 The Overman factory | |
| Industry | Bicycle manufacture |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1882 |
| Founder | Albert H. Overman |
| Fate | Sold in 1900 |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Bicycles; later, sporting goods |
| Brands | Victor Flyer |
Overman Wheel Company was an early bicycle manufacturing company in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts from 1882 to 1900. It was known for bicycles of higher quality and lower weight than other bicycles of its time. Despite a nationwide bicycle craze in the late 1800s, the company was undercut by lower-priced competition, nearly went bankrupt in 1897, and never recovered from an 1899 fire. The company was sold in 1900.