Bicycle Industry

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Contents 1 Manufacturing 1.1 Bicycle manufacturers 1.2 Bicycle component manufacturers 2 Distribution 2.1 Bicycle and component distributors 2.2 Bicycle and component retailers 3 Services and events 3.1 Touring 3.2 Racing 3.3 Trade 4 Advocacy 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

The Bicycle Industry or Cycling Industry can broadly be defined as the industry concerned with bicycles and cycling. It includes at least bicycle manufacturers, part or component manufacturers, and accessory manufacturers. It can also include distributors, retailers, bicycle organizations, bicycle event promoters, and bicycle related service providers.

In the USA, it generated $6 billion of revenue in 2005.^[1]

[edit] Manufacturing

[edit] Bicycle manufacturers

Main article: List of bicycle manufacturers

[edit] Bicycle component manufacturers

Main article: List of bicycle part manufacturers

[edit] Distribution

[edit] Bicycle and component distributors

[edit] Bicycle and component retailers

Main article: Local bike shop

[edit] Services and events

[edit] Touring

Main article: Bicycle_touring#Bike_touring_associations

[edit] Racing

Main article: Union Cycliste Internationale

[edit] Trade

Main article: Interbike

[edit] Advocacy

Main article: Cycling advocacy

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Bicycle
• Cycling
• French bicycle industry
• List of bicycle manufacturers
• List of bicycle part manufacturers
• Local bike shop

[edit] External links

• Bicycle trade news US point of view
• Bicycle trade news UK point of view