Public art & sculpture · Central Scotland
Giant Tricycle
Giant Tricycle — a public art in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
Richard Webb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Giant Tricycle is a public art located in scotland-central, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (commonly known as Giant) is a Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer, recognized as the world's largest bicycle designer and manufacturer. Giant has manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, the Netherlands, China and Hungary. They have future plans for Vietnam to be the fifth location.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Giant was established in 1972 in Dajia, Taichung County in Taiwan (now district of Taichung City), by King Liu and his partners. A major breakthrough came in 1977 when Giant's chief executive, Tony Lo, negotiated a deal with Schwinn to begin manufacturing bikes as an OEM, manufacturing bicycles to be sold exclusively under other brand names as a private label. As bike sales increased in the U.S., and after workers at the Schwinn plant in Chicago went on strike in 1980, Giant became a key supplier, making more than two-thirds of Schwinn bikes by the mid-1980s, representing 75% of Giant's sales. When Schwinn decided to find a new source and in 1987 signed a contract with the China Bicycle…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.8586, -2.9937
- District
- Midlothian
- Postcode
- EH23 4NU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Midlothian
- Established
- 1972
- Official site
- au.linkedin.com
Sources
- osm: node/2443590056 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Giant Bicycles (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Giant Tricycle?
- Giant Tricycle is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH23 4NU).
- When was Giant Tricycle built?
- Built or established in 1972.
- Is Giant Tricycle free to visit?
- Yes, Giant Tricycle is free to enter.
- How do I get to Giant Tricycle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH23 4NU. It sits within the Midlothian parliamentary constituency.