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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bicycles |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Belgium |
Key people | Jochim Aerts |
| Products | Bicycle and related components |
| Website | http://www.ridley-bikes.com |
Ridley Bikes was started in 1997 by Jochim Aerts, a frame builder and painter who had been producing frames for Belgian bicycle companies since 1990. In a few years, Ridley became the market leader in Belgium for racing bikes.[1] They are the main bike sponsors for team Lotto–Soudal.[2]
Ridley boasts of having developed the fastest time trial machines in the world with the types Dean and Noah, which were created after intensive wind tunnel tests.[3] These tests led to findings for a new wheel series, the future aero speed technology - FAST for the road.[4] Before 2001, Race Productions NV started developing and selling wheel components such as saddles, handlebars, wheels, etc. under the brand name 4ZA-FORZA.[5]
Ridley bikes are currently owned by Belgium company, Race Productions, who also bought out Eddy Merckx when the company was struggling in 2017[6]
- ^ "About Ridley". Ridley. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ Soudal, Lotto. "Partners | Lotto Soudal". www.lottosoudal.be. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ http://www.triathlon.de/ridley-dean-schlitze-in-der-gabel-und-raue-oberflache-1623.html Ridley Dean
- ^ http://www.fast-concept.com/the-bike.php FAST
- ^ http://www.4za.com/ FORZA
- ^ "Struggling Eddy Merckx Cycles taken over by Ridley to allow "competition on international stage"". Cycling Industry News. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2022-01-06.