Riese und Müller
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Riese and Müller is a bicycle firm in Darmstadt
, Germany founded by Markus Riese and Heiko Müller. It designs and makes suspended bicycles
. Frames are produced by companies such as Pacific Cycles
, Taiwan. Bikes sold in Australia, Japan and the USA are built in and shipped from Taiwan.
Riese and Müller was founded in 1993 to sell Hot Ears, earmuffs to keep the ears warm while wearing a helmet. The first bicycle, the folding bicycle
known as the Birdy
, started in the garage of Heiko Müller's parents as a university project. Riese and Müller had a revenue of €6.5 million a year. In 2006 it started selling Zwei bike bags.
Other models produced by Riese and Müller are:
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
, Germany founded by Markus Riese and Heiko Müller. It designs and makes suspended bicycles
Bicycle suspension
A bicycle suspension is the system or systems used to suspend the rider and all or part of the bicycle in order to protect them from the roughness of the terrain over which they travel...
. Frames are produced by companies such as Pacific Cycles
Pacific Cycles
For the American bicycle import company see: Pacific CyclePacific Cycles is a Taiwan bicycle manufacturing company based in Hsin Wu, Taoyuan, Taiwan...
, Taiwan. Bikes sold in Australia, Japan and the USA are built in and shipped from Taiwan.
Riese and Müller was founded in 1993 to sell Hot Ears, earmuffs to keep the ears warm while wearing a helmet. The first bicycle, the folding bicycle
Folding bicycle
A folding bicycle is a bicycle designed to fold into a compact form, facilitating transport and storage. When folded, the bikes can be more easily carried into buildings and workplaces or onto public transportation or more easily stored in compact living quarters or aboard a car, boat or plane...
known as the Birdy
Birdy (bicycle)
The Birdy is a folding bicycle designed by Riese und Müller and produced by Pacific Cycles. As of 2010 over 100,000 had been sold.Released in 1995, it was the first fully suspended folding bike. The ride is regarded by some as more sporty than the Brompton, thanks in part to a stiff single-piece...
, started in the garage of Heiko Müller's parents as a university project. Riese and Müller had a revenue of €6.5 million a year. In 2006 it started selling Zwei bike bags.
- BirdyBirdy (bicycle)The Birdy is a folding bicycle designed by Riese und Müller and produced by Pacific Cycles. As of 2010 over 100,000 had been sold.Released in 1995, it was the first fully suspended folding bike. The ride is regarded by some as more sporty than the Brompton, thanks in part to a stiff single-piece...
(a folding bikeFolding bicycleA folding bicycle is a bicycle designed to fold into a compact form, facilitating transport and storage. When folded, the bikes can be more easily carried into buildings and workplaces or onto public transportation or more easily stored in compact living quarters or aboard a car, boat or plane...
with 18" wheels) - Frog (a folder with 12" wheels, discontinued for years but now available with 16" wheels as of 2010)
- Avenue
- Culture
- Delite
- Equinox (discontinued)
- Gemini (discontinued)
- Homage (since November 2005)
- Intercontinental