactures such brands as: Bianchi, Crescent, DBS, Everton, Gitane, Kildemoes, Legnano, Micmo, Monark, Puch, Spectra, and Cyclepro
- Cyclops - Australia
- Cyfac - France
D
- Dahon - United States, China
- Dario Pegoretti - Italy
- Dawes Cycles - UK
- Defiance Cycle Company - UK (defunct)
- Demorest - United States (restructured as Lycoming Foundry and Machine Company and discontinued bicycle manufacturing)
- Den Beste Sykkel (better known as DBS) - Norway
- Derby Cycle - Germany, owns Kalkhoff, Focus, Nishiki, Rixe, Raleigh and Univega
- De Rosa - Italy
- Cycles Devinci - Canada (not to be confused with daVinci Designs of United States, who make tandems.)
- Di Blasi Industriale - Italy
- Diamant - Germany. Owned by Trek
- Diamant - Norway
- Diamondback Bicycles - United States
- Dolan Bikes - UK
- Dorel Industries - Canada, owns Pacific Cycle and markets under brand names including Cannondale, Iron Horse, Schwinn, Mongoose, Roadmaster, and GT
- Dunelt - UK (defunct)
- Dynacraft - United States, owns Magna and Next
E
- Esmaltina - Portugal
- Eagle Bicycle Manufacturing Company - United States (defunct)
- Eddy Merckx Cycles - Belgium
- Electra Bicycle Company - United States (owned by Trek Bicycle Company)
- Ellis Briggs - UK
- Ellsworth Handcrafted Bicycles - United States
- Emilio Bozzi - Italy (acquired by Bianchi)
- Ērenpreiss Bicycles - Latvia
- Excelsior - UK (defunct)
F
- Falcon Cycles - UK
- Fat City Cycles - United States (defunct)
- Felt - United States owned by Rossignol Group
- Fleetwing - United States (defunct)
- Flying Pigeon - China
- Flying Scot - Scotland
- Focus Bikes - Germany, part of Derby Cycle
- Cycles Follis - France (defunct)
- Folmer & Schwing - United States (defunct)
- Fondriest - Italy
- Fram - Sweden (defunct)
- Freddie Grubb - UK
- Fuji Bikes - United States, owned by Advanced Sports International
- Fyxation - United States
G
- Gary Fisher - United States (owned by TREK)
- Gazelle - Netherlands
- Gendron Bicycles - United States
- Genesis - UK
- Gepida - Hungary
- Giant Manufacturing - Taiwan Manufactures its own bikes and many other brands
- Gimson - Spain (defunct)
- Gitane - France
- Gladiator Cycle Company - France (defunct)
- Gnome et Rhône - France (defunct)
- Gocycle - UK
- Goldcross Cycles - Australia
- Gormully & Jeffery - United States (defunct)
- Gräf & Stift - Austria (defunct)
- GT Bicycles - American brand now owned by Dorel Industries of Canada
- Guerciotti - Italy
- Gustavs Ērenpreis Bicycle Factory - Latvia (defunct)
- Gunnar - United States
H
- Harley-Davidson - United States, 1917–1923
- Haro Bikes - United States, owns the Masi brand
- Harry Quinn - UK (defunct)
- Hase bikes - Germany
- Heinkel - Germany (defunct)
- Helkama - Finland
- Henley Bicycle Works - United States (defunct)
- Hercules - UK (defunct)
- Hercules - Germany
- Hero Cycles Ltd - India, owning brands like Hero, Hawk, Firefox and Roma
- René Herse - France
- Hetchins - UK
- Hillman - UK (defunct)
- Hoffman BMX Bikes
- Hoffmann - Germany (defunct)
- Holdsworth - UK
- Huffy - United States
- Humber - UK, part of Raleigh
- Hurtu - France (defunct)
- Husqvarna - Sweden
I
- Ibis - United States
- Ideal Bikes - Greece
- Indian - United States, (bought by Polaris)
- IFA - East Germany (defunct)
- Independent Fabrication - United States
- Iride - Italy
- Iron Horse Bicycles - United States, now owned by Dorel Industries of Canada
- Islabikes – UK
- Italvega - United States (defunct), precursor to Univega
- Itera - Sweden (defunct)
- Ivel Cycle Works - UK (defunct)
- Iver Johnson - United States (defunct)
- Iverson - United States (defunct)
J
- Jan Janssen - The Netherlands
- JMC Bicycles - United States (defunct)
- Jamis Bicycles- United States
K
- Kalkhoff - Germany
- Kangaroo - UK
- Karbon Kinetics Limited - UK
- Kawasaki - Japan
- K2 Sports - United States
- Kent - United States
- Kestrel USA - United States, (owned by Advanced Sports International)
- Kettler - Germany
- KHS - Taiwan, manufacturer of its own bikes plus many other brands
- Kia - ROK, no longer produces bicycles
- Kinesis Industry - Taiwan and United States, Kenesis produces its own bikes as well as brands manufactured by Kinesis include Diamondback Bicycles, Felt Bicycles, GT Bicycles, Schwinn, Jamis, K2, Raleigh, Trek, and Kona
- Klein - United States, (discontinued brand owned by Trek)
- KOGA - The Netherlands
- Kogswell Cycles - United States
- Kona - United States
- Kronan - Sweden
- Kross - Poland
- KTM - Austria
- Kuota - Italy
- Kuwahara - Japan (Okinawa), private label bike manufacturer
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- Laurin & Klement - Austria-Hungary/Czech republic
- Lapierre - France
- LeMond - United States (discontinued brand owned by Trek)
- Alexander Leutner & Co. - Russia (defunct)
- Lightning Cycle Dynamics - United States (recumbent bicycles)
- Litespeed - United States
- Louison Bobet - France (defunct)
- Lotus - United States (defunct)
- Lynskey Performance Designs - United States
M
- Malvern Star - Australia
- Mambo - Australia
- Marin Bikes - United States
- Masi Bicycles - United States
- Matchless - UK (defunct)
- Matra - France
- Melon Bicycles - United States
- Mercian Cycles - UK
- Merida Bikes - Taiwan (Bikes are designed and engineered in Germany)
- Merlin - United States
- Merckx - Belgium
- Miele - Canada
- Milwaukee Bicycle Co. - United States
- Minerva - Belgium (defunct)
- Miyata - Japan
- Momsen - South Africa
- Mochet - France (defunct)
- Monark - Sweden/Brazil/Peru
- Mondia - Switzerland
- Mongoose - American brand now owned by Dorel Industries of Canada
- Montague - United States
- Moots Cycles - CO, United States
- Moser Cicli - Italy
- Motobécane - France
- Moulton - UK
- Mountain Equipment Co-op - Canada
- Murray - United States (defunct)
- Muddy Fox - UK (other brand: Silver Fox)
N
- Nagasawa - Japan
- National - Japan, precursor to Panasonic
- Neil Pryde - Hong Kong
- Neobike - Taiwan
- NEXT - United States
- Niner - Colorado, United States
- Nishiki - United States and Europe
- Norco - Canada
- Norman Cycles - UK (defunct)
- Novara - United States
- NSU - Germany
- Nymanbolagen - Sweden
O
- Olive Wheel Company - United States (defunct)
- Opel - Germany (no longer makes bicycles)
- Orange Mountain Bikes - UK
- Orbea - Spain
- Órbita - Portugal
- Orient Bikes - Greece
- Overman Wheel Company - United States (defunct)
P
- Pacific Cycle - United States, was acquired by Dorel Industries in 2004. Owns GT, Mongoose, Murray, Roadmaster, and Schwinn brands
- Pacific Cycles - Pacific Cycles is a Taiwan bicycle manufacturing company based in Hsin Wu, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Panasonic - Japan, successor to National
- Pashley Cycles - UK
- Pedersen bicycle - UK
- Pegas - Romania
- Pegoretti - Italy
- Peugeot - France
- Phillips Cycles - UK
- Phoenix - China
- Pierce Cycle Company - United States (defunct)
- Pinarello - Italy
- Planet X Bikes - UK, On-One, Titus, Planet X
- Pocket Bicycles - United States
- Pogliaghi - Italy
- Polygon Bikes - Indonesia
- Pope Manufacturing Company - United States (defunct)
- Premier - UK (defunct)
- Procycle Group - Canada, owns the Rocky Mountain Bicycles, Miele, also owns but not longer produces the Oryx, Mikado, VeloSport, Balfa, CCM, Peugeot brands
- Prophete - Germany
- Puch - Austria
- Pure Cycles - United States
Q
- Quadrant Cycle Company - UK (defunct)
- Quality Bicycle Products - United States and Taiwan, owns Salsa Cycles and Surly Bikes
- Quintana Roo - United States
R
- R+E Cycles - United States also known as Rodriguez Bicycles
- Radio Flyer - United States
- Rabasa Cycles - Spain
- Raleigh - UK, part of Derby Cycle
- Rambler - United States (defunct), made by Gormully & Jeffery
- Rans Designs - United States
- Razor - United States
- Redline bicycles - United States
- Rhoades Car - United States (quadracycles)
- Ridgeback - UK
- Ridley - Belgium
- Riese und Müller - Germany
- RIH - Netherlands
- Riley Cycle Company - UK (defunct)
- Rivendell Bicycle Works - United States
- Roadmaster - American brand now owned by Dorel Industries of Canada
- Roberts Cycles - UK
- Robin Hood - UK
- Rocky Mountain Bicycles - Canada
- ROSE Bikes - Germany
- Ross - United States
- Royal Enfield - UK
- Rover Company - UK
- Rowbike - United States
- Rudge-Whitworth - UK
S
- Salcano (bicycle) - Turkey
- Samchuly - Korea
- Santa Cruz Bikes - United States owned by Pon Holdings
- Santana Cycles - United States (only makes tandem bicycles)
- Saracen Cycles - UK
- Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania - Sweden
- Schwinn Bicycle Company - United States, now owned by Dorel Industries of Canada
- SCOTT Sports - Switzerland
- Serotta - United States (defunct)
- Seven Cycles - United States
- Shelby Cycle Company - United States (defunct)
- Shinola Detroit - United States
- Simpel - Switzerland
- Simson - Germany (acquired by Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau, now defunct)
- Sinclair Research - UK
- Singer - UK (defunct)
- Softride - United States
- Sohrab - Pakistan
- Solé Bicycle Co. - United States
- Solex - France (defunct)
- Solifer - Finland
- SOMA Fabrications - United States
- Somec - Italy
- Spalding - United States (sold/distributed bicycles during the latter part of the 19th Century)
- Sparta B.V. - Netherlands
- Specialized - United States, designer only (49% Owned by Merida)
- Speedwell bicycles - Australia (defunct)
- Star Cycle Company - UK
- Stearns - United States (defunct)
- Stelber Cycle Corp - United States
- Stella - France
- Sterling Bicycle Co. - United States
- Steyr - Austria (defunct)
- Strida - UK
- Sun Cycle & Fittings Co. - UK (defunct)
- Sunbeam - UK (defunct)
- Surly Bikes - United States
- Suzuki - Japan
- Swift Folder - United States
- Swing Bike - United States (defunct)
- Sylph - United States (defunct)
- Syracuse Cycle Company - United States (defunct)
T
- Tern - Taiwan
- TerraTrike - United States
- Terrot - France (defunct)
- Thomas - United States (defunct)
- Thorn Cycles - UK
- Time - France
- TI Cycles of India - India (Manufactures top bicycle brands in India like Hercules, Roadeo, Montra, Mach City, Ladybird, Champ)
- Titus - United States (defunct, since absorbed into Planet X Bikes)
- Tommaso bikes - United States
- Torker - United States
- Trek Bicycle Corporation - United States, also Klein Bikes, Bontrager, LeMond Racing Cycles (all discontinued) and Gary Fisher Bikes
- Trinx - China, Taiwan, Russia, Iran, Philippines
- Triumph Cycle - UK (Owned by Raleigh Bicycle Company)
- Triumph (TWN) - Germany
- Tube Investments - UK (owned British Cycle Corporation) No longer manufacturers bicycles
- Tunturi - Finland
- Turner Suspension Bicycles - United States
U
- Univega - United States, part of Derby Cycle
- Uppadine Cycles - UK (defunct)
- Urago - France (defunct)
V
- Van Dessel Sports - United States
- Velocite Bikes - Taiwan
- Velomotors - Russia
- VéloSoleX - France (Velosolex America markets the VELOSOLEX worldwide.)
- Velo Vie - United States
- Victoria - Germany
- Villy Customs - United States
- Vindec - UK
- Vitus - France
- Volae - United States, recumbent bicycles
- Volagi - United States
- Viking Cycles-Wolverhampton UK 1908/1967
W
- Wanderer - Germany (defunct)
- Waterford Precision Cycles - United States
- Western Flyer - United States (defunct)
- Westfield Manufacturing - United States (defunct)
- Whippet - UK
- Wilderness Trail Bikes - United States
- Wilier Triestina - Italy
- Witcomb Cycles - UK
- Wittson Custom Ti Cycles - Lithuania
- Worden Bicycles - United States (defunct)
- Worksman Cycles - United States, also imports Atlantic Coast Cruiser brand
- Wright Cycle Company - United States (defunct)
- Whyte - UK
X
- Xootr - United States
Y
- Yamaguchi Bicycles - United States
- Yamaha - Japan
- Yeti Cycles - United States
Z
- Zigo - United States
See also
- Head badges
- List of bicycle part manufacturers
- Outline of cycling
- List of Japanese bicycle brands and manufacturers
- List of electric bicycle brands and manufacturers
- List of bicycle types
References
- "Keep on Bikin': American-Made Bikes Making a Comeback". www.utne.com. Retrieved 7 May 2015.