Local (RSA) Bicycle Brand & Manufacturers

[ChrisEVP]

Good evening Hubbers

I was curious to find out what local bicycle brands currently exist in South Africa. Any help expanding on the list would be amazing ????. The proudly South African bicycle manufacturers I am aware of (at least at the time of posting this) are the following:

• Momsen
• Pyga
• Signal
• Avalanche
• Rook
• Simple Sam

Looking forward to broadening my horizons and adding some local ‘gems’ to the list????

 

[Delta Bikes]

Rapide

Found out today there is also a company called Contraband

Not sure if custom guys like Mercer would count?

[porqui]

Why would Mercer not count ??

Then there is now Sling

[Delta Bikes]

Love his work, just not sure what size would qualify though? 
 

[Broodryk]

Sling cycles, as someone else already pointed out

[Rolf Hansen]

Silverback

[Danger Dassie]

Titan Racing

Raffa Bikes

[Danger Dassie]

4 minutes ago, Rolf Hansen said:

Silverback

German now

[Rolf Hansen]

3 minutes ago, Danger Dassie said:

German now

Yes I know. Was not sure what would qualify it as South African.

It was started here?

The head office is here? 

It is manufactured here? 

I am sure bikes like Momsen and Avalanche are not manufactured in South Africa anymore? 

[Shebeen]

You could throw Calculus into that mix too then I guess.

The Momsen offshoots of Muna and Farr could also count to some degree

[Delta Bikes]

Think ryder is too?

[Hairy]

9 hours ago, ChrisEVP said:

Good evening Hubbers

I was curious to find out what local bicycle brands currently exist in South Africa. Any help expanding on the list would be amazing ????. The proudly South African bicycle manufacturers I am aware of (at least at the time of posting this) are the following:

• Momsen
• Pyga
• Signal
• Avalanche
• Rook
• Simple Sam

Looking forward to broadening my horizons and adding some local ‘gems’ to the list????

 

33 minutes ago, Shebeen said:

You could throw Calculus into that mix too then I guess.

The Momsen offshoots of Muna and Farr could also count to some degree

Came here to also note https://www.calculus-bikes.com/

[Hairy]

If you are going to take Silverback out of the running, then you have to take Momsen and FARR out too.

[Hairy]

But then what are we really calling "SA Bike Brand & Manufacturers"

Would a brand just be someone who has slapped their sticker on a generic frame? If so there are a couple of additional names we can add to this list?

Manufacturers, well Mercer would certainly count then.

[The Habrador]

3 hours ago, Rolf Hansen said:

Yes I know. Was not sure what would qualify it as South African.

It was started here?

The head office is here? 

It is manufactured here? 

I am sure bikes like Momsen and Avalanche are not manufactured in South Africa anymore? 

German owned, but as far as I know, all design is done here so I'd consider it to be South African????

[Danger Dassie]

2 hours ago, Hairy said:

But then what are we really calling "SA Bike Brand & Manufacturers"

Would a brand just be someone who has slapped their sticker on a generic frame? If so there are a couple of additional names we can add to this list?

Manufacturers, well Mercer would certainly count then.

Momsen design their own bikes, and while Victor the designer/founder has emigrated, the brand itself is still based in SA.

Silverback moved their base of operation to Germany, they themselves claim "German engineering" 
There's more to a brand than just the geographic nature of manufacture.