Major U.S. Bicycle Manufacturers, 1955-80

[Oilit]

This is an excerpt from another report by the U.S. International Trade Commission in 1982, titled "The Effectiveness of Escape Clause Relief in Promoting Adjustment to Import Competition" posted on-line by Googlebooks. As you might imagine, I haven't read the whole thing, or even tried, but this section was interesting. I doubt Google is worried about me posting their digitized version of a government report, but if they are, the administrators can always take it back down. If you're interested, the whole of Chapter 5, starting on page 43, goes into much more detail on the U.S. bicycle industry. In case you need something to read during the pandemic.

 

[ricobike]

Very interesting info. I had no idea Westfield/Columbia was purchased by MTD at one point. Or even that Torrington owned them. Schwinn was the 4th largest manufacturer in the US in 1980? That was an eye opener too. The end dates of the companies is good info too. Thanks for posting this!

 

[Archie Sturmer]

I have seen similar documents online about the demise of manufacturing (bicycles), from the 1970’s. So it appears that people did see and report the effects of what was going on, yet only recently might we be re-learning about tariffs and fair trade, (good and bad).