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RIH (bicycle)
RIH is a Dutch bicycle manufacturer. The company is one of the last private bicycle builders in the Netherlands. RIH has its origins in three companies: ''RIH Sport'' in Amsterdam, ''Fongers'' from Groningen and ''Cové'' from Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. History RIH was founded in 1921 by Willem (Wim) and Joop Bustraan at Westerstraat 150 situated in the working-class neighborhood Jordaan, Amsterdam. In 1928, Willem Bustraan Jr. joined the business with his father and his uncle. The two brothers handed over the business to Willem Jr. in 1948. He then teamed up with Wim van der Kaaij who had learned the trade from an early age always helping in the shop as an apprentice. He was the sole owner of the business and still built frames until into his 70s, mostly Track bicycle, track (racing) bikes. He died in 2014. Through the 1960s ''Fongers'' built lightweights in series under the RIH name, but this cooperation ended when Batavus-Intercycle acquired ''Fongers'' in 1970. Abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Badge
A head badge is a manufacturer's or brand logo affixed to the head tube of a bicycle. Head badges may be made of metal or plastic, and they may be held in place with adhesive, screws, or rivets. Some are simply stickers, decals, or painted logos. Head badges for a single brand may change from year to year or from model to model, as demonstrated by the variety (5) of Trek head badges pictured in the gallery below. Other uses The term head badge has also been used to describe other logos: * An emblem on the cowl of an aircraft. * An emblem on a military uniform hat. Gallery File:Araya head badge.JPG, Araya File:Beacon head badge.JPG, Beacon File:Bianchi head badge.JPG, Bianchi File:Bike Friday Head Badge.JPG, Bike Friday File:Burley HeadBadge.jpg, Burley File:C Itoh head badge.JPG, C. Itoh File:Cannondale Head Badge 1.png, Cannondale File:Colnago Head Badge.jpg, Colnago File:Columbia head badge.JPG, Columbia Bicycle File:Columbia head badge 2.JPG, Columbia Bicycle File ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrit Schulte
Gerrit Schulte (7 January 1916 – 26 February 1992) was a Dutch professional track bicycle racer. Between 1940 and 1960 he won 19 six-day races out of 73 starts and was one of the dominant Six days racers of his time. Schulte was as well successful in track pursuit, becoming national champion ten times, European champion twice and world champion once, in 1948, when he beat Fausto Coppi in the final. He was also successful as a road race cyclists, becoming national champion three times and winning a stage in the 1938 Tour de France. Since 1955, the Gerrit Schulte Trophy has been awarded by the national federation to the best professional rider in the Netherlands. Biography Amateur career Schulte competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in the individual and team road races, but did not finish. Next year he turned professional. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycle Manufacturers Of The Netherlands
Cycle, cycles, or cyclic may refer to: Anthropology and social sciences * Cyclic history, a theory of history * Cyclical theory, a theory of American political history associated with Arthur Schlesinger, Sr. * Social cycle, various cycles in social sciences ** Business cycle, the downward and upward movement of gross domestic product (GDP) around its ostensible, long-term growth trend Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Cycle'' (2008 film), a Malayalam film * ''Cycle'' (2017 film), a Marathi film Literature * ''Cycle'' (magazine), an American motorcycling enthusiast magazine * Literary cycle, a group of stories focused on common figures Music Musical terminology * Cycle (music), a set of musical pieces that belong together **Cyclic form, a technique of construction involving multiple sections or movements **Interval cycle, a collection of pitch classes generated from a sequence of the same interval class **Song cycle, individually complete songs designed to be performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bicycle Brands And Manufacturing Companies
This page lists notable bicycle brands and manufacturing companies past and present. For bicycle parts, see List of bicycle part manufacturing companies. Many bicycle brands do not manufacture their own product, but rather import and re-brand bikes manufactured by others (e.g., Nishiki), sometimes designing the bike, specifying the equipment, and providing quality control. There are also brands that have, at different times, been manufacturers as well as re-branders: a company with manufacturing capability may market models made by other (overseas) factories, while simultaneously manufacturing bicycles in-house, for example, high-end models. Only brands or manufacturers that are notable as a bicycle brand should be included. If no page exists for the company or brand, then the page to be linked to should be created first or a reference provided as to its notability or the entry will probably be removed. International manufacturers Bicycle manufacturers are in many cases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl May
Karl Friedrich May ( , ; 25 February 1842 – 30 March 1912) was a German author. He is best known for his 19th century novels of fictitious travels and adventures, set in the American Old West with Winnetou and Old Shatterhand as main protagonists and in the Orient and Middle East with fictional characters Kara Ben Nemsi and Hadschi Halef Omar. May also wrote novels set in Latin America, China and Germany, poetry, a play, and composed music; he was a proficient player of several musical instruments. Many of his works were adapted for film, theatre, audio dramas and comics. Later in his career, May turned to philosophical and spiritual genres. He is one of the best-selling German writers of all time, with about 200,000,000 copies sold worldwide. Life and career Early life May was the fifth child of a poor family of weavers in Ernstthal, Schönburgische Rezessherrschaften (then part of the Kingdom of Saxony). He had 13 siblings, of whom nine died in infancy. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Ben Nemsi
Kara Ben Nemsi is a fictional main character from the works of Karl May, best-selling 19th century German author. An alter ego of May, the stories about Nemsi are written as first-person narratives. He travels across North Africa, Sudan, and the Ottoman Empire including various parts of the Middle East and the Balkans with his friend and servant Hadschi Halef Omar. Nemsi shares his two famous rifles with Old Shatterhand, another fictional alter ego of May, the ''Bärentöter'' (Bear Killer) and the ''Henrystutzen'' ( Henry Carbine). He rides the famed black horse Rih (from Arabic meaning "wind"). Old Shatterhand Kara Ben Nemsi and Old Shatterhand, who undertakes similar adventures in North America, are one and the same person, created through Karl May's first person narration and autobiographical influences. This becomes obvious in the novel ''Im Reiche des silbernen Löwen I'' (In the Realm of the Silver Lion, Volume I) where the narrator going by ''Old Shatterhand'' is loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RIH Track Bike Converted To Street
RIH is a Dutch bicycle manufacturer. The company is one of the last private bicycle builders in the Netherlands. RIH has its origins in three companies: ''RIH Sport'' in Amsterdam, ''Fongers'' from Groningen and ''Cové'' from Limburg. History RIH was founded in 1921 by Willem (Wim) and Joop Bustraan at Westerstraat 150 situated in the working-class neighborhood Jordaan, Amsterdam. In 1928, Willem Bustraan Jr. joined the business with his father and his uncle. The two brothers handed over the business to Willem Jr. in 1948. He then teamed up with Wim van der Kaaij who had learned the trade from an early age always helping in the shop as an apprentice. He was the sole owner of the business and still built frames until into his 70s, mostly track (racing) bikes. He died in 2014. Through the 1960s ''Fongers'' built lightweights in series under the RIH name, but this cooperation ended when Batavus-Intercycle acquired ''Fongers'' in 1970. About that time, in 1972, RIH started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazelle (bicycle)
Royal Dutch Gazelle is the largest and most famous bicycle manufacturer in the Netherlands. Gazelle employs 550 workers at its factory in Dieren, Netherlands, producing 300,000 bicycles a year. Total production has passed 13 million. History 1892-1919 The company was founded 1892 by Willem Kölling and Rudolf Arentsen. Initially they sold bicycles imported from England. They started their own production using the Gazelle name in 1902. 1920-1949 During the period from the 1920s to the 1940s, Gazelle had success exporting bicycles to the East Indies. Many Gazelle bicycles survive throughout Indonesia even today and are a highly sought after Dutch collectors item. During this period, Gazelle was to use the Piet Pelle cartoon character throughout many advertising campaignsThis videofrom 1925 shows the Gazelle factory and production techniques. Developments include a collapsible delivery bicycle in 1930 and a tandem bicycle introduced in 1935. An electric bicycle was produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flandria (cycling Team)
Flandria was a Belgian professional cycling team that existed from 1957 to 1979. It was sponsored by Flandria a bicycle manufacturer located in West Flanders that also manufactures mopeds, lawnmowers, and motorbikes. History Started with a team built around Joseph Planckaert, and Rik Van Looy. Youngsters Eddy Merckx, Peter Post, Herman Van Springel, and Walter Godefroot all joined at early stages of their career, although some such as Merckx left soon after to become leader of his own team. After Van Looy's retirement, Belgian Freddy Maertens took over the leadership mantle, famous for his rivalry with Eddy Merckx. Irishman Sean Kelly also started his professional career with Flandria, as Maertens' super-domestique. Joop Zoetemelk rode for the team from 1970-1972 finishing on the podium twice in the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Post
Peter Post (12 November 193314 January 2011) was a Dutch professional cyclist whose career lasted from 1956 to 1972. Post competed in road and track racing. As a rider he is best remembered for Six-day racing, having competed in 155 races and won 65. Because of this success he was known as “De Keizer van de Zesdaagse” or “The Emperor of the Six Days”. In road racing his main achievements were winning the 1964 Paris–Roubaix and becoming national road race champion in 1963. He was on the podium three times at the La Flèche Wallonne but never won. Post’s other nickname was “de Lange” or “Big Man” because he was tall for a cyclist. Gives nicknames and birth date. After retiring from racing he had success as a Directeur sportif. Peter Post died in Amstelveen on 14 January 2011. Road career Post turned professional in 1956 with the small Dutch team R.I.H. He rode for the first few years with Gerrit Schulte, a track rider who also rode on the road and was an inspir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Pronk
Johannes Pieter "Jan" Pronk Jr. (; born 16 March 1940) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Labour Party (PvdA) and activist. Pronk studied Economics at the Rotterdam School of Economics obtaining a Master of Economics degree and worked as a researcher at his alma mater and the Economics Institute from July 1960 until May 1971 and was also was active as a political activist in the New Left movement. After the election of 1971 Pronk was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives on 11 May 1971 and served as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Development Cooperation. Pronk was also selected as a Member of the European Parliament on 13 March 1973 and dual served in both positions. After the election of 1972 Pronk was appointed as Minister for Development Cooperation in the Cabinet Den Uyl taking office on 11 May 1973. The Cabinet Den Uyl fell on 22 March 1977 just before the end of its term. After the election of 1977 Pronk returned as a Member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Derksen
Jan Derksen (23 January 1919 – 22 May 2011) was a Dutch professional cyclist. He was world professional track sprint champion in 1946 and 1957. He was the only rider to win a gold medal at Milan, Italy, in 1939 – in the world amateur sprint – before the championship was abandoned at the outbreak of the Second World War.''The Bicycle'', UK, 22 July 1942, p. 6 Derksen became a riders' agent and race promoter after retiring from racing and lived in a house on the outskirts of Amsterdam, named after the Ordrup track in Denmark where he won the professional omnium – akin to a pentathlon in athletics – 10 times.''Cycling'', UK, 2 February 1991 Biography Jan Derksen was born at Geertruidenberg in central western Holland on 23 January 1919. He became interested in cycling after listening to radio reports of six-day races on the track. His father gave Derksen his first racing bike after he passed his last school exams at 15. He took out a racing licence with the Dutch cycling fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
