The Felt bicycles used by the NFTO team at the Edinburgh round of the Tour Series in May 2016 Recall įelt has issued a recall of 2009 Felt model B12, B16 and S32 road bicycles because the fork steer tube can break, causing the rider to lose control, fall and suffer injuries.
Felt has also developed the Equilink suspension system for its full-suspension mountain bikes.įelt extensively utilizes wind tunnel and computational fluid dynamics modeling in its frame design process. For its time trial/triathlon bikes, Felt has developed the Bayonet Fork, which utilizes an external steerer in front of the head tube for additional stiffness and aerodynamic efficiency. The announcement noted that Felt had grown to $60 million in revenue at the time of sale, though terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.įelt has developed several unique bicycle technologies. On February 3, 2017, Rossignol Group announced the acquisition of Felt Bicycles. The brand was relaunched in 2001 as an independent company.
Felt nearly disappeared from the domestic market following a fallout with Answer after a 7-year relationship. Felt was founded by Jim Felt in early 1994 when Felt products were distributed by Answer Products.
