Felt Bicycles

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Felt Racing is an American bicycle brand based in Irvine, California. Felt produces road, track, cyclocross, electric bicycles, and cruiser bikes. All design is completed in the United States and the majority of production comes from Asia.[1] The company also has a strong reputation in the time trial/triathlon bike area[2] and for several years provided bicycles to UCI teams in the Tour de France. Felt still supports several professional level race teams including Hincapie Racing and Team Twenty 16.

History

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Felt Easton road frame

Felt was founded by Jim Felt in early 1994[3] when Felt products were distributed by Answer Products. Felt nearly disappeared from the domestic market following a fallout with Answer after a seven-year relationship.[4] The brand was relaunched in 2001 as an independent company.

On February 3, 2017, Rossignol Group announced the acquisition of Felt Bicycles.[5] The announcement noted that Felt had grown to $60 million in revenue at the time of sale, though terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Rossignol announced in March 2022 that it is selling Felt Bicycles to Pierer Mobility.[6]

Technology

Felt has developed several unique bicycle technologies. For its time trial/triathlon bikes, Felt has developed the Bayonet Fork, which utilizes an external steerer in front of the head tube for additional stiffness and aerodynamic efficiency.[7] Felt has also developed the Equilink suspension system for its full-suspension mountain bikes.

Felt extensively utilizes wind tunnel and computational fluid dynamics modeling in its frame design process.[8]

Recall

Felt has issued a recall of 2009 Felt model B12, B16 and S32 road bicycles because the steerer tube can break, causing the rider to lose control, fall, and suffer injuries.[9][10]

Sponsorships

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The Felt bicycles used by the Template:UCI team code team at the Edinburgh round of the Tour Series in May 2016

In 2007 Felt sponsored the Template:UCI team code bicycle team. In 2009, Felt signed a three-year agreement to supply frames to the Template:UCI team code team.[11] On August 28, 2010, Template:UCI team code announced it was switching working agreements from Felt Bicycles to Cervelo bikes and change its name to Template:UCI team code for the 2011 season. Felt chose not to exercise its option with the Boulder-based cycling team after a four-year working agreement. The Template:UCI team code folded and some riders moved to Template:UCI team code.[12] From 2012 to 2013 Felt Bicycles was the bicycle sponsor for Template:UCI team code with team rider Marcel Kittel winning four stages of the 2013 Tour de France.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2014 Felt became the bike sponsor to the US Continental team, Template:UCI team code.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The US Women's track cycling team won a silver medal riding Felt bicycles at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Jennifer Valente won two gold medals, one in the Omnium and another in the Team Pursuit, riding Felt bicycles at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".


Athletes sponsored by Felt

Gallery

References

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