Rewel bikes

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Rewel bikes

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legal form Sole proprietorship
founding 17th November 1986
Seat Rentschnerstrasse 46, Bolzano , Italy
management Werner Pichler
Website [1]

First titanium bike, manufactured by Werner Pichler
Wall painting in the show room, drawn by Werner Pichler

Rewel Bikes is a bicycle manufacturer in which titanium bicycles are largely manufactured. The company became known for building the fastest bike in the world in 1993, which broke the world record at the time.

history

Foundation and development

In 1982 the mechanical engineering technician Werner Pichler welded his first bicycle frame and on November 17, 1986 he founded the sole proprietorship Rewel Bikes in a backyard in Bolzano . Titan frames are still 100% handcrafted here today.

The first MTBs with innovative technology were developed as early as 1987 . The titanium frame, twist shifter and compact crank were among the innovations on the MTB market. Also at Road 1990 compact cranks have been mounted and wheels kg developed under the 7th

In 1989 Leo Santa joined the company, which was now run as an OHG.

The fastest bike in the world

In 1993 the two South Tyroleans built "the fastest bike in the world" . Raimund Weissensteiner drove this for the TV show Wetten, dass ..? down a ski slope at 122 km / h and set a new world record. Ten months later, at 127 km / h, he improved the record in the Italian version of the television program.

  • Was this bike used while Wetten, dass ..? 122 km / h reached.

  • This bike was used during the Italian version of Wetten dass ..? 127 km / h reached.

Products

We offer bicycles made to measure and 100% handcrafted titanium frames, titanium stems, titanium seat posts, twist grips and axle plates in titanium for the Rohloff Speedhub 500/14 .

A titanium mountain bike with a Rohloff Speedhub 500/14
A titanium racing bike

Other services

Bicycle service, e.g. B. Repairs and replacement parts are offered.

Rohloff

Rewel Bikes sells Rohloff products in Italy .

literature

  • Tom Bierl: fire worker. High tech from the backyard . In: bike. The mountain bike magazine. No. 4, 1993, pp. 168-174.
  • Tom Bierl: Speed ​​King. The fastest biker in the world . In: bike. The mountain bike magazine. No. 3, 1993, pp. 16-17.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bozen Chamber of Commerce  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Information about Rewel Bikes@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.camcom.bz.it  
  2. ↑ Tom Bierl: Fire Worker . High tech from the backyard . In: bike. The mountain bike magazine. No. 4, 1993, pp. 168-174.
  3. ^ Christian Smolik: Titan & Pfiffikus . In: tour.Rad Magazin No. 1, 1989.
  4. ↑ Christian Smolik: Rewel with 7 kilos! . In: tour.Rad Magazin No. 8, 1990.
  5. ↑ Tom Bierl: Speed ​​King. The fastest biker in the world . In: bike. The mountain bike magazine. No. 3, 1993, pp. 16-17.
  6. ↑ Raymond "awareness ski" White Steiner Homepage
  7. ^ Rohloff importers . All importers and their contacts from Rohloff