Felt Racing is an American bicycle manufacturer based in Irvine, California. Felt produces road, mountain, track, bmx, cyclocross and cruiser bikes. The company also has a strong reputation in the time trial/triathlon bike area.[1]
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History
Felt was founded by Jim Felt in the early in the 1990s, when Felt products were distributed by Answer. Felt nearly disappeared from the domestic scene following a fallout with Answer after a 7 year relationship.[2] The brand was relaunched in 2001 as an independent company.
Technology
Felt has developed several unique bicycle technologies. For its time trial/triathlon bikes, Felt has developed the Bayonet Fork, which utilizes an external steerer in front of the head tube for additional stiffness and aerodynamic efficiency.[3] Felt has also developed the Equilink suspension system for its full-suspension mountain bikes.
Felt extensively utilizes wind tunnel and computational fluid dynamics modeling in its frame design process.[4]
Sponsorships
In 2007 Felt sponsored the Slipstream-Chipotle bicycle team. In 2009, Felt signed a three-year agreement to supply frames to the Garmin-Chipotle team.[5]
Athletes sponsored by Felt
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Notes and References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Felt History
- ^ Felt Bayonet Fork
- ^ Interview with Jim Felt
- ^ [2]Announcement of Garmin/Chipotle-H30 agreement
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