Specialized Bicycle Components Italian bike components that were difficult to find in the United States, but the company began to produce its own bike parts by 1976, starting with the Specialized Touring Tire. In 1981, the company introduced its first two bikes, the Sequoia, a sport-touring design and the Allez, a road bike. Specialized also introduced the first major production mountain bike in the world, the Stumpjumper, in 1981. Like the Sequoia and Allez, the Stumpjumper was designed by Tim Neenan and based on an early Tom Ritchey design. Specialized continues to produce bikes under the Stumpjumper name, including both hardtail and full-suspension
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has active branches in many states of the federation and in the specialized industrial zones of Ikeja and Apapa. MAN has a council headed by a President and a secretariat at Ikeja managed by a Director-General. The organization has ten sectoral groups made up of companies in related industries. As a representative body of manufacturers, MAN nominees represent the interest of manufacturers in the boards of a number of government institutions. Also, MAN has made recommendations to the government that have come to fruition. The Raw Materials Development and Research Council was established on the recommendation of MAN while it