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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bicycles |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | , England, UK |
Key people | Errol Drew, Founder |
| Products | Bicycles |
| Website | www |
Ridgeback is a British bicycle brand manufacturing road, urban, utility, youth and mountain models. Their bikes are distributed by Sportline UK which is owned by H Young Holdings.
Ridgeback’s story started in 1983, when founder Errol Drew created the first UK mountain bike.[1] Drew first spotted a mountain bike at the 1982 New York Bike Show, where he declared it “the future of cycling.”[1]
Ridgeback’s next major development was the creation of the flat handlebar road bike.[1]
In 2001, Ridgeback introduced The Genesis Day One model, with the Genesis marque becoming so strong that in 2006 it became a brand in its own right.[2]
In 2008, Ridgeback was one of the first to introduce disc brakes to its flat handlebar road range. And in 2015 Ridgeback launched Rapide – a range of performance road bikes.[1]
In 2014, Ridgeback was the 5th most stolen bike in the UK.[3] In 2020, Ridgeback Velocity was the 4th most popular stolen bike in the UK.[4][5]