Which (big) bike brands do you currently own

[Tenacious Sloth]

Merida
Ridgeback

 

[Mollydoo]

As thread subjects go, not original. Not pioneering. But not a thread I've seen made in the last 48 hours. And I want to know what you own. And if my bet that Specialized will win will deliver $.

Finally didn't know there was a limit on poll choices, so educate me on lesser known brands so I can put those in a second thread (maybe) and find kindred underground cycling souls.

Thank you.

Felt

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Whyte x2
Kona x2
Dawes x tandem IYSWIM
Marin x1
Frog x1

Looks like we're anti big brands as a family

 

[Accy cyclist]

Quite a few Ridgeback owners i notice. No one yet claims to own a Pinnarello though.

 

[Gert Lush]

Cube and a Carrera

 

[Kominic]

2 x Specialized, 1x Ridgeback and 1 x Brompton.

You have missed loads of big brands off and seem to have forgotten that theres more to cycling than just road bikes.

And this is why I made this thread and joined this site. It's making me more enlightened by the day.

And turns out "big" brand only means "spent the most on marketing". I think 4 threads would have to be made to fit all mentioned so far!

 

[Keith Oates]

Colnago, Trek, Thorn, Giant,

 

[Kominic]

Just road bikes or utility riding too?

Cannondale, Brompton, Birdy, Trek. Recently (ish) moved on a Coppi. Only the last one was a drop bar.

By the number of Triban recommendations maybe Decathlon's B'Twin need to go on the list

All bikes! I have a thing for road bikes, but that doesn't mean I'm dismissing other varieties. Let me know what else is out there!

(I draw the line at e-bikes though. There's got to be a limit).

 

[Hill Wimp]

And this is why I made this thread and joined this site. It's making me more enlightened by the day.

And turns out "big" brand only means "spent the most on marketing". I think 4 threads would have to be made to fit all mentioned so far!

No big brands are measured by sales not marketing. Brands such as Dawes market very subtly and a person new to cycling may well not come across them yet their sales are tremendous. Some of the brands mentioned on here have been around a very long time and have sold millions of bikes. Someone earlier mentioned Raleigh which probably should have been one of the first you put on the list.

Perhaps a thread without the poll would have been better then you could have seen the brands that appeared the most and then done a poll.

 

[AnneW]

Raleigh

 

[Kominic]

No big brands are measured by sales not marketing. Brands such as Dawes market very subtly and a person new to cycling may well not come across them yet their sales are tremendous. Some of the brands mentioned on here have been around a very long time and have sold millions of bikes. Someone earlier mentioned Raleigh which probably should have been one of the first you put on the list.

Perhaps a thread without the poll would have been better then you could have seen the brands that appeared the most and then done a poll.

Good points. My very first bike was a Raleigh and that was 20 years ago when I was 8.........cripes. There's a thought.

Dawes I only know about already because they sell the only road bike under £300 on Evans.

What I will do instead of duplicate poll threads is tally up all the brands mentioned and attempt to post a presentable list, most popular from the top. That way, every brand mentioned has a referenced figure.

 

[Venod]

Van Nicholas, OnOne, Kinesis, Genesis

 

[Crackle]

Good points. My very first bike was a Raleigh and that was 20 years ago when I was 8.........cripes. There's a thought.

Dawes I only know about already because they sell the only road bike under £300 on Evans.

What I will do instead of duplicate poll threads is tally up all the brands mentioned and attempt to post a presentable list, most popular from the top. That way, every brand mentioned has a referenced figure.

Before you do, there is, somewhere on the forum, a thread in which lots of people have contributed, listing every bike they own. I can't find it at the moment, not helped by not being able to recall the title or author but I'll have a shufty and see if i can as it was quite comprehensive.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

All bikes! I have a thing for road bikes, but that doesn't mean I'm dismissing other varieties. Let me know what else is out there!

(I draw the line at e-bikes though. There's got to be a limit).

I didn't mention *ahem* my e-bike as it is still with my mum.

I genuinely can't understand the snobbery or what the problem is with them though, anything that gets people onto bikes is a good thing in my book.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Trek, Fuji, Raleighs,(a 1973 Sports, and a Grand Prix from 1972, built up as a single speed) Schwinn,Specialized