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www.linkedin.com company cycles devinci bixi toronto may 2011 cycles devinci is a canadian bicycle manufacturer established in chicoutimi quebec in 1987 . in addition to a full line of road mountain and hybrid bicycles it also manufactures the bixi bicycle used in bicycle sharing schemes in cities such as montreal and toronto . 1 devinci supplies a similar bicycle to santander cycles in london england . contents 1 history 2 factory production 3 devinci global racing team 4 devinci and bixi 5 references 6 external links history edit two engineering students from chicoutimi quebec founded devinci bikes in 1987 . road biking entrepreneur felix gauthier purchased half the company in 1990 moving the brand into its contemporary role as an international player in both road and mountain bike manufacturing . under gauthier the brand has grown its u.s. and international distribution channels . gauthier has since taken over full ownership of the business . in 1994 gauthier founded devinci s research and development division . the group was composed of technical bike enthusiasts according to gauthier . this led to the creation of optimum frames ollie freeride bikes the cx and instrumented bikes . devinci s r & d division uses design methods similar to those of the automotive and aeronautical industry . it now includes five engineers and technicians . in 2001 devinci moved from its 800 sq. foot space to a larger modernized plant . over the next five years it built dual suspension bikes with needle bearings cx road bikes with carbon monocoque frames and introduced its cyclocross product line . in 2004 devinci s ollie model won 26 magazine s freeride bike of the year award . in 2007 devinci introduced new models to its mountain bike collection including the moonracer desperado remix hectik frantik and district . the same year it launched the leo a high modulus carbon road frame . one year later the company unveiled the dual suspension wilson lineup . it followed this with the creation of a new downhill racing squad using devinci bikes on the world cup circuit . in 2009 the bixi public rental bike hit the streets of montreal performance hybrid bikes saw the addition of carbon frames and leo frames were redesigned . in july 2010 barclays cycle hire commenced operations with 5 000 bicycles and 315 docking stations distributed across the city of london area . 2 there are now 10 000 bixi rental bikes in use in london now operated under the name santander cycles . in may 2012 devinci global racing team member steve smith pedaled to first place at the us grand prix in port angeles wa on devinci s wilson dual suspension downhill model . factory production edit devinci has been manufacturing aluminum bicycles in various incarnations of its chicoutimi que . factories since 1987 . the current factory encompasses 100 000 square feet and employs 75 to 125 workers depending on production cycles . every process from r & d and quality control through manufacturing welding heat treatment painting and assembly is done in house by trained professionals . the devinci factory and working conditions meet or exceed north american labor and environmental standards . bike manufacturing begins in devinci s r & d department . this is where dave weagle s patented split pivot suspension engineering is merged with devinci bike frame design . before production an instrumented test bike is created . this technology is proprietary to devinci and is used to measure real world forces on a bike combined with computer cad simulations . devinci says this allows it to build lightweight designs with enhanced durability backed by its lifetime warranty . the devinci test bench cycles those forces simulating ten months of real world abuse over the course of several days . in house engineers and production staff address any flaws found in prototypes . devinci says this allows it to stay on the cutting edge of a rapidly changing environment . devinci s warehouse contains custom tube sets drawn from 6066 aluminum which according to industry standards is 30 percent more durable and 40 percent stiffer than 6061 aluminum . raw aluminum for custom machined parts is also located here . chicoutimi que . is home to large scale aluminum producers such as rio tinto alcan canada ltd. raw materials including aluminum are locally sourced . the majority of devinci s raw aluminum comes from rio tinto . the devinci machine shop is responsible for preproduction parts such as aluminum dropouts and bottom bracket shells . devinci makes these on custom jigs and machines . the jigs are built in the machine shop and specialized for each individual bike . jigs hold frame tubes for tacking and alignment prior to welding . once the frame is tacked it s brought to the welding department for completion . after frames are welded they enter the heat treating unit . devinci s heat treating equipment was updated in summer 2010 . devinci s quality control phase is a multi step process using laser alignment before frames move to the manual alignment table . after machining has been finalized frames enter the painting department . assembly is the last stage of production . this is where devinci frames are fitted with components from manufacturers such as sram shimano easton fox rockshox . devinci global racing team edit devinci global racing was launched in 2010 spearheaded by factory team manager gabe fox . according to fox the move was designed to galvanize devinci s commitment to world cup downhill mountain bike racing as well as drive in house technological advancement of its wilson bikes in conjunction with their core split pivot suspension systems . the dgr team was led by the late steve chainsaw smith a vancouver island native . in may 2012 smith captured his first win of the season in round no. 1 of the us grand prix in port angeles wa . in 2011 smith piloted his split pivot wilson to six top ten world cup finishes and secured a top five placing in overall standings . he also took first place at the canadian open in whistler b.c. and second at the us open at vernon new jersey . smith won silver at the 2010 world championships . stevie smith is the most successful canadian downhill racer in history . other team members include george brannigan new zealand nick beer 2009 european champion switzerland and gianluca vernassa italy . team mechanics are nigel reeve and len hornidge . dgr team sponsors include sram rockshox truvativ avid odi selle italia e 13 easton wheels schwalbe tires and crankbrothers . devinci and bixi edit in 2009 canada economic development allocated funding to help cycles devinci acquire equipment and reorganize its plant to produce bixi bicycles for stationnement de montr al and the soci t de v lo en libre service . bixi combines the words bicycle and taxi and is the name of montreal s public bike system . similar to european public bike share models the move was a first for canada . in 2009 devinci manufactured 3 000 bicycles available for rental at 300 stations across three boroughs ville marie plateau mont royal and rosemont la petite patrie . the montreal program has grown to include 5 000 bikes and 400 stations for 2012 . the devinci built bixis can also be found in cities with similar bike share programs such as washington d.c. london melbourne and minneapolis . bixi frames are produced from aluminum produced in quebec s saguenay region . according to company owner felix gauthier bixi bikes have helped fuel devinci s recent growth le quotidien november 9 2009 . after 2009 deployment an additional 86 cities worldwide have expressed interest in the bixi concept . in 2012 devinci is continuing its campaign to break into new export markets with the bixi . 3 references edit pearson kali 2010 12 09 . quebec oddball bikes spark cycling revolution the globe and mail . retrieved 2011 07 03 . mayor s flagship cycling scheme barclays cycle hire opens for business . transport for london . 30 july 2010 . retrieved 22 april 2011 . from point a to point b . retrieved 2012 04 18 . external links edit devinci global racing team . retrieved 2012 04 16 . devinci . retrieved 2012 04 16 . from point a to point b . retrieved 2012 04 18 . devinci . retrieved 2011 07 03 . maine tyler 2008 10 31 . devinci bikes 100 % canadian factory tour part 1 pinkbike.com . retrieved 2011 07 04 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cycles devinci & oldid 721978322 categories manufacturing companies based in montrealcycle manufacturers of canadavehicle manufacturing companies established in 1987hidden categories articles needing additional references from april 2012all articles needing additional referencesarticles with peacock terms from april 2012all articles with peacock terms navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom 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