references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s general notability guideline . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources thorn cycles news newspapers books scholar jstor free images february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message a thorn nomad touring bike in the spanish pyrenees thorn cycles is a british manufacturer of bicycles based in bridgwater somerset . they specialise in tandems touring and randonneuring cycles with their frames manufactured in taiwan . they have recently become well known for their raven series of cycles equipped with rohloff hub gears . these include the raven tour expedition tourer the sport tour fast tourer sterling mountain bikes and recently the raven twin tandem . the business began under the name st john street cycles in 1984 when robin thorn took over a traditional bicycle and toy shop in st john street bridgwater . they began selling their own cycles in the 1990s under the thorn brand . thorn cycles ltd was registered as a limited company in 2000 . st john street cycles remains as a trading name for the retail arm of the business . 1 see also edit list of bicycle manufacturing companies references edit about thorn section of thorn sherpa brochure issue 2 january 2009 . accessed 14 march 2009 . external links edit thorn cycles st john street cycles v t e british bicycle manufacturers current a bike bickerton boardman bootie brompton campion condor dawes defiance dolan ellis briggs enigma titanium falcon genesis halfords hetchins holdsworth islabikes lotus mercian moulton muddy fox orange paper pashley pedersen phillips planet x raleigh reynolds ridgeback robin hood saracen strida thorn ti group whyte defunct ariel bsa british eagle carlton claud butler chater lea coventry eagle coventry premier elswick hopper flying scot f.w. evans freddie grubb harry quinn hercules humber norman perry roberts rover royal enfield rudge whitworth sun sunbeam triumph viking warrick witcomb components brooks england dunlop middlemores saddles sturmey archer this article related to a bicycle manufacturing company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title thorn cycles & oldid 728308919 categories cycle manufacturers of the united kingdommountain bike manufacturerscompanies based in bridgwatermanufacturing companies established in 1984cycling in somersetcycle manufacturer stubshidden categories articles lacking in text citations from february 2014all articles lacking in text citationsarticles with topics of unclear notability from february 2014all articles with topics of unclear notabilityall stub articles 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 articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 4 july 2016 at 15 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view