RIH Bikes

RIH Bikes RIH is the name of a Dutch bicycle manufacturer.[1] The company is one of the last private bicycle b Also in 1928, Willem Bustraan Jr. in 1948.

RIH was founded in 1921 by Willem (Wim) and Joop Bustraan at Westerstraat 150 situated in the working class neighborhood Jordaan of Amsterdam. In 1928, the firm moved to its present address Prins Bernhardkade 3, 1165 HL Halfweg (NH)in Amsterdam (nowadays RIH Sport). joined the business with his father and his uncle. The two brothers handed over the business to Willem Jr. He then teamed up with Wim

van der Kaaij who had learned the trade from an early age always helping in the shop as an apprentice. He is now the sole owner of the business and still builds frames (aged over 70), mostly track(race) bikes.[2] Moreover, one can also stil contact Wim to restore an old RIH-Sport frame. Through the 60s Fongers built lightweights in series under the RIH name, but this cooperation ended when Batavus-Intercycle acquired Fongers in 1970.[3]
About that time, in 1972, RIH started a collaboration with the Cové Fietsfabriek from Venlo. Later, Cové acquired the right to sell normal bicycles under the brand name RIH on the market. The company was the first Dutch frame builder that could build lightweight frames.

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