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British Eagle was a cycle manufacturer, based in Mochdre near Newtown, Powys, that closed in the mid nineties. At some point it had received financial support from the Development Board for Rural Wales. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1996/feb/16/british-eagle-cycle-factory )〕 UK Companies house shows "British Eagle Cycles Limited" was dissolved 5/7/1994. Also a similarly named "British Eagle Cycle CompanyLimited" was formed in 11/07/1989 and dissolved 29/06/2004, registered in Peterborough It seems to have been associated with, or a spin-off from Falcon Cycles and Coventry Eagle Professional cyclist Barry Hoban may have run the company at one point. A touring frame, named Touristique, made from 531ST reynolds steel with Shimano 500LX groupset (including Biopace chainring) appears to be their most remembered model. They may have also produced two competition frames, Campionissimo and Primavera. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=15235113 )〕 The 1989 catalogue lists 7 mountain-bike models; Volcanic, Fireball, Shadow, Summit, Inferno, Fuego, Capri, 1 tourer (Touristique) and 1 road bike (Competition).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cyclemuseum.org.uk/library/ )〕 The brand name has more recently appeared on bikes sold by supermarkets. ASDA were criticized by cycling and mainstream press for displaying the bike set up incorrectly, with the front forks reversed. The brand is now owned by MV Sports & Leisure Ltd, alongside a wide range of largely children-oriented branded sports toys. MV Sports is a subsidiary of Tandem Group PLC which also owns the Dawes and Claud Butler brands under other subsidiaries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://tandemgroupplc.co.uk/about/marc/ )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「British Eagle (cycles)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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