headquarters kent washington united states website www.diamondback.com diamondback bicycles is a major bicycle brand that is based in kent washington . diamondbacks are sold in many countries including the united states australia canada bangladesh and the united kingdom . produced by kinesis industry in china most diamondbacks are considered to be mid type to high end bicycles . 1 2 the diamondback division is currently owned by the dutch corporation accell . contents 1 history 2 models 3 references 4 external links history edit diamondback bicycles was founded as a bmx brand in 1977 by western states imports in newbury park california which sold bikes under the centurion bicycle brand . 1 early in its history the brand name was diamond back and over time this changed to diamondback and then to diamondback . beginning in 1990 western states imports started selling its mountain bikes and road bicycles under the diamondback name as well . since 1979 many riders have successfully competed under the sponsorship of diamondback which began with bmx and expanded to mountain bikes with the creation of diamondback racing dbr in 1993 . in 1999 diamondback bicycles was purchased by the derby cycle corporation which also owned the raleigh bicycle company and merged raleigh and diamondback together . 3 in 2001 derby cycle corporation sold raleigh and diamondback and currently both brands continue to share the same owners . diamondback is a partner with several advocacy groups which includes the evergreen mountain bike alliance the cascade bicycle club bikes belong and the international mountain bike association . 4 models edit one of the innovations pioneered by diamondback is the knuckle box suspension which is found on its sortie mission and scapegoat full suspension mountain bikes . in addition diamondback has its own fitness line which includes a variety of exercise equipment such as ellipticals recumbents uprights and indoor cycles . a number of different models and sizes are offered by the brand which include the following a 2011 model diamondback outlook which is an entry level hardtail mountain bike full suspension mountain hardtail road performance hybrid hybrid dual sport comfort cruiser women s youth bmx outlook references edit a b the history of raleigh america the owners of diamondback bikes . www.bicycling gear.com . retrieved 14 august 2015 . rouse kevin 28 april 2011 diamondback s 29er and dh prototype a peak down the road for diamondback bikemagazine ferrara darla 26 may 2011 the history of diamondback bikes livestrong.com staff writer 21 november 2010 diamondback bicycles takes different approach to advocacy u.s. cycling report external links edit diamondback u.s.a. official site diamondback australia official site diamondback u.k. official site diamondback fitness official site v t e american bicycle manufacturers current american star bike friday bilenky cycle works bohemian brooklyn bicycle co. bontrager calfee design cannondale catrike 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