http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: No bicycles in top 100 brands en Sun, 31 May 2026 18:59:37 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53438 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:36:17 +0000 Claggy Cog 53438@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think it is based on numbers of the product sold as well as their stock market share prices, and bicycles are just not in that sort of league, and is all a bit niche. I think Porche and MB sell more of their cars than any bike manufacturer sells in this automotive, alcohol, fashion, food, electronics, gizmo driven world. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53331 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:06:50 +0000 kaputnik 53331@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As a "brand", based on image and how seriously they take themselves and that sort of thign (rather than just end product) things like Campagnolo jump to mind. And of course Rapha. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53286 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:21:03 +0000 Claggy Cog 53286@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@cb, well they have been going a rather long time</p> <p><a href="http://www.schwinnbikes.com/gbr/company/timeline" rel="nofollow">http://www.schwinnbikes.com/gbr/company/timeline</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53276 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:22:32 +0000 crowriver 53276@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Brompton surely has to be there in the top cycling brands. It has brand recognition even amongst the non-cycling masses. Staying with British brands, Dawes still has a reputation to be proud of.</p> <p>What about Sturmey Archer? ( I suppose see Raleigh above for historical kudos).</p> <p>Dahon ought to be a contender, despite it's awkward name. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53272 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:01:56 +0000 Baldcyclist 53272@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmm, top 100 cycling brands...</p> <p>1. Raleigh (for what it has done, not where it is now!)<br /> 2. ...<br /> 3. ... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53266 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:28:28 +0000 kaputnik 53266@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The interesting (?) thing about a lot of those "top brands" is they use the brand image to sell you something that you don't need and won't make your life any better and may even make it worse! I guess that's what branding consultants are paid for!</p> <p>Also there are no privately held companies in that list, and I think a lot of it is basically what their "value" on the stock market is. For instance, do they mean Coca Cola the drink, or the Coca Cola Corporation, which has many, many brands - a lot of which people don't associate with the company. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53265 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:27:19 +0000 cb 53265@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So if it were a bicycle specific top 100 who'd be in the top 10.</p> <p>wingpig suggests Shimano (above). I'd have thought Trek, Cannondale, Specialized, Giant?</p> <p>Folk on <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060917011943AARWkFz">Yahoo Answers</a> (US specific) seem to suggest Schwinn - er, should I have heard of them? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53261 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:16:02 +0000 crowriver 53261@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Armani one is (of course) rather overpriced for what you get. It's basically a re-badged Electra cruiser. A similar spec without Armani branding is about a third of the price. But then I suppose a similar spec suit or turtle neck sweater without that branding.....blimey, next I'll be saying buy a cheap PC instead of an Apple computer.*</p> <p>* No way! The immortal Jobs reality distortion field lives on. Macintosh forever! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53260 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:15:14 +0000 kaputnik 53260@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You mean the direct, straight line relationship between how much a city <em>is</em> Copenhagen and much a city is <em>like</em> Copenhagen? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53257 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:10:03 +0000 wingpig 53257@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>In the same way that Intel are above Dell you'd almost expect Shimano or one of those other multi-component-producing brands to be far above any specific frame-compiler.</p> <p>On a similar off-topic, does anyone remember that infographic from last year which essentially showed that Copenhagen was the Copenhagiest Copenhagen? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53256 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:05:47 +0000 steveo 53256@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Job for stephdoh? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53255 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:05:36 +0000 kaputnik 53255@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>and expensive</em></p> <p>So long as your non-cycle-specific clothes cost more than your bike, that is fine by the cyclechic manifesto. I presume Mr Copenhagenize has an €1,801 coat to justify his €1,800 Bullitt cargo bike...</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/16nine/5351606412/"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5122/5351606412_108d0c40ef.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53253 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:03:35 +0000 kaputnik 53253@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The "Top 100 brands", as paid for by the branding industry. Or "your brand isn't in here, this is why you need to pay us more money". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53250 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:49:26 +0000 crowriver 53250@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Armani bike looks a bit more practical, dare I say <em>Citizen Cyclist</em> ® than the Beamer, which just looks a bit silly and <em>expensive</em>. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53245 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:37:15 +0000 alibali 53245@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/bmw-to-sell-m-series-bicycle-25481/">Not stricly true...</a></p> <p>I think a few of the others have tried to broaden their appeal with branded bikes too.</p> <p><a href="http://www.profilebrighton.co.uk/emporio-armani-ea7-cruiser-bicycle.html">For example....</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5017#post-53238 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:25:08 +0000 chdot 53238@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Though Harley-Davidson is 100</p> <p>Ford is 50</p> <p>Four car cos in top 20</p> <p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-16/coca-cola-retains-title-as-world-s-most-valuable-brand-table-.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-16/coca-cola-retains-title-as-world-s-most-valuable-brand-table-.html</a> </p>