Specialized Bikes - Professional Innovation!

Mike Sinyard, father of Specialized Bicycle Components has a brief although deep saying: "We started off Specialized for dualistic main reasons: One: We love the sport. Number two: We wish to construct products which aid persons such as you thrill the sport as we do. Final."

As a result, he set up the company in 1974 and 2 yrs later sold the first item it produced, a tire made for a touring market. In 1981, along came the StumpJumper - the original mountain bike to go on sale to the broad public.

Specialized Bikes - or in full, Specialized Bicycle Components Inc is the US's 4th largest producer of high end bikes. Specialized is relentlessly doing its best to make better bicycle models. They have established a breakthrough when they introduced the Mountain Bike to the public. The first version, a trailblazing item now on show at Smithsonian Museum.

Over the last twenty nine years, Mike and Specialized did not backpedal from its slogan of the company, as shown in the heading: "Innovate Or Die."

Specialized makes and releases innovative mechanisms for instance the racers' dream - the three spoke wheel - a time cutter; bicycle seats which are physician -designed, light helmets, among others.

A biking devotee, Mike ran into a lady who was a friend with Italy's classic touring and racing bicycle producers. These makers were willing to allow Mike sell their products back in the US.

He was aware that high-end bike spares were not dexterously available in America and could be appreciated by the bona fide bicycle followers. He made use what was left of of his $1500 to obtain components, created an inventory and sold off the complete stash to the local bike shop owners, a two-way venture which carried on for ages.

Ready capital was still a problem but Mike triumphed over it and carried on to start a most profitable enterprise.

Specialized is still innovating and selling, and for the 'fair dinkum' truly dedicated; bicycle devotee; Specialized is your specialist.