Raleigh Bicycle Company used by the Raleigh professional team of the 1970s. Presently Raleigh as a company owns the Diamondback Bike brand as well. During the 1980s Raleigh also supported British professional teams, including "Raleigh Banana" and "Raleigh Weinmann". Raleigh's most notable riders were Paul Sherwin, Malcolm Elliott, Mark Bell, Paul Watson, Jon Clay and Jeff Williams. It also sponsored a mountain bike team in the early 1990s that also raced in road events. In 2009 it was announced that the company would be creating a new Continental-level cycling team called Team Raleigh. The Team were co-sponsored by the global shipping and logistics
Chicago Bicycle Company company produced, made profitability virtually impossible. CBC was renamed the US Bicycle Corp and Marmon says he is working with investors to turn the company into a roll-up. Today there is a new Chicago Bicycle Company, unrelated to the original factory, that is a two store bicycle chain in the city of Chicago and online at chicagobicyclecompany.com The business is owned by long time retailer Denis Smith and his partner Elizabeth Georgescu. With locations in the historic printers Row in the Southloop, and North Center neighborhoods Chicago Bicycle Company employees master mechanics and carries all Trek related products Online store