Truly a melting pot of cultures and approaches to cycling, North American bicycle culture has had strong influences from other countries as well as innovative approaches by builders. The craft continues to evolve today as can be seen in the many current "Keepers of the Flame" craftsmen.

Updated 1.9.2020                           (Help needed, especially for the early years!)  
 

 The Early Years
A period dominated by the legendary 6 Day racing men and their bikes..

Willy 
Appelhans
 Updated 8.18.2018  		 "POP" 
Brennan
 Updated 4.16.2012		 Lance 
Claudell
Need info		 Alvin 
Drysdale
Updated 4.12.2012		 Louie Goossens
Need info		 Pierce 
 4.13.2018
  Dick 
Power
Updated 4.16.2012		 Schwinn
 Updated 6.3.2012		 Carl B. Seaman
Updated 5.24.2009		 The
Wastyns
 Updated 4.16.2012		  
 

Post World War II
Builders and innovators, 
many still at work..

Mike Appel
12.25.2010		 Matt Assenmacher
 Updated 4.16.2012		 Brian Baylis
Updated 12.21.20193		 Cecil Behringer
 Updated 3.3.2019		 Bilenky 
CycleWorks
 Updated 3.3.2019		 Lineseeker
 (Larry Blake)
 8.3.2014
Sam Braxton
 Updated 6.23.201		 Phil Brown
link		 Jeffey Bock
  Created 6.8.2014

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 USA Components 
 Avocet, BioCam, Hi-E, Chris King, 
Pino Moroni, Weyless, Phil Wood & more
 Updated 8.12.2018
Ron Boi
Updated 6.11.2013		 Bill 
Boston
Updated 5.5.2012		 Dale
Brown
Link 2.22.2015
Michael Celmins
11.8.2005		 Chris Chance
 Updated 10.6.2009		 Columbine
Cycles
 Link to website
12.23.2001

MarioConfente
 Updated 12.25.2016

Francesco Cuevas
 11.22.2005

 Roland 
Della Santa
 Updated 1.26.2004

Bill Davidson
11.7.2010

Greg Diamond
Updated 6.8.2014

 Mark 
 DiNucci
 9.19.2012

Albert 
Eisentraut
 Updated 3.1.2019

Glenn Erickson
 Link to website
 12.23.2001

Doug Fattic
 11.28.2010

Franklin Frames
Jack Trumbull
 Updated 8.9.2018

ROMIC
Ray Gasiorowski
 Updated 8.18.2018

Andy Gilmour
 Updated 12.5.2019
Peter Johnson

Photograph

 

 Bruce
Gordon
 Updated 3.31.2014		 Exxon
Graftek
 Updated 9.1.2010		 Griffon 
(Jim Holly)
Updated 9.18.2018
Corky
Gulbransen
12.26.2014		 John Hollands
Updated 3.31.2013		 Tim Isaac
Updated 5.5.2012
Italvega
 Updated 1.6.2020		 R.T. Jansen
 8.16.2018		 Peter Johnson
 Updated 9.4.2012
Tom 
Kellogg/
Spectrum
 3.1.2019		 Chris Kvale
 Updated 9.4.2012		 Colin Laing
updated 2.18.2018
Stephen Langhy
 8.16.2018		 Keith Lippy
8.10.2018		 Ed Litton
Updated 3.24.2019
Jeff Lyon
Updated 2.7.2015		 Masi USA
Updated 12.16.2010		 Charles Martin
7.9.2012		 Medici
 Updated 1.13.2015		 Mike Melton
Updated 6.25.2014		 Jim Merz
 Updated 7.9.2012
Peter 
Mooney
Link to website
12.23.2001

Pino 
Morroni
Updated 10.6.2013

Mossberg
  Updated 8.3.2014

 Dave Moulton
Updated 6.8.2015

Mark 
Nobilette
Updated 6.18.2016

Terry
Osell
 3.7.2019
Peter
 Ouellette
 Updated 2.19.2018		 O.T.B.
 Charlie Hamburger
 11.1.2010		 Scott Paisley
 10.14.2008

Paragon
 Updated 7.5.2018

 Paris-Sport
Updated 5.28.2006

Chris Pauley
 10.15.2012
Frank 
Peckham
Updated 7.8.2014

Dave Porter
 Updated
12.10.2018

Proteus
Updated
9.23.2014b

Jim Redcay
 Updated 9.26.2012

 Rock 
Lobster
Paul Sadoff
Updated 12.21.2010

Rob Roberson 
 Updated 1.9.2011
Tom Ritchey
 Updated 2.16.2014		 Richard Sachs
Updated 10.30.2001		 Saturn
 (John Padgett)
 Updated 2.12.2014		 Randy Smolenski
 Updated 9.14.2018		 Ben 
Serotta
 Updated 8.19.2018

Silk Hope
 ~McLean 
Updated 1.2.2020
Dennis Sparrow
Updated 2.16.2014

Bill 
Stevenson
 10.3.2013

Strawberry Racing
 Link to Andy Newland's web site

Ron Stout
Updated 4.9.2014

 Art Stump
  Update 6.2.2013

Teledyne
Titan
 Updated 1.6.2020
Dave Tesch
 Updated 3.23.2019

Trek
 Link to 
Skip Echert's site.

Tsakanikas
 Link

Veloce
 (John Stinsman)
 12.7.2008

 Bill Vetter
Coming

JP Weigle
11.4.2010o
GP Wilson
Updated 3.21.2016		 Witcomb USA
 Updated 3.24.2019

Wizard
 3.21.2016

Wolf Cycles
12.26.2014

    

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