Ridgeback (brand)
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bicycles |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | , England, UK |
Key people | Errol Drew, Founder |
| Products | Bicycles |
| Website | www |
Ridgeback is a British bicycle brand manufacturing road, urban, utility, youth and mountain models. Their bikes are distributed by Sportline UK which is owned by H Young Holdings.
History
[edit]Ridgeback’s story started in 1983, when founder Errol Drew created the first UK mountain bike.[1] Drew first spotted a mountain bike at the 1982 New York Bike Show, where he declared it “the future of cycling.”[1]
Ridgeback’s next major development was the creation of the flat handlebar road bike.[1]
In 2001, Ridgeback introduced The Genesis Day One model, with the Genesis marque becoming so strong that in 2006 it became a brand in its own right.[2]
In 2008, Ridgeback was one of the first to introduce disc brakes to its flat handlebar road range. And in 2015 Ridgeback launched Rapide – a range of performance road bikes.[1]
In 2014, Ridgeback was the 5th most stolen bike in the UK.[3] In 2020, Ridgeback Velocity was the 4th most popular stolen bike in the UK.[4][5]
2024 model list
[edit]E-bikes
[edit]E-Active
[edit]- Arcus 1
- Arcus 1 Open Frame
- Arcus 2
- Arcus 2 Open Frame
- Arcus 3
- Arcus 3W
- X2
- X2 Open Frame
E-Cargo
[edit]- Butcher
- Errand
E-Utility
[edit]- Advance 1
- Advance 1W
- Advance 2
- Advance 2W
- Advance 3
- Advance 3W
- Electron Front Hub Drive
- Electron
- Electron INT
- Electron S1
- Electron S2
- Electron S3
Hybrid & Commute
[edit]- Avenida 6
- Avenida 7
- Avenida 21
- Comet
- Comet Open Frame
- Element
- Element Eq
- Motion
- Motion Open Frame
- Speed
- Speed Open Frame
- Supernova Eq
- Vanteo
- Velocity
- Velocity Open Frame
Mountain
[edit]- Terrain 1
- Terrain 2
- Terrain 2 Open Frame
- Terrain 3
- Terrain 4
Touring
[edit]- Expedition
- Panorama
- Tour
- Voyage
2016 model list
[edit]- Velocity
- Velocity Disc
- Vanteo
- Element
- Supernova
E-bikes – Electron series
[edit]- Electron
- Electron+
Road – Rapide
[edit]- RC3 Disc
- RC2 Disc
- RC1 Disc
- RL3 Disc
- RL2 Disc
- RL1 Disc
- RC3
- RC2
- RC1
- RL3
- RL2
- RL1
- RL26
- RL24
Urban fitness – Flight series
[edit]- Flight 4.0
- Flight 2.0
- Flight 1.0
Off road touring – World series
[edit]- Tour
- Voyage
- Expedition
- Panorama
Mountain bike – Dual Track series
[edit]- MX2
- MX3
- MX4
- X1
- X3
Town bike – Tradition series
[edit]Town bike – Avenida series
[edit]- Avenida 3
- Avenida 6
Youth – Dimension series
[edit]- 12 Runner
- 14 Runner
- Dimension 16
- Dimension 20
- Dimension 24
- Dimension 26
Kids – Boys series
[edit]- MX12
- MX14
- MX16
- MX20
- MX24
Kids – Girls series
[edit]- Minny
- Honey
- Melody
- Harmony
- Destiny
Balance bikes – Scoot series
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Ridgeback picks its five key bikes over 30 years". Bikebiz. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "GENESIS DAY ONE - URBAN CROSS UTILITY". VeloAcier.com (in French). 9 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "What's Britain's most stolen bike? The answer will surprise you". road.cc. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "100+ Bike Statistics & Facts of 2020 [E-Bikes Included)". Bicycle Guider - Bikes, Bike Reviews, Cycling Advice, Best Picks | Mountain, Road, Hybrid Bikes. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "These UK cycle crime statistics make essential reading for cyclists". Cycleplan Blog. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2021.