Ebykr Index

Bicycle Makers

Histories of the classic lightweight marques, from Peugeot and Bianchi to Rene Herse and Bridgestone, each with timelines, research and image galleries.

34Makers94Articles24Timelines
The collection by origin
Documented marques per country
France14Italy8England5USA4Japan3
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Bridgestone

JapanTimeline

Bridgestone is best known worldwide as a tire giant, yet its bicycle story runs from tabi sandals in the 1920s to a cult-favorite American marketing operation in the 1980s and 1990s, and on to…

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Bridgestone

France

14 documented marques · 37 articles
Alex Singer2 articlesAutomoto5 articlesCaminade3 articlesCycle de France1 articleGitane2 articlesGoëland2 articlesLe Chemineau1 articleMaury4 articlesMercier4 articlesPeugeot3 articlesRafale1 articleRene Herse1 articleRoutens5 articlesTerrot3 articles

Italy

8 documented marques · 28 articles
Bianchi8 articlesCavalieri1 articleCinelli3 articlesColnago5 articlesConfente1 articleDe Rosa2 articlesLegnano6 articlesMasi2 articles

England

5 documented marques · 13 articles
Carlton2 articlesHetchins2 articlesHobbs of Barbican3 articlesHoldsworth2 articlesRaleigh4 articles

Japan

3 documented marques · 8 articles
Bridgestone3 articlesFuji4 articlesNagasawa1 article

USA

4 documented marques · 8 articles
Drysdale1 articlePierce3 articlesRivendell1 articleSchwinn3 articles

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