Soma (bicycle brand)
Soma | |
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legal form | Private (LCC) |
founding | 2001 |
Seat |
San Francisco United States![]() |
Branch | Bicycle manufacturer |
Website | http://www.somafab.com/ |
Soma Cycle Inc. is an American bicycle constructor, designer and importer based in San Francisco . The company sells bicycle frames , components and accessories.
The owner of a bicycle shop, Bradley Woehl, asked Jim Porter, President of Merry Sales Co. in 2001, if he could arrange for him to produce steel frames in Taiwan . He wanted to offer his own chromoly steel frames (chrome molybdenum , in the USA 4130) for his customers. Woehl and Porter worked together and built the Soma brand. The mechanics were inspired by the bicycle culture of San Francisco ( Critical Mass etc.) and the need for inexpensive bikes suitable for everyday use. Soma wheels are made from Tange tubes .
Soma founded their own manufacturer of transport bikes and bicycle trailers with the company Zigo in South Orange , New Jersey . The design of the Zigo Leader child carrier was introduced by Michael Ehrenreich in 2004.
Soma products
Soma sells bicycles and bicycle frames of different categories:
- Cyclo-cross
- Travel and touring bike ( Loaded Touring / Cargo )
- Trekking bike ( Mixte)
- Mountain bike
- Racing bike
- Track bike (track)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Soma Celebrates 10 Years of Steel . In: Bicycle Retailer and Industry News . ( bicycleretailer.com [accessed January 18, 2017]).
- ↑ About Us | SOMA Fabrications. In: www.somafab.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017 (American English).
- ^ Trade-PR OHG: Child in sight and in safety. In: www.wunschfee.com. May 9, 2014, accessed January 18, 2017 .
- ^ Matt Kasprzyk: Review: Soma Fabrications Double Cross DC . Bicycle Times. February 1, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ↑ Bicycle manufacturer - Radreise-Wiki. In: www.radreise-wiki.de. Retrieved January 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Lovely Bicycle !: A Soma Buena Vista Redux . December 15, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ↑ SOMA Fabrications: Smoothie . Bicycling . July 2012. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ Matt Kasprzyk: Review: Soma Fabrications San Marcos . Bicycle Times. May 8, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.