Rhoades Car, founded in 1991, is located in
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Hendersonville is the largest city in Sumner County, Tennessee, on Old Hickory Lake. The population was 61,753 at the 2020 census.
Hendersonville is the fourth-largest city in the Nashville metropolitan area after Nashville, Murfreesboro, an ...
, United States. The company was founded by David Rhoades, and he served as its president until his death in late 2009 from
heart disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. CVD includes coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack). Other CVDs include stroke, hea ...
at age 60. He was succeeded as president by Bill Pomakoy in 2010 who renamed the company "Rhoades Car International".
Ownership changed hands again on October 1, 2015, and was part of Mobile Specialty Group, Inc. In January 2020, the assets were purchased by Par Bikes, LLC. Par Bikes also purchased VierBike, a company with a similar, but more luxurious four wheel bike design.
Rhoades Car's sole products are a line of four-wheel bikes, also known as
quadracycle
A quadracycle is a four-wheeled human-powered land vehicle. It is also referred to as a quadricycle, quadcycle, pedal car or four-wheeled bicycle amongst other terms.
Quadracycles have been in use since 1853 and have grown into several famil ...
s. The company markets these products under the slogan “The 4-wheel bike that drives like a car!”.
Rhoades Car is one of the world's largest quadracycle manufacturers.
Construction
All Rhoades Car bikes are made from welded square 2×2-inch 0.0598-inch (14-gauge) steel tubes. They feature 20×2.125-inch wheels. The two- and four-seat models have independent pedaling, with compound transmissions of up to 42 gears available.
Products
The company's current product line includes:
* 4W1P – single-seat quadracycle
* 4W2PCP Coupe – two-seat side-by-side quadracycle
* 4W2PLF – two-seat long-frame quadracycle with longer cargo area
* 4W4P – four-seat quadracycle
* e-one SportPed – single-seat electric-assist quadracycle
* e-two SportPed – two-seat electric-assist quadracycle
* e-four SportPed - four-seat electric-assist quadracycle
* Go-Boy – industrial-use quadracycles
* Rhoades Solaride - 2 and 4 person versions
* Rhoades ComfortRide - one person quadracycle with 20" wide seat
References
External links
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Conversion of a Rhoades Car to a pick-up truck
Quadricycles
Cycle manufacturers of the United States
American companies established in 1991
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1991
Manufacturing companies based in Tennessee
Sumner County, Tennessee
1991 establishments in Tennessee
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