We are still offering incentives to dealers to help sell bikes, and hope that you will take advantage of these programs. As a manufacturer, if we do not take action to prevent a repeat of a problem, we are committing a huge injustice to each of you, and to ourselves. This same overproduction and overloading of dealers has led to the majority of problems that you each see on a daily basis. We are currently in a production hold, in an attempt to prevent overproduction from the factory, or overloading individual dealers. Despite rumors, we are not closed, we have not filed bankruptcy, and we are not abandoning our dealers. " This letter is intended to address dealers concerns with American IronHorse. Below is the letter that Buck Hendrickson, CEO, just sent to all American IronHorse Dealers. Can it be only temporarily? It’s what I wish them. This during a 2 week layoff already in place. Employees were told possible return in march but nothing definitive. Laying off pretty much everyone with the exception of a couple of big salaries. " American IronHorse closed its doors officially this past week. Follow the confirmation I received from one of their employees. American IronHorse was the main competitor of Big Dog Motorcycles in the market segment of "production custom motorcycles". In 2018, we welcomed more than 3800 participants across all events, and we’re constantly evolving to welcome new styles of riding.Sad news at a time where we are in Cincinnati celebrating our love for the V-Twin industry.
IRON HORSE BIKE FRAME FULL
Memorial Day weekend in Durango is always full of cycling events and festivities.
IRON HORSE BIKE FRAME PROFESSIONAL
We have events for professional racers and everyday enthusiasts. We now host Quarter Horse and Pedal Assist Quarter Horse rides to Purgatory, the Mountain Bike Race, the Kids Race, the BMX Straight Rhythm, and the La Strada La Plata Gravel Ride. Throughout the years, several events have been added to the traditional ride to Silverton. And whatever the results, simply finishing this classic ride is an accomplishment that keeps people coming back year after year to one of the best rides around. Each year, thousands of riders experience the thrill of descending into Silverton with hopes of beating the train. Now, riders travel to the Iron Horse from every state and several foreign countries. Durango is centrally located between Denver, Albuquerque, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City. Five of them managed to beat the train to Silverton, and it's been all uphill since then.įor the last half-century, the Iron Horse has become one of the premier bicycle events in the West. So in 1972, a group of 36 riders celebrated the train’s first run of the spring by accepting his challenge. Tom decided the best way to get others to try his favorite ride was to start a race. You can read more about the story of the Iron Horse by visiting Tom Mayer's website here: The First Iron Horse Bicycle Classic He won his candy bar, alright, and he had no idea that he had just started a famous race that would draw thousands of riders to southwest Colorado. He’d beaten the train, despite having a longer road and having to climb two mountain passes. When Jim pulled into the Silverton station, there was Tom, waiting for him.
One day in 1971, Tom challenged his older brother to a race to Silverton. Tom was a young bicycling enthusiast who enjoyed riding alongside the railroad tracks. Jim worked as a brakeman on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, which had operated the steam-powered line between Durango and Silverton since the 1880s.
Iron Horse Bicycle Classic History of the Iron Horse in Durango, Colorado The Origins of the Iron Horseīrothers Tom and Jim Mayer concocted the idea behind the first Iron Horse Bicycle Classic.
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