Ridgeback (brand)

Ridgeback is a British bicycle brand manufacturing road, urban, utility, youth and mountain models. Their bikes are distributed by Sportline UK which is owned by H Young Holdings.

Ridgeback
TypePrivate
IndustryBicycles
Founded1983
Headquarters
Milton Keynes
,
England, UK
Key people
Errol Drew, Founder
ProductsBicycles
Websitewww.ridgeback.co.uk

History

Ridgeback’s story started in 1983, when founder Errol Drew created the first UK mountain bike.[1] Drew first spotted a mountain bike at the 1982 New York Bike Show, where he declared it “the future of cycling.”[1]

Ridgeback’s next major development was the creation of the flat handlebar road bike.[1]

In 2001, Ridgeback introduced The Genesis Day One model, with the Genesis marque becoming so strong that in 2006 it became a brand in its own right.[2]

In 2008, Ridgeback was one of the first to introduce disc brakes to its flat handlebar road range. And in 2015 Ridgeback launched Rapide – a range of performance road bikes.[1]

In 2014, Ridgeback was the 5th most stolen bike in the UK.[3] In 2020, Ridgeback Velocity was the 4th most popular stolen bike in the UK.[4][5]

2016 model list
  • Velocity
  • Velocity Disc
  • Vanteo
  • Element
  • Supernova

E-bikes – Electron series
  • Electron
  • Electron+

Road – Rapide
  • RC3 Disc
  • RC2 Disc
  • RC1 Disc
  • RL3 Disc
  • RL2 Disc
  • RL1 Disc
  • RC3
  • RC2
  • RC1
  • RL3
  • RL2
  • RL1
  • RL26
  • RL24

Urban fitness – Flight series
  • Flight 4.0
  • Flight 2.0
  • Flight 1.0

Off road touring – World series
  • Tour
  • Voyage
  • Expedition
  • Panorama

Mountain bike – Dual Track series
  • MX2
  • MX3
  • MX4
  • X1
  • X3

Town bike – Avenida series
  • Avenida 3
  • Avenida 6

Youth – Dimension series
  • 12 Runner
  • 14 Runner
  • Dimension 16
  • Dimension 20
  • Dimension 24
  • Dimension 26

Kids – Boys series
  • MX12
  • MX14
  • MX16
  • MX20
  • MX24

Kids – Girls series
  • Minny
  • Honey
  • Melody
  • Harmony
  • Destiny

References
  1. "Ridgeback picks its five key bikes over 30 years". Bikebiz. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. "GENESIS DAY ONE - URBAN CROSS UTILITY". VeloAcier.com (in French). 9 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. "What's Britain's most stolen bike? The answer will surprise you". road.cc. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. "100+ Bike Statistics & Facts of 2020 [E-Bikes Included)". Bicycle Guider - Bikes, Bike Reviews, Cycling Advice, Best Picks | Mountain, Road, Hybrid Bikes. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. "These UK cycle crime statistics make essential reading for cyclists". Cycleplan Blog. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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