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Torker
Torker is a brand of bicycles and unicycles currently owned by Seattle Bike Supply, headquartered in Kent, Washington.〔(【引用サイトリンク】SBS Brand Websites )〕 ==History== The Torker name was created by Johnson Engineering in Fullerton, CA in 1977 for a BMX bike frame.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Torker Flashback: Our Company History In Advertising: 1977 ) 〕 The first Haro bikes were made by Torker. In 1982, Torker let go Bob Haro when he introduced his own line of BMX racing pants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】FATBMX: BMX Bizznizz : Interview with BMX guru Harold McGruther )〕 In 1984, the Torker Bicycle Company went bankrupt, and Seattle Bike Supply purchased the name.〔(【引用サイトリンク】23mag memories of BMX: companies: Torker )〕 BMX bikes with the Torker name were made from the late 1970s into the 2000s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】BMX museum.com Bikes / T / Torker )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】BMXUltra.com Interview: Torker's Matt Hadan )〕 Torker's product line expanded to include beach cruisers, tandem bikes and even unicycles. ''Reader's Digest'' nominated Torker unicycles as "America's 100 Best" for 2006, and Torker was awarded BEST OF 2006 in the December issue of ''Seattle Magazine''. Seattle Bike Supply was acquired by Accell in 2006.〔(Did you hear?… Accell Group buys U.S.-based Seattle Bike Supply )〕
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