The 20 Most Popular Bike Brands Sold in the US

Nov 23rd, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: Cycling Tips

By Robbie L Chapman

Well, this is certainly a controversial, complicated and constantly evolving topic. There are so many bicycle manufacturers, bicycle types and popular brand names sold in the US, that it can be difficult to find a comprehensive summary and to sort it all out.

The top 20 most popular bike brand listing that I’ve compiled here is not based on the number of bikes sold alone or on the quality or perceived quality of the bicycles. Most of the bike manufacturers listed here also sell different bike types (road, mountain, hybrid, etc.) and the list below is not broken down by bike type or category.

This listing is intended to be a guide as to what bike brands are currently the most popular in the USA, at the time of this writing (since bike brands come and go and the sales of various bike types rise and fall).

The Top 20 Most Popular Bike Brands and the bike types that they sell

Trek
Road, Triathlon , Mountain Hardtail , Mountain Full-Suspension , Urban , Bike Path, Cruiser , Women’s , Kids
Schwinn
Road, Commuter, Comfort, Cruisers, Electric, Mountain Bikes, BMX, Kids
Giant
Road, Mountain, Giant for Women, Lifestyle, Hybrid (HCT), BMX, Kids
Cannondale
Road, Mountain, Women’s Recreation (many sub categories)
Mongoose
BMX Bikes (Team Bikes, Freestyle Bikes, Dirt Street Bikes) Mountain / Pavement (Dual Suspension, Jumping, Hardtail XC, Comfort, Commuter, Road Alternative
Raleigh
Road, Performance Hybrid, Hybrid, Comfort, Mountain, Cruiser, Women, Youth
Specialized Road
Multi Street, Globe (commute, comfort), Dirt/Street/Vert (BMX), Kids ATB
Diamondback
MTN Full Suspension , Mountain Hardtail , Devine Designs , Comfort ,Cruiser , Performance Hybrid , Hybrid , Youth , BMX
Fuji
Road, Mountain, Specialty, Women’s, Lifestyle, Kids
Haro
All Mountain-Freeride, Dirt Jump/ Urban, XC Trail / XC Sport, 650B, 29er, Metro, Comfort, Cruiser
Shimano
Road, Mountain, Comfort, BMX
Huffy
since 1892 – Mountain, BMX, Kids, Road
Gary Fisher
29ers, Full Suspension, Genesisters, Hardtails, Kids, Pavement, Road
Ellsworth
High end Mountain Bikes
Klein
High end Mountain and Road Bikes
Jamis
High end Full Suspension, Hardtail, Road, Street, Sport Comfort, Youth
Bianchi
Hors Categorie (HOC), Born for Performance (B4P), Coast to Coast (C2C), Dama Bianca, D2, Special, Classica, Road Steel, MTB Performance, MTB Leisure, Sport, Cross-Terrain
GT
Mountain, BMX, Road, Women’s
Rocky Mountain
Mountain, Road, Urban & Path, Ladies Only
Scott
Mountain, Road, Women’s Junior’s

Some of the popular bike brands listed here can only be purchased at specialty bike shops or independent dealers. Although this marketing technique makes these brands harder to find, in some cases this it improves the perceived quality of the bikes over brands that are distributed to the mass market or that can be easily found at sporting goods stores or even online.

I have included the bike types or bike categories that each manufacturer sells under the brand names listed. The bike type descriptions were, in most cases, taken directly from each bike manufacturers website in order to not only let you know what kind of bikes they make but also how the company perceives the bike types that they make and how they market them to you.

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By Robbie Chapman – Visit http://www.about-bicycles.com for more information on bike types, bike brands, bicycle accessories and a lot of great Chicago land bike trail information.

Source: Cool Biking Zone – Your source for great cycling, sports and fitness articles!

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