american distributor of bicycles designed in the usa and built in china and taiwan . jamis was acquired in 1990 by its parent company g. joannou cycle co. it is headed by carine joannou chief executive of g. joannou cycles since taking over the family business when her father died in 1981 . contents 1 history 2 awards 3 references 4 external links history edit jamis bicycles was based in tallahassee florida . it introduced the earth cruiser a beach cruiser in 1979 . in 1980 it made the boss cruiser featuring a double diamond frame and a cheeks saddle . jamis sold its boss explorer comfort bicycle in 1981 combining the boss cruiser and early mountain bikes . in 1983 jamis launched the dakota jamis lightfoot and jamis roughneck . the first jamis dakar in 1985 was a custom built race ready bicycle from the factory . the dakar is still sold although revised . in 1988 jamis introduced the eclipse and quest their first road bikes . in 1991 jamis introduced coda and tangier hybrid style bikes with an upright seating position and 700c tires . jamis sold the dragon its mountain bike in 1993 featuring a fillet welded hand polished tube frame rock shox front suspension xtr drivetrain and ultegra hubs . it made its first full suspension bike in 1995 . the off road dragon and on road eclipse were the first american made production bikes to have reynolds 853 tubing on their frames . in 1998 jamis made the diablo with a vacuum resin molded carbon monocoque frame . its dakota mountain bike won the bike of the year award from mountain biking . citation needed in 2000 jamis won bike of the year again for bicycles under 800 with its dakar sport . citation needed awards edit 1998 bicycling magazine s editor s choice award for innovative products jamis diablo 1998 bicycling magazine s bike of the year award jamis dakota 2000 mountain biking magazine s bike of the year under 800 jamis dakar sport 2001 mountain biking magazine s bike of the year 800 1500 jamis dakar comp 2004 bicycling magazine as the best buy for a comfort road bike jamis coda sport 2005 bicycling magazine s editor s choice awards for best value full suspension mountain bike jamis dakar xlt 2005 bicycling magazine s editor s choice awards for best value enthusiast road bike jamis quest 2006 bicycling magazine s editor s choice award as the best full suspension mountain bike under 1000 jamis diablo 7 7 2008 bicycling magazine s editor s choice award for best enthusiast road bike jamis xenith pro 2009 bicycling magazine s editor s choice award for best recreational road bike jamis ventura elite 2010 bicycling magazine s editor s choice award for best recreational road bike jamis xenith comp 2011 bicycling magazine s editor s choice award for best flat bar road bike jamis coda sport 2013 bicycling magazine s editor s choice award for best recreational road bike jamis icon elite 2013 bicycling magazine s editor s choice award for best value 29 hardtail mountain bike jamis dragon 29 sport 2014 bicycling magazine s editor s choice award for best best recreational road bike jamis icon elite 2014 bicycling magazine s editor s choice award for best women s flat bar road bike jamis allegro elite femme references edit external links edit jamis bikes homepage bicycling magazine mountain biking magazine jamis bikes canada official sales and distribution for canada v t e american bicycle manufacturers current american star bike friday bilenky cycle works bohemian brooklyn bicycle co. bontrager calfee design cannondale catrike centurion chumba racing co motion columbia cortina cruzbike cycle force group dahon diamondback dynacraft bsc electra ellsworth handcrafted fantasy toys lowrider bicycle & hobby felt fuji fyxation gendron inc. gt haro huffy ibis independent fabrication international surrey company iron horse italvega jamis k2 sports kent international kestrel litespeed magna marin masi melon milwaukee mongoose moots next nishiki novara pacific pope priority pure cycles quality quintana roo r e rans designs razorusa redline rhoades car ritchey design rivendell roadmaster richard sachs santa cruz santana schwinn seven shelby shinola soma fabrications specialized surly terracycle terrible one tommaso torker transition trek turner suspension univega valdora van dessel sports villy custom volagi waterford precision wilderness trail worksman yamaguchi yeti zigo defunct american american machine and foundry chicago clark kent e. c. stearns eagle fat city fleetwing gary fisher gormully & jeffery jmc klein kogswell lemond lotus merlin murray overman pocket rambler ross serotta sol stelber sterling wright components bell sports bicycle technologies international coker tire fox racing shox fyxation giro hayes brake burley design rockshox slidepad speedplay sram l.h. thomson zipp rolf prima retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title jamis bicycles & oldid 712925401 categories cycle manufacturers of the united statesmountain bike manufacturerscompanies established in 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