Wisconsin has a strong bicycling culture. A proud history of small manufacturing. And frankly, a tradition of tinkering. Put them together and it shouldn’t be suprising to find small bicycle manufacturers, assemblers, and entrepreneurs in the state.
Michael Sauter welds a bike frame at Wyatt Bicycles in Bangor, Wis.
Wyatt Hrudka/Wyatt Bicycle Company
Trek Bicycle Corporation, that humbly began in 1976 in a red barn in Waterloo, Wis., 30 minutes northeast of the state capitol, now boasts more than 7,000 employees around the globe.
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Wyatt Bicycles owner Wyatt Hrudka assembles a bike at the company’s factory in Bangor, Wis.
Wyatt Hrudka/Wyatt Bicycle Company
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Wyatt Bicycles owner Wyatt Hrudka stands with one of his aluminum-frame Vista mountain bikes, made in Bangor, Wis.
Courtesy Wyatt Hrudka/Wyatt Bicycle Company
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The teardrop (here in red) is one of Dave Wages’ design signatures found on many Ellis Cycles bikes.
Chris Lee/Adams Publishing Group
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Ellis Cycles’ bikes come with a state outline featuring a star for Franklin, Wis., and “HANDBUILT WISCONSIN”.
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The Ellis Cycles “Modern Classic” is one of Dave Wages’ hand-made bike models, shown here in his basement workshop in the Milwaukee suburb of Franklin, Wis.
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A lavender Boogie Cruiser electric bike sits outside the headquarters of Small Town Bike Co. in Hingham, Wis. The battery fits in the back above the tire and under the rack.
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Small Town Bike Co. plans to launch its new model, the Foldable E-bike, this spring.
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