Iron Horse Bicycles was a manufacturer of bicycles, in

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, United States from 1987 to 2009. Its logo was a prancing horse on a mustard-color crest similar to the Ferrari logo. Iron Horse sold

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and mountain bikes, but mainly downhill, freeride, and all mountain. Iron Horse riders included Dave Cullinan,

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, Penny Davidson,

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, Leigh Donovan, Pete Loncarevich and Sam Hill. Cullinan won the downhill world championship in 1992 and Sam Hill won the World Championships in 2007 and 2010. Iron Horse filed for bankruptcy in early 2009. It owed US $5 million to creditors and patent holders. The patent that was used on a number of Ironhorses performance bikes was referred to as the DW link. The name was derived from the initials of its creator - Dave Weagle, who is a mechanical engineer. DW link technology can still be found on many other bike brands today.

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acquired Iron Horse for US $5.2 million on 15 July 2009, having already acquired GT, Cannondale, Schwinn and Mongoose.

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