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Waterford Precision Cycles was a small bicycle manufacturer based in Waterford, Wisconsin.[1] Waterford produced high-end, custom, hand-built, steel-frame bicycles, particularly road, criterium, stage, track, and cyclocross racing bicycles, that ranged in price from about $2,500 to $8,500. Waterford built both TIG welded and lugged steel frames to order, and specialized in custom and unique bicycle frames.
The company was operated by Richard Schwinn,[1] formerly of Schwinn Bicycle Company, and business partner Marc Muller. Schwinn (great-grandson of Ignaz Schwinn, who founded Schwinn Co. in 1896) was vice president of production for Schwinn Co., and Muller worked for Schwinn as a designer of the company's hand-crafted Paramount racing bikes.
Waterford Precision Cycles and Gunnar Cycles ceased operations in June 2023 due to the upcoming retirement of owner Richard Schwinn and several other employees.[1]
- ^ a b c Winzenburg, Lucas (10 May 2023). "Waterford and Gunnar Are Closing Their Doors". BikePacking.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.