Bikemaker

Indeed, it was a Watertown, Mass., bikemaker named Sterling Elliot who turned out the first sulkies with small, steel-spoked wheels and pneumatic tires in 1892.

Huffy Corp. this afternoon withdrew its offer in federal bankruptcy for rival bikemaker Schwinn/GT.

He will be remembered for having co-authored one of the great American comeback stories: vaulting the 102-year-old Milwaukee bikemaker [Harley-Davidson Inc.] from the financial junkyard -- a near-bankruptcy experience -- to roaring success.

And in June, Hublot, the luxury watchmaker, partnered with BMC, the Swiss bikemaker, to create a sleek black 11-speed, for about $20,000.