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Diamondback Bicycles was founded as a BMX brand in 1977 by Western States Imports in Newbury Park, California, which sold bikes under the Centurion (bicycle) brand. [1] Early in its history, the brand name was "Diamond Back" and in 1994 this changed to "DiamondBack" and then to "Diamondback."
"Turbo Harry Leary" BMX Action May 1983 Vol.8 No.5 pg.35 Résumé/Curriculum Vitae (CV) type article of accomplishments and vital statistics. "Diamond Back's Pro, Harry Leary" Super BMX June 1983 Vol.10 No.6 pg.22 "Harry & Eddy" BMX Action February 1984 Vol.9 No.2 pg.46 Joint Harry Leary and Eddy King interview.
A Advanced Sports International – American bicycle company C Cannondale – Bicycle company Colony BMX – Australian BMX Bicycle manufacturer Cortina Cycles is a bicycle frame manufacturer in Santa Barbara, California CW Racing BMX manufacturer in Orange, California CYC Stormer BMX bike D Devlin Custom Cycles - Australian BMX Bicycle manufacturer Diamondback was founded as a BMX brand in ...
BMX bicycles are available in these types: [1] Dirt – These bikes feature tires with thicker and wider tread for better grip on potentially loose surfaces. Flatland – flatland style BMX bikes have different frame geometry to traditional park BMX bikes because flatland riding requires precise balance on multiple parts of the bike.
This page lists notable bicycle brands and manufacturing companies past and present. 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.
DiamondBack Edward King (born October 9, 1964, in the Philippines [ 1 ] (in 1970 his family settled in Chula Vista, California [ 2 ] )) is an "Old School" former professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1977 to 1985.
Like many of his fellow BMX top amateurs and pros, Pete Loncarevich tried his hand at mountain bike racing (MTB) late in his BMX career. In 1994 Loncarevich moved on in such a manner to MTB after essentially winning everything there was to win in BMX and getting bored as this 1998 Dirtrag.com interview excerpt illustrates:
GT was founded in 1972, by Gary Turner and Richard Long in Santa Ana, California, and was noted at its inception for spearheading the prominence of BMX bicycles, later for developing a range of bikes around its "triple triangle" design, and at the end of its independent history, winning a commission to manufacture a $30,000 carbon fiber ...