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Dolan Bikes Ltd - Brand history
Dolan Bikes in the North West have a large variety of racing and
sportive bikes for those riding on or off the road.
Dolan learned from a master and when Chris Boardman was a junior, it was
Dolan providing bikes for the future Olympic champion. The frames used
by the GB team pursuit squad in Barcelona (92) were Dolan™s and Yvonne
McGregor won an Olympic Bronze medal in Sydney 2000 and a UCI World
title on a Dolan in 2000. The accolades for the bike go on like Rob
Hayles and Bradley Wiggins riding Six Day Madison events on them and in
2003 Bradley Wiggins won the unofficial world cup of Madison racing, the
Gent Six, with Matthew Gilmore, on a custom aluminium frame.
They are a special frame. Not just because of Terry's experience but
also the feedback from riders like Sir Chris Hoy and Craig MacLean
during the days when Dolan supplied his bikes to Team GB. Now, the GB
team ride the black bikes called the UK SI but even they have had the
Dolan touch with Terry helping out with the geometry of them during
their design days.
So, while the world look on with envy at the UK SI bikes that the
British team continued to rack up wins on, the top of the range Dolans
are available for a fraction of the price. These days, there are five
track frames to choose from in the Dolan range, three made out of
aluminium and two from carbon. There is also the Kadet track bike for
children. It is also worth noting that Dolan produce the Alpina Forks
and Seatposts and also a rather special narrow handlebar with a width of
only 33cm for an aerodynamic position on the bike.
www.dolan-bikes.com
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