In 2009, Felt signed a three-year agreement to supply frames to the Garmin–Slipstream team. In 2007 Felt sponsored the Slipstream–Chipotle bicycle team. Sponsorships The Felt bicycles used by the NFTO team at the Edinburgh round of the Tour Series in May 2016 Recall įelt has issued a recall of 2009 Felt model B12, B16 and S32 road bicycles because the fork steer tube can break, causing the rider to lose control, fall and suffer injuries. Felt has also developed the Equilink suspension system for its full-suspension mountain bikes.įelt extensively utilizes wind tunnel and computational fluid dynamics modeling in its frame design process. For its time trial/triathlon bikes, Felt has developed the Bayonet Fork, which utilizes an external steerer in front of the head tube for additional stiffness and aerodynamic efficiency. Technology įelt has developed several unique bicycle technologies. Rossignol announced in March 2022 that it is selling Felt Bicycles to Pierer Mobility.

The announcement noted that Felt had grown to $60 million in revenue at the time of sale, though terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. On February 3, 2017, Rossignol Group announced the acquisition of Felt Bicycles. The brand was relaunched in 2001 as an independent company. Felt nearly disappeared from the domestic market following a fallout with Answer after a seven-year relationship. Felt still supports several professional level race teams including Hincapie Racing and Team Twenty 16.įelt was founded by Jim Felt in early 1994 when Felt products were distributed by Answer Products. The company also has a strong reputation in the time trial/triathlon bike area and for several years provided bicycles to UCI teams in the Tour de France. All design is completed in the United States and the majority of production comes from Asia. Felt produces road, track, cyclocross, electric bicycles, and cruiser bikes. Felt Racing is an American bicycle brand based in Irvine, California.

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