Car makers who have a MTB on the option lists?

[beyond rational]

How many manufacteurs also sell bikes? I know Audi and BMW do, who else?

Are they ever anygood? I can't imagine any are vaule for money?

Some of them look pretty cool, some just look stupid






{guessing some whyte bike tie up?)

[rico]

Porsche:



Spyker (road bike):



There's loads

[saddle bum]

Smith & Wesson supply the Met Police with bicycles.

[markelvin]

Love the Spyker

[gbbird]

Those people that make big Hummy things had bikes on show at the Motorshow this year

[Rednut05]

gbbird said:

Those people that make big Hummy things had bikes on show at the Motorshow this year

Hummer?

[markelvin]

Although I hope the wheels on the Spykey arn'y machined from aluminium, would be V heavy

[beedj]

Land Rover announced they were doing so two years ago but I'm not sure what came of it.
Seemed to me at the time to be a massive opportunity given the strength of the L-R brand in terms of off-road performance

www.carpages.co.uk/land_rover/land_rover_launch_bike_range_30_05_04.asp

[deckster]

markelvin said:

Love the Spyker

Looks stunning I agree, but the mudguard clearance could be a problem. Plus it's singlespeed so I'd never get on with it

[4WD]

Unsuprisingly car companies are not as good at building bikes as the specialists. Also they sell fewer models so the retail price has to be higher to recoup the manufacturing costs, making them poorer value. However most porsche owners etc are paying for the badge so what the hell.

[pdV6]

beedj said:

Land Rover announced they were doing so two years ago but I'm not sure what came of it.
Seemed to me at the time to be a massive opportunity given the strength of the L-R brand in terms of off-road performance

www.carpages.co.uk/land_rover/land_rover_launch_bike_range_30_05_04.asp

Didn't they end up going with LR-branded Orange bikes in the end?

[orgasmicliving!!]

The Land Rover and Porsche bikes are pretty good. VW has a tie-in with Trek, or at least it used to.

The rest are fairly pants. Spyker...yuck. It's just as ugly as the car. And just as ill-suited for the purpose it's built for. Just horrible.

[neil_cardiff]

orgasmicliving!! said:

VW has a tie-in with Trek, or at least it used to.

Subaru and Gary Fisher are linked as well...

[raceboy]

neil_cardiff said:

Subaru and Gary Fisher are linked as well...

As are Hyundai and GT, but not sure if this is just at sponsorship level

[beyond rational]

Any manufactuers that make a 4x4 that do not sell a MTB?

[gbbird]

Rednut05 said:

gbbird said:

Those people that make big Hummy things had bikes on show at the Motorshow this year

Hummer?

Aye that'll be the one

[orgasmicliving!!]

Alfa Romeo bikes look pretty nice.
www.italiaspeed.com/2006/cars/alfa_romeo/06/festa_d_italia/0806.html

Edited by orgasmicliving!! on Thursday 30th November 16:27

[neilski]

What about bike manufacturers that "also" make cars? e.g. Peugeot

[matthew_h]

deckster said:

markelvin said:

Love the Spyker

Looks stunning I agree, but the mudguard clearance could be a problem. Plus it's singlespeed so I'd never get on with it

You'd be ok as it's not actually a single speed as it has a geared hub (probably a Rohloff). You can see the cables on the far side of the rear wheel.

Edited by matthew_h on Friday 1st December 09:40

[RUF RCT]

I thought Land Rover had gone with Moulton.

Also, shouldn't forget Ferrari's links with Colnago.