Ridgeback (brand)

Ridgeback
Company type	Private
Industry	Bicycles
Founded	1983
Headquarters	Milton Keynes, England, UK
Key people	Errol Drew, Founder
Products	Bicycles
Website	www.ridgeback.co.uk

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.

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]

2024 model list

E-bikes

E-Active

Arcus 1
Arcus 1 Open Frame
Arcus 2
Arcus 2 Open Frame
Arcus 3
Arcus 3W
X2
X2 Open Frame

E-Cargo

Butcher
Errand

E-Utility

Advance 1
Advance 1W
Advance 2
Advance 2W
Advance 3
Advance 3W
Electron Front Hub Drive
Electron
Electron INT
Electron S1
Electron S2
Electron S3

Hybrid & Commute

Avenida 6
Avenida 7
Avenida 21
Comet
Comet Open Frame
Element
Element Eq
Motion
Motion Open Frame
Speed
Speed Open Frame
Supernova Eq
Vanteo
Velocity
Velocity Open Frame

Mountain

Terrain 1
Terrain 2
Terrain 2 Open Frame
Terrain 3
Terrain 4

Touring

Expedition
Panorama
Tour
Voyage

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 – Tradition series

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

Balance bikes – Scoot series

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ridgeback picks its five key bikes over 30 years". Bikebiz. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ "GENESIS DAY ONE - URBAN CROSS UTILITY". VeloAcier.com (in French). 9 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ "What's Britain's most stolen bike? The answer will surprise you". road.cc. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ "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.
^ "These UK cycle crime statistics make essential reading for cyclists". Cycleplan Blog. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

External links

Official website

[:0-1] "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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