Pacific Cycles
Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer
Pacific Cycles is a Taiwanese bicycle designing and manufacturing company headquartered in Xinwu District, Taoyuan City. The company manufactures its self-designed cycles including folding bicycles, electric bicycles, tricycles and other supportive cycles. It has an in-house research and development studio known as "Section Zero" for new product development and also provides original design manufacturing services for over 40 bicycle brands and original equipment manufacturers worldwide from this facility. The company has a bicycle museum in Taoyuan City known as "Pacific Cycles Museum".
History and overview
Pacific Cycles was established in 1980 by George Lin, a Taiwanese entrepreneur. Lin started his career as an English teacher in 1972. He established the company as an ODM with a capital investment of US$ 0.2 million. The company developed a research and development center inside its manufacturing facility later known as the "Section zero" division. One of their first clients was "The Alpha Cycle" which manufactured the cycle brand Lotus during 1982-1983.They also produced "Alenax transbar" bikes around the same time. At present, the company's investment in R&D accounts for 2-3 percent of their annual revenue.
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