head badge
{{Short description|Manufacturer's or brand logo affixed to the head tube of a bicycle}}
A head badge is a manufacturer's or brand logo affixed to the head tube of a bicycle.{{cite web
| url = http://www.litespeed.com/shop/detail.aspx?ID=12
| title = Litespeed WebShop - Detail: Litespeed Head Badge-riveted
| accessdate = 2007-04-14 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061210052059/http://www.litespeed.com/shop/detail.aspx?ID=12 |archivedate = 2006-12-10}}{{cite web
| url = http://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/international.html
| title = The Raleigh International
|last=Brown |first=Sheldon |authorlink=Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic) |publisher=Sheldon Brown
| accessdate = 2009-01-15}}{{cite web
| url = http://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/holygrail.html
| title = Just Another Holy Grail
|last=Hill |first=Robert |publisher=Sheldon Brown
| accessdate = 2009-01-15}}{{cite web
| url = http://www.sheldonbrown.com/falcon.html
| title = Falcon Bicycles
|last=Kernan |first=Dean |publisher=Sheldon Brown
| accessdate = 2009-01-15}}{{cite web
| url = http://www.sheldonbrown.com/vrbn-g-n.html
| title = Wild Guesses of value for Selected Vintage Lightweights Geminiani to Motobécane
|last=Kone |first=Michael |publisher=Sheldon Brown
| accessdate = 2009-01-15}}{{cite web
| url = http://www.sheldonbrown.com/schwinn-braze.html
| title = Whole 'Lotta Brazing Going On, The Story of Schwinn Fillet-Brazed Lightweight Bicycles 1938-1978
|last=Rother |first=Mike |publisher=Sheldon Brown
| accessdate = 2009-01-15}}
Head badges may be made of metal or plastic, and they may be held in place with adhesive, screws, or rivets. Some are simply stickers, apparel, decals, or painted logos.
Head badges for a single brand may change from year to year or from model to model, as demonstrated by the variety (5) of Trek head badges pictured in the gallery below.
Other uses
The term head badge has also been used to describe other logos:
- An emblem on the cowl of an aircraft.{{cite web
| url = http://ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004/08/stuff_eng_profile_fw190a4.htm
| title = IPMSStockholm.org Camouflage & Markings Early Focke-Wulf Fw 190s
| accessdate = 2007-05-05}}
- An emblem on a military uniform hat.{{cite web
|url = http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERss.htm
|title = Spartacus Educational Waffen-SS
|accessdate = 2007-05-05
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070424180329/http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERss.htm
|archivedate = 2007-04-24
}}
{{excessive examples|date=September 2018}}
= Gallery =
File:Araya head badge.JPG|Araya [https://www.araya-usa.com/ Araya]
File:Beacon head badge.JPG|Beacon{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
File:Bianchi head badge.JPG|Bianchi
File:Bike Friday Head Badge.JPG|Bike Friday
File:Burley HeadBadge.jpg|Burley
File:C Itoh head badge.JPG|C. Itoh
File:Cannondale Head Badge 1.png|Cannondale
File:Cinelli Speciale Corsa 1952-1953 126.jpg|Cinelli
(1947–1979)
File:Long Lost Cinelli Photos - Very Best Of, MASH and more (15201030405).jpg|Cinelli
(1979–)
File:Colnago Head Badge.jpg|Colnago
File:Columbia head badge.JPG|Columbia Bicycle
File:Columbia head badge 2.JPG|Columbia Bicycle
File:De Rosa 1.jpg|De Rosa
File:Diamondback head badge.JPG|Diamondback
File:Diamondback head badge 2.JPG|Diamondback
File:Ellsworth head badge.JPG|Ellsworth
File:Falcon head badge.JPG|Falcon
File:Felt head badge.JPG|Felt
File:Fugi head badge.JPG|Fuji
File:Fyxation head badge detail.jpg|Fyxation
File:Gary Fisher head badge.JPG|Gary Fisher
File:Gazelle Omafahrrad series -4.jpg|Gazelle
File:Giant head badge.JPG|Giant
File:Giant head badge 2.JPG|Giant
File:GT head badge.JPG|GT
File:Heron head badge.JPG|Heron{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
File:Humber Head Badge (Removed & Polished).JPG|Humber
File:Humber head badge.JPG|Humber
File:IRO head badge.JPG|IRO{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
File:Iron Horse Head Badge.JPG|Iron Horse
File:Jamis head badge.JPG|Jamis
File:Kabuki head badge.JPG|Kabuki
File:Krystal head badge.JPG|Krystal{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} by Nissan Cycles[https://www.google.com/search?q=Nissan+Cycles&oq=Nissan+Cycles&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i10i22i30j0i22i30j0i390l4j69i60.24139j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Nissannnnnn Cycles]
File:Lemond head badge.JPG|LeMond
File:Lemond head badge 2.JPG|LeMond
File:Lemond 3 head badge.JPG|LeMond
File:Lotus Head Badge.jpg|Lotus
File:Manta head badge.JPG|Manta[https://manta5.com Manta]
File:Milwaukee Bicycle Co head badge.JPG|Milwaukee Bicycle Co.
File:Miyata head badge.JPG|Miyata
File:Mongoose head badge 2.JPG|Mongoose
File:Mongoose head badge.JPG|Mongoose
File:Motobecane head badge.JPG|Motobécane
File:Nishiki head badge.JPG|Nishiki
File:Peugeotlogo.jpg|Peugeot
File:Phillips Head Badge 1.png|Phillips Cycles
File:Puch head badge.jpg|Puch
File:Raleigh head badge.JPG|Raleigh
File:Rudge Head Badge.JPG|Rudge
File:SandM.jpg|S&M[https://www.sandmbikes.com/ S&M Bikes] American Bicycle Company
File:Salsa Cyles.jpg|Salsa Cycles
File:Santa Cruz 2013 Tallboy Al 20.jpg|Santa Cruz
File:Schwinn head badge.jpg|Schwinn
File:SE Bikes head badge.JPG|SE Bikes
File:Sekai head badge.JPG|Sekai{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
File:Shogun head badge.JPG|Shogun
File:Stelber.jpg|Stelber Cycle Corp
File:Surly head badge.JPG|Surly
File:Takara head badge.JPG|Takara
File:Takara 2 head badge.JPG|Takara
File:Trek 2 head badge.JPG|Trek
File:Trek head badge.JPG|Trek
File:Trek 5 head badge.JPG|Trek
File:Trek 4 head badge.JPG|Trek
File:Trek 3 head badge.JPG|Trek
File:Triumph Cycle Co.JPG|Triumph
File:Volkscycle Head Badge.jpg|Volkscycle{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
File:Western Wheel Works Crescent 31.jpg|Western Wheel Works
File:Wittson Cycles Head Badge.jpg|Wittson Custom Ti Cycles
File:Yankee Bicycle Logo.jpg|Yankee Bicycle Company
File:Zebrakenko head badge.JPG|Zebrakenko{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
File:Zebrakenko 2 head badge.JPG|Zebrakenko
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.flickr.com/groups/bicycleheadbadges/ flickr Bicycle Head Badge gallery]
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