Volagi Cycles
{{Infobox company
| name = Volagi Cycles
| logo =
| type = Private
| foundation = {{start date and age|2010}}
| location_city = Ogden, Utah
| location_country = United States
| key_people = Robert Choi, Barley Forsman
| industry = Bicycles
| products = Bicycle and related components
| homepage = [http://www.volagi.com/ www.volagi.com]
}}
Volagi Cycles was an American company that manufactured bicycles and related components. Founded in 2010 by two bicycle industry designers, Robert Choi and Barley Forsman, Volagi had six international distributors, as well as eighty bicycle dealers in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.volagi.com/support/store-locator/ |title=Store Locator |publisher=Volagi |access-date=2014-06-04}}
History
Originally based in Cotati, California, Volagi was founded in 2010 by Robert Choi and Barley Forsman, both former employees of Specialized Bicycle Components and CamelBak.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
In 2012 the company was sued by Specialized Bicycle Components, for theft of trade secrets and breach of employment contract, as well as other charges. Of Specialized's nine claims, eight were thrown out of court, and the jury awarded Specialized one dollar in damages on the remaining count (breach of employment contract) that went to trial.{{ cite web | last=Fretz | first=Caley | title=Specialized sues Volagi over Liscio road bike | url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/01/bikes-and-tech/specialized-sues-volagi-over-liscio-road-bike_201808 | date=2012-01-03 | publisher=Velo News | access-date=18 April 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105040154/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/01/bikes-and-tech/specialized-sues-volagi-over-liscio-road-bike_201808 | archive-date=2015-01-05 | url-status=live }}{{ cite web | url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/01/news/an-expensive-dollar-volagi-owes-specialized-1_203443 | title=An expensive dollar: Volagi owes Specialized $1 | publisher=Velonews.competitor.com | last=Zinn | first=Lennard | date=2012-01-13 | access-date=2014-06-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625045456/http://www.velonews.com/2012/01/news/an-expensive-dollar-volagi-owes-specialized-1_203443 | archive-date=2017-06-25 | url-status=live }}{{ cite web | url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2012/01/13/legal-feud-between-bike-giant-specialized-and-bay-area-startup-ends-in-mixed-verdict/ | title=Legal feud between bike giant Specialized and Bay Area startup ends in mixed verdict | publisher=Mercury News, Bay Area News Group | last=Mintz | first=Howard | date=2012-01-13 | access-date=2017-09-14 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501201109/http://www.mercurynews.com/2012/01/13/legal-feud-between-bike-giant-specialized-and-bay-area-startup-ends-in-mixed-verdict/ | archive-date=2017-05-01 | url-status=live }} It was estimated by Choi and Forsman's attorney, Tyler Paetkau, that Specialized incurred more than $2M in legal fees to practice "competition by litigation."{{ cite web | last=Payne | first=Paul | title=Jury awards $1 to Specialized in Cotati bike feud case | url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/csp/mediapool/sites/PressDemocrat/News/story.csp?cid=2021152&sid=555&fid=181 | publisher=THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | date=2012-01-13 | access-date=2017-09-14 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914035649/http://www.pressdemocrat.com/csp/mediapool/sites/PressDemocrat/News/story.csp?cid=2021152&sid=555&fid=181 | archive-date=2017-09-14 | url-status=live }}
In September 2016, Volagi announced that it would close its doors after a founding member was injured in a bicycle accident involving an automobile.{{cite web | last=MacMichael | first=Simon | url=http://road.cc/content/news/206543-us-bike-maker-volagi-cycles-suspends-operation-co-founder-coma |title=US bike maker Volagi Cycles suspends operation with co-founder in coma |format=news article |date=2016-09-30 |access-date=2018-07-11}}
Volagi sponsored athletes such as Chris Ragsdale, compete in ultra-cycling events such as Race Across America.{{cite web|url=https://www.raceacrossamerica.org/userfiles/file/CHRIS%20RAG.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - CHRIS RAG |format=PDF |access-date=2014-06-04}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.volagi.com/ Official website]
{{American bicycle manufacturers}}
Category:Cycle manufacturers of the United States
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