Wheelie bike of non-bicycle manufacturers that developed and sold add-on products, such as the Wham-O wheelie bar. Though initially a US fad, wheelie bikes also became popular in the UK, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. Australia had its own Malvern Star Dragster, ,Brazil had its own Monark Tigrão., and in Norway, Øglænd made the DBS Tomahawk. The former The Shaggs singer Dot Wiggin recorded the song "Banana Bike" in 2013 as a tribute to her sister Helen, who died in 2006. Helen owned a yellow imported Raleigh Chopper that she used to keep fit with, that Dot found amusing that a
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