Raleigh Bicycle Company the mid-1960s, TI–Raleigh owned Brooks (one of the oldest saddle makers in the world), Sturmey-Archer (pioneer of 3-speed hubs), and Reynolds (maker of 531 tubing). Carlton, which had been unable to make inroads in the USA market after a failed rebranding deal with Huffy, found success in the late 1960s by recasting itself as "Raleigh-Carlton", a Raleigh-logo'd bike with some Carlton badging, and using the US dealer network to import and distribute bikes. The Raleigh Chopper was designed by Nottingham native Alan Oakley, though this has been disputed by Cambridge designer Tom Karen. The Chopper was patented in the UK
Gazelle (bicycle company) one million bicycles were produced every three to four years. In 2009, Gazelle won the Dutch Bike of the Year with the Chamonix Innergy electric bike. This was the first time in the competition's history that an electric bike had won the prestigious award. In 2010, Gazelle was voted the most trusted bicycle brand in the Readers Digest annual brand survey in Europe. In 2011 Gazelle was acquired by Pon Holdings, co-owner of Cervélo bikes and importer of Volkswagen in the Netherlands. Gazelle (bicycle company) Royal Dutch Gazelle is the largest and most famous bicycle manufacturer in the Netherlands. Gazelle