George Mallory Hendee
George Mallory Hendee (born October 22, 1866 in Watertown , Connecticut , † 1943 in Suffield , Connecticut) was an American bicycle pioneer and co-founder of the Indian Motocycle Company .
At the age of 16, in 1882, George Hendee rode his first bicycle races, still on the pennyroyal , and was American amateur champion over various routes for four consecutive years. In 1886 he set a world record over the half mile with two minutes and 27.4 seconds, which was valid for six years. Hendee turned professional in 1886. In 1895, in his last active year, he won the World High-Mountain Bike Championship, which was held in Springfield , Massachusetts , over several runs in two days. He won a total of 309 races. While still active, he was a functionary in various cycling associations.
In 1897, Hendee opened a production facility for safety bicycles. In 1901 Hendee became aware of Oscar Hedstrom . Hendee, the sponsor, and Hedstrom, the designer, founded the motorcycle manufacturer Indian in the same year . In 1902, the company was the first in the United States to begin mass production of gasoline-powered motorcycles . 1913–1917 "Hendee Manufacturing" was the world's largest producer of motorcycles, in 1913 they produced 32,000 units. The plant existed until 1953, and recently motorcycles have been produced again under the name "Indian".
In 1916 George Hendee retired and moved to the "Hilltop Farm" in Suffield, Connecticut, where he raised Guernsey cattle and established a model poultry farm for Leghorn chickens . The farm became a major producer of dairy and poultry products.
In 1998 George Hendee was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame and in 2010 the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame .
Web links
- George Mallory Hendee in the Radsportseiten.net database
- George Mallory at usbhof.org
- George Mallory Hendee on hilltopfarmsuffield.org
- George Hendee on motorcyclemuseum.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hendee, George Mallory |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hendee, George Mallory (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cyclist and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Watertown , Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1943 |
| Place of death | Suffield , Connecticut |