specialised stores founded 2005 founder isla rowntree headquarters bromfield shropshire united kingdom area served uk & eire north america products children s bicycles website islabikes.co.uk islabikes a l eye l ba ks 1 is a manufacturer of bicycles primarily for children . the business is located in bromfield near ludlow in shropshire england . it was founded in 2005 by competitive cyclist isla rowntree initially located at claverley in east shropshire until it moved in 2010 . in november 2014 the company employed 40 people . 2 islabikes is known to produce very light bikes where all components are designed for children . 3 4 in 2011 islabikes introduced one adult sized model but does not plan to expand further into adult bikes . 5 islabikes opened their north american headquarters in portland oregon and began sales in april 2013 . 6 the bicycles are designed in the uk and manufactured in vietnam . 7 the company donates a percentage of profits to charity world bicycle relief . 2 beinn 24 four year old on cnoc 14 us coaster brake version with third party basket and flag references edit see isla given name . islabikes sets up shop in portland flash video kgw april 18 2013 retrieved april 26 2013 a b cyclist peddles her own design of bikes . shropshire star . 28 november 2014 . p. 18 . report by thomas morton . farelly tony 8 july 2007 . islabike beinn 20in review . bikeradar . retrieved 18 july 2011 . haworth benji november 2011 interview isla rowntree pdf singletrack retrieved february 23 2013 islabike launch big bikes for big kids singletrack august 30 2011 retrieved february 23 2013 maus jonathan march 28 2013 uk based islabikes opens north american headquarters in southeast portland bikeportland kibbler adrian november 22 2010 ludlow based bike business isla bikes goes from strength to strength the argus external links edit official website 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 this article about a manufacturing company in the united kingdom is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title islabikes & oldid 677549938 categories cycle manufacturers of the united kingdomcompanies established in 2005companies based in shropshireludlowcycle manufacturer stubsunited kingdom manufacturing company stubshidden categories all 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 norsk bokm l edit links this page was last modified on 24 august 2015 at 01 11 . 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