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 12.3.2022                          (Help needed, especially for the early years!)
 

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


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

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

Adirondack
(Bill Lewis)
10.12.2022

Appel
 Mike
12.25.2010

Assenmacher
Matt
Updated 4.16.2012

Baylis
Brian
Updated 10.8.2022

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 USA Components 
 Avocet, BioCam, Hi-E, Chris King, Pino Moroni, Weyless, Phil Wood & more
 Updated 12.3.2022

Behringer
Cecil
Updated 12.2.2020

Bilenky 
 CycleWorks
 Updated 3.3.2019

Lineseeker
 (Larry Blake)
 8.3.2014

Braxton
Sam
Updated 10.1.2022
Brown
 Phil
link		 Bock
 Jeffey
 Created 6.8.2014

Boi
Ron
Updated 6.11.2013

Boston
Bill
Updated 5.5.2012
Brown
 Dale
Link 2.25.2021

Celmins
Michael 
11.8.2005

Chance
Chris 
 Updated 10.6.2009

Columbine
 Link to website
12.23.2001

Confente
Mario
Updated 10.16.2022

Cuevas
Francesco
11.22.2005

Della Santa 
 Roland 
 Updated 1.26.2004

Diamond
Greg
Updated 2.17.2020

DiNucci
Mark 
 9.19.2012

Eisentraut
Albert
 Updated 3.1.2019

Eldridge
CW
9.5.2021

Erickson
Glenn
Link to website

Fattic
Doug
 Updated 3.17.2022

Franklin Frames
Jack Trumbull
 Updated 8.9.2018

ROMIC
Ray Gasiorowski
 Updated 8.18.2018
Gilmour
 Andy
Updated 3.14.2022		 Gordon
Bruce
 Updated 3.31.2014		 Exxon
Graftek
Updated 9.1.2010		 Griffon 
(Jim Holly)
Updated 9.18.2018		 Gulbransen
Corky
12.26.2014		 Hollands
John
Updated 3.31.2013

Peter JohnsonPhotograph

 Isaac
Tim
Updated 5.5.2012

Italvega
 Updated 10.2.2022

Jansen
R.T.
 8.16.2018
 
Johnson
Peter
Updated 1.16.2022

Tom 
Kellogg/
Spectrum
 3.1.2019

Kvale
Chris
Updated 8.3.2022
Laing
Colin
updated 2.18.2018

Langhy
Stephen
8.16.2018

Lippy
Keith
8.10.2018
Litton
Ed
Updated 3.24.2019

Lyon
Jeff
Updated 2.7.2015

Masi USA
Updated 12.16.2010

Martin
Charles
7.9.2012

Medici
 Updated 1.13.2015

Melton
Mike
 Updated 6.25.2014
Merz
Jim
Updated 1.23.2022

Mooney
Peter
Link to website
12.23.2001

Morroni
Pino
Updated 10.6.2013

Mossberg
  Updated 8.3.2014

Moulton
Dave
Updated 6.8.2015

Nobilette
Mark
Updated 6.18.2016
Osell
Terry
3.7.2019

Ouellette
 Peter
 Updated 2.19.2018

O.T.B.
 Charlie Hamburger
 11.1.2010

Paisley
Scott
 10.14.2008

Paragon
 Updated 7.5.2018

Paris-Sport
Updated 3.27.2022
Pauley
Chris 
 10.15.2012

Peckham
Frank 
Updated 7.8.2014

Porter
Dave
 Updated 12.10.2018

Proteus
Updated
9.23.2014b

Redcay
Jim
Updated 9.26.2012

Rock 
Lobster
Paul Sadoff
Updated 12.21.2010
Roberson
Rob
Updated 1.9.2011

Ritchey
Tom
 Updated 2.16.2014

Richard Sachs
Updated 10.30.2001

Saturn
 (John Padgett)
 Updated 2.12.2014

Smolenski
 Randy
Updated 9.14.2018

Serotta
Ben
 Updated 8.19.2018
Silk Hope
 ~McLean 
Updated 3.6.2022

Sparrow
Dennis
Updated 2.16.2014


Stevenson
Bill 
 10.3.2013

Strawberry Racing
 Link to Andy Newland's web site

Stout
Ron
 Updated 9.12.2021

Stowe/
Phase 3
 2..20.2020
Stump
Art
  Update 6.2.2013

Teledyne
Titan
 Updated 11.27.2022

Tesch
Dave
 Updated 3.23.2019

Trek
 Link to 
Skip Echert's site.

Tsakanikas
 Link

Veloce
 (John Stinsman)
Updated 2.17.2022

Weigle
JP
Update 11.6.2013

Wilson
 GP
Updated 7.29.2020

Witcomb USA
 Updated 3.24.2019

Witt
Clarence
Updated 2.5.2021

Wizard
Updated 2.25.2021

Wolf Cycles
12.26.2014

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