bicycle
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-powered assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A is called a cyclist, or bicyclist.
Bic ...
s based near
Ludlow
Ludlow () is a market town in Shropshire, England. The town is significant in the history of the Welsh Marches and in relation to Wales. It is located south of Shrewsbury and north of Hereford, on the A49 road which bypasses the town. The t ...
in
Shropshire
Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to th ...
,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. Originally known for children's bikes, since 2019 the company has also produced bicycles aimed at the over 65s. It was founded in 2006 by competitive cyclist
Isla Rowntree
Islabikes ( ) is a manufacturer of bicycles based near Ludlow in Shropshire, England. Originally known for children's bikes, since 2019 the company has also produced bicycles aimed at the over 65s. It was founded in 2006 by Bicycle racing, com ...
, the name Islabikes derived from her first name, initially located at
Claverley
Claverley is a village and civil parish in east Shropshire, England. The parish also includes the hamlets of Beobridge, Hopstone, Upper Aston, Ludstone, Heathton and a number of other small settlements.
Claverley village is east of the market to ...
in east Shropshire until it moved to
Bromfield, Shropshire
Bromfield is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England.
According to the 2001 census it had a population of 306, which had fallen to 277 at the 2011 census.
Location
Bromfield is located near the market town of Ludlow, two miles (3 ...
in 2010. In November 2014 the company employed 40 people.Report by Thomas Morton. Islabikes is known to produce very light bikes where all components are designed specifically for the intended rider. In 2011 Islabikes introduced its first adult-sized model, the Beinn 29 . Islabikes opened a North American headquarters in
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...
and began sales in April, 2013, but pulled out of the US market in 2018 due to uncertainty over
Brexit
Brexit (; a portmanteau of "British exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CET).The UK also left the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or ...
and US regulations. The bicycles are designed in the UK and manufactured in
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
.
In February 2022, Islabikes announced the production of two new models for riders with
dwarfism
Dwarfism is a condition wherein an organism is exceptionally small, and mostly occurs in the animal kingdom. In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than , regardless of sex; the average adult height among people with dw ...
.
File:Lily onboard her islabike beinn 24.jpg, Beinn 24
File:Islabikes Cnoc 14.jpg, Four year old on Cnoc 14, US
coaster brake
A bicycle brake reduces the speed of a bicycle or prevents it from moving. The three main types are: #Rim brakes, rim brakes, #Disc brakes, disc brakes, and #Drum brakes, drum brakes.
Most bicycle brake systems consist of three main components: ...