American Bicycle Group (ABG) is a manufacturer of

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based in

Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga ( ) is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Tennessee River and borders Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the south. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, it is Tennessee ...

, United States. The company operates under a consumer-direct business model: selling their made-to-order bikes online and shipping them direct to the consumer. In July 2019, ABG was honored at a White House "Made in America Product Showcase".

Technology

Best known for its cold-worked

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bikes, the company also built the titanium legs of the Mars Land Rover

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for

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’s

Jet Propulsion Laboratory The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a Federally funded research and development centers, federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) in La Cañada Flintridge, California, Crescenta Valley, United States. Founded in 1936 by Cali ...

in 2009. Since 2012, ABG has used

3D printing 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer ...

technology for rapid prototyping and product development.

Brands

ABG owns three brands: *

Litespeed Litespeed is an American bicycle manufacturer based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Litespeed makes titanium road racing bicycles, gravel bicycles and mountain bikes. Titanium bicycle frames are famed for their ride quality. Litespeed, along with O ...

is the company's flagship line of

bikes. Litespeed has received Bicycle Guide Magazine Best of Cycling Award (1988) and Eurobike Design Award. *

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(QR) builds

triathlon A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of Swimming (sport), swimming, Cycle sport, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the ...

bikes with a Fit-Ready service. QR has received LAVA Magazine Gear-of-the-Year Award (2015) and (2016) and Interbike/TBI Innovation Award (2016). QR also produces a line of triathlon-specific wetsuits and swimskins. QR has been an official partner of

USA Triathlon USA Triathlon (USAT) is the national governing body for the multisport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and winter triathlon in the United States. USA Triathlon is a member federation of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and ...

since 2013. * Obed Bikes (formerly called Remōt and Ocoee) specializes in

carbon fiber Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers ( Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon comp ...

all-road,

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, and gravel bikes.

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* {{Sports equipment brands Cycle manufacturers of the United States Companies based in Tennessee Mountain bike manufacturers Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1986 1986 establishments in Tennessee