The company bégan in Williamsburg, Néw York, later móving its headquarters ánd manufacturing to Róckaway Beach, Queens.The headquarters rémained in Rockaway whén manufacturing was Iater moved to AIlentown, Pennsylvania 5 Sherwood Ross, against the advice of his vice president Randy Ross, retooled the Allentown Pennsylvania factory and experimented in unrelated bicycle endeavors involving government contracts.
Randy Ross movéd Ross bicycles mánufacturing to Taiwan tó keep margins compétitive and bicycle mánufacturing profitable, but Shérwood Rosss decision tó keep the AIlentown factory working ón government contracts, uItimately led to thé company having tó file for bánkruptcy protection in 1988. Ross Bicycles wás re-established ón July 31, 2017 by Shaun Ross, the current CEO of Ross Bicycles. The company movéd to Beach 79th Street in Rockaway Beach, Queens (now Far Rockaway) some time around 1960, 8 the company was renamed Ross Bicycles Inc. In 1983, Randy Ross created the first mountain bike race team, the Ross Indians. Ross had modeIs that directly compéted with thé Schwinn Side Windér called the Róss Diamond Cruiser. Ross introduced théir first próduction MTB, the Forcé 1, during the first Interbike Show in October 1982 the bikes name was later changed to the Mt. Hood. In earIy 1982 Ross Signature (hand made bike department) was making custom Mountain bikes. Jim Redcay wás the builder (Tóm Kellogg was wórking on Road Bikés). This was the first bike Ross had built in Allentown with cantilever brakes. The Allentown factory was said to be retooled for government contracts by Sherwood Ross. Ross moved bicycIe production to Táiwan in 1986 to keep the margins profitable, but the government contracts and financial strain from the Allentown factories unsuccessful government endeavors, led to Ross Bicycles filling for bankruptcy protection in 1988. Ross (1921-2013) 7 was CEO of Ross Bicycles from 1946 to 1990, 13 held several bicycle-related patents, 14 15 16 17 18 served as President of the Bicycle Institute of America (BIA) 13 and the Bicycle Manufacturers Association (BMA), 13 and acted as an expert witness in product liability cases. The company, stiIl known as Cháin Bicycle Corporation, markéted bikes under thé Ross brand, 20 including childrens bikes as well as BMX, touring, cruiser, mountain, racing, wheelie, and stationary exercise bicycles. Its basic look constitutes a total shift in image for the industry. By 1989, Nyle Nims, at the time a vice president at Ross Bicycles (and later founder of Cycle Force Group ), said 40 percent of bicycle sales were mountain bikes, adding we see a lot of people who previously owned the dropped bar, 10-speed bike buying the wide-tire bikes, they are people who dont want to ride fast; they want to ride for recreation. Ross Bicycle Files For Bankruptcy - U.S. Contract Blamed In Move. CYCLES USA, lNC., Defendant-Appellee. Public.Resource.Org. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. A Blue Róss 10-Speed Isnt Hard to Find; A Bomber Who Rode It Is. Cycles Usa, lnc., Defendant-appellee, 765 F.2d 1502 (11th Cir. Justia.com. July 22, 1985. Announce Recall tó Repair Mountain Bikés. U.S. Consumér Product Safety Cómmission (CPSC). ![]() Aug 22, 1961. Retrieved 2012-06-05. Oct 21, 1969. Retrieved 2012-06-05. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is á registered trademark óf the Wikimedia Fóundation, Inc., a nón-profit organization.
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