Shelby Cycle Manufacturing Co. (Ideal)

Shelby Bicycle Industry Timeline

chrisdrain / November 26, 2017

Shelby Steel Tube Co. 1891 Lozier-Yost Seamless Tube Works, then The Shelby Steel Tube Co. formed Lozier and Yost and […]

Shelby Cycle Manufacturing Co. (Ideal)

Shelby makes an “Ideal” bike

chrisdrain / July 5, 2017

Shelby’s second foray in the bicycle industry began in 1895 with the Shelby Cycle Manufacturing Co. The sprawling plant, nestled between the Baltimore & Ohio railroad and the Blackfork River on Smiley Avenue, was home to the Ideal bicycle.