Want to know who made your bike? Which companies dominate the sector? Who owns a particular brand? Here’s a guide that shows most of the main companies in the sector with a few surprises.
Note nationality is a subjective issue in a world of global brands and international trade. I’ve tried to list nationality by the parent company HQ, so whilst you might think of Oakley sunglasses as an American brand yet the business is owned by Luxottica, an Italian company from Milan.
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| Name | Country | Other brands | Corporate Name | Owner / shareholders |
| Continental | Germany | – | Continental AG | Deutsche Börse, Schäffler AG / family |
| Michelin | France | – | Michelin SA | Euronext Stock Exchange |
| Hutchinson | France | Barry Controls, Marine/Aerospace | Total SA | Euronext Stock Exchange |
| Schwalbe | Germany | Ballon Bike | Ralf Bohle GmbH | Bohle family |
| Veloflex | Italy | – | Veloflex s.a.s | Gabriele Colleoni |
| Vittoria | Italy | Geax, Lion | Vittoria SpA | Private |
| Orbea | Spain | Fagor, Brandt electrical goods | Corporación Mondragón | Workers’ co-op |
| Fuji | USA | Fuji, SE, Breezer, Kestrel, Oval Concepts | Advanced Sports International | Private |
| Cinelli | Italy | Columbus tubing, Bootleg | Gruppo SpA | Asobi Ventures, Antonio Colombo |
| Ritchey | USA | – | Ritchey Design | Tom Ritchey |
| Reynolds | USA | Hayes, Manitou, Sunringlé | Hayes Performance Systems |
Management |
| Argon 18 | Canada | – | Rioux Brothers | Private |
| Canyon | Germany | Coast | Canyon Bicycles GmbH | Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, Roman Arnold, Tony Faddell |
| Time | France | Felt, Look skis | Rossignol | Altor Equity, Boix-Vives family |
| Look | France | Corima | Look Cycle SA | Dominique Bergin |
| Ridley | Belgium | Eddy Merckx, 4ZA wheels | N.V. Race Productions | Jochim Aerts, Belgian govt. |
| Finish Line | USA | White Lightening | Finish Line Technologies Inc. | Hank Krause |
| DT Swiss | Switzerland | – | DT Swiss AG | Frank Böckmann, Maurizio D’Alberto and Marco Zingg |
| Sapim | Belgium | Rigida rims | Famo NV | Moorkens family |
| Park Tools | USA | – | Park Tool Co | Eric Hawkins |
| Shimano | Japan | Pearl Izumi, Pro | Shimano Inc. | Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Campagnolo | Italy | Fulcrum | Campagnolo SpA | Campagnolo family |
| SRAM | USA | Avid, Quarq, Truvativ, Zipp | SRAM LLC | Stanley Day Jr and management |
| Garmin | Switzerland | Tacx | Look Cycle SA | Gary Burrell, Min Kao, NASDAQ |
| Cannondale | Canada | Cervélo, Schwinn, GT, Mongoose, Charge | Pon Holdings | Family-owned |
| Bianchi | Sweden | Cycles Peugeot, Gitane, Puch, Tec Tools | Cycle Europe AB | Grimaldi family |
| Pinarello | Italy | – | Cicli Pinarello S.p.A | Catterton |
| Colnago | Italy | – | Colnago Ernesto & C. Srl | Chimera Investments (UAE) |
| Mavic | France | – | Bourrelier Group | Private |
| Trek | USA | Bontrager, Gary Fisher, Klein, Viliger, Electra | Trek Bicycle Corp. | Private |
| Specialized | USA | Retül | Specialized Bicycle Components | Merida, Mike Sinyard |
| Merida | Taiwan | Specialized | Merida Industry Co Ltd | Taiwan Stock Exchange |
| Scott | South Korea | Yoko, Syncros | Scott Sports AG | Youngone Corp, Korea Stock Exchange, Beat Zaugg |
| Lapierre | Netherlands | Batavus, Van Nicholas, Mercier, Raleigh, Koga Miyata |
Accell Group | Teslin, KKR |
| Giro | USA | Bell, Blackburn, Bollé, Camelbak | Vista Outdoor | NASDAQ |
| Easton | USA | Race Face, Fox Racing |
Fox Factory Holding Corp | Nasdaq |
| Nalini | Italy | MOA, Agu, Adidas cycling | MOA Sport SpA | Mantovani family |
| Assos | Switzerland | Assos of Switzerland SA | Philip Duff / TZP Group | |
| Rapha | UK | Rapha Racing Ltd | Simon Mottram, RZC Investments | |
| Castelli | Italy | Sportful | Manifattura Valcismon SpA | Cremonese family |
| Sidi | Italy | Sidi Sport | Dino Signori | |
| Gaerne | Italy | Gaerne spa | Ernesto Gazzola | |
| Giant | Taiwan | certain Colnago frames under licence | Giant Manufacturing Co Ltd | Taiwan Stock Exchange |
| Oakley | Italy | Ray Ban, Persol, Chanel & Prada under license, Sunglass Hut | Luxxotica Group | Delfin, Giorgio Armani |
| Rudy Project | Italy | – | Rudy Project SpA | Rudy Barbazza and family |
| Kuota | Italy | Xentis, Kross, Kaya, K-Factor | Sintema Sport | Private |
| FSA | Taiwan | TH Products, RPM, VisionTech | Tien Hsin Industries | Private |
| fi’zi:k | Italy | Selle Royal, Lookin, Royal Gel, Brooks, Crank Bros | Selle Royal SpA | Private |
| Selle Italia | Italy | Selle San Marco | Selle Italia Srl | Bigolin family |
| 3T | Italy | THM Carbones | 3T Cycling SRL | René Wiertz, Gerard Vroomen |
| SKS-Germany | Germany | – | SKS metaplast Scheffer-Klute GmbH | Willo Blome |
| Zéfal | France | Stronglight | Zéfal SA | Private |
| cyclingnews.com | UK | Cycling Weekly, Decanter, Horse & Hound | Future | London Stock Exchange |
| Velonews.com | USA | Peloton, Triathlete, Bicycle Retailer | Outside Interactive Inc | |
| L’Équipe | France | ASO (Tour de France, Paris-Nice, Dauphiné, Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastoge-Liège etc), Paris Marathon, L’Etape du Tour |
Groupe Amaury | Amaury Family + others |
| Gazzetta Dello Sport | Italy | RCS (Giro, Milan-Sanremo, Lombardia etc), Corriere della Sera, Marca | Bonacossa family, RCS Media | Family and Italian Stock Exchange |
| Rouleur | UK | Passoni bicycles | Gruppo Media Limited | Matteo Cassina |
| Wiggle.com | UK | Chainreactioncycles, DHB, Probikeshop, Tennispro | Signa Sport United | Bridgepoint Capital |
| CompetitiveCyclist | USA | Dogfunk, Whiskey Militia | Backcountry.com | René Benko |
If you want more detail on this subject, see previous items like “Who Made Your Bike” which looks at the factories in Asia who produce frames and more for the big brands. Or “Italy’s backward shoemakers” for a look at Sidi, Gaerne and other producers and their surprising proximity and why Sidi is called Sidi.