Dolan Bikes

Dolan Bikes
FounderTerry Dolan
HeadquartersOrmskirk, West Lancashire, England
ProductsBicycles
Websitedolan-bikes.com

Dolan Bikes is a British bicycle manufacturer founded by Terry Dolan. They mainly produce racing bicycles that are used by teams such as An Post–Sean Kelly.[1] Dolan bikes also owns the brands Alpina, Cougar and ADV.[2][3]

Terry Dolan started working for Harry Quinn Cycles in 1977 and in 1980 he set up his own business in Walton Liverpool when Harry Quinn closed.[4]

Dolan Bikes are famous for their track bikes and riders have won many Olympic medals on their bikes. The Alpina bars and wheels have also been used on many winning bikes – Olympic and European/World Championships. Medal winners on Dolan bikes include Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins, Katie Archibald and Mark Cavendish.[5][6]

Dolan builds a range of road bikes with for Road, Gravel, TT and Endurance models.[7]

  1. ^ Robin Wilmott (29 September 2011). "Pro Bike: Andy Fenn's Dolan Ares". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Cycling the hidden valleys of the Lakes". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Alpina Carbon Sprint track bar – First look". BikeRadar. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Harry Quinn". Cicli Artigianali. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. ^ Symon Lewis (23 March 2017). "Dolan DF4 Carbon track bike review". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Dolan Track Champion tested". Road Cycling UK. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Dolan". BikeRadar. Retrieved 27 April 2022.