Avanti (bicycle manufacturer)
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Avanti bikes is an Australasian company which originated from New Zealand
and now distributes bicycles to many countries within Oceania
.
Avanti put its first bike
into the New Zealand
market in 1985 and since then has built its range to over 80 models catering for all areas of cycling
. In 1991 Avanti went over the Tasman
and set up a sister company in Australia
which has been well adopted in the market.
Avanti has prided itself on being an innovator and was one of the first brands to adopt full alloy
frames. Renown UK bike company Focus is currently using a rebranded Avanti Chrono frame for their Izalco Chronos these bikes are also supplied to the German Cycling Team.
A limited release was offered to riders in the form of an evolution of the Chrono which has a world first design of adopting the Oval Jetstream Technology into the rear stay of a bike creating less drag. This new design was ridden to first in his age group by Greg Fraine at the Ironman World Champs in Kona, Hawaii. Showing their local support these models were also released as a limited offer in either NZ or AU paint jobs with the riders name also added.
market growing Avanti launched its BMX
specific brand named ABD (Avanti BMX Development) to which it has had great success in the race arena with Australian National Champion Michael Fenwick and New Zealand National Champion Ritchie Mclachlan leading a team of up and coming riders making their mark.
ABD's biggest exposure has come from kiwi girl Sarah Walker and her World Championship win in Women's Cruiser Elite class, Sarah represented her country at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. this was the first year BMX
has been included in the games.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and now distributes bicycles to many countries within Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
.
Avanti put its first bike
Bike
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into the New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
market in 1985 and since then has built its range to over 80 models catering for all areas of cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
. In 1991 Avanti went over the Tasman
Tasman
Tasman may refer to:* Tasman , a light rail station in California, USA* Tasman , a layout engine developed by Microsoft* Tasman Region, a region and a district of New Zealand* Mount Tasman, a mountain in New Zealand...
and set up a sister company in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
which has been well adopted in the market.
Road
- Subway Elite Road Team: The Subway Cycling Team is a unique unit of elite riders featuring stars Hayden Godfrey, Gordon McCauley and Sam Horgan - the first of its type in New Zealand - a full time team competing in international cycling events.
- Savings and Loan Elite Road Team: The Savings & Loans Cycling Team is the first professional South Australian cycling team receiving a license from Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2006. Each member of the Savings & Loans Cycling Team has already had individual success at a national level or on the international scene. Featuring Olympic rider Brett Aitken and Australian Champions Russel van Hout and Chris Jongerwaard, and all riding Avanti's, this is a team to watch.
Mountain
- Sid Taberlay: Australian National MTB Champion
- Chris Jongerwaard: Oceanic and Australian National MTB Champion
- Stewart Houltham: 6 times New Zealand National MTB Champion
- Nicola Leary: Oceania and New Zealand National MTB Champion, XterraNZ Champion
Triathlon/time-trial
- Bevan DochertyBevan DochertyBevan John Docherty is a triathlete from New Zealand who twice won medals at the Olympic Games. Docherty attended Tauhara College, Taupo....
: Olympic Medalist, Commonwealth Medalist, World Champion - Kris GemmellKris GemmellKris Gemmell is a New Zealand triathlete, and aquathon World Champion winning the title in Cancún Mexico 2002...
: Multiple ITU World Cup Winner - Samantha WarrinerSamantha WarrinerSamantha Warriner is a triathlete who represents New Zealand in triathlons ranging from sprint distance up to the Half Ironman distance. She was born in Alton, Hampshire, England...
: Commonwealth Medalist, Multiple ITU World Cup Winner - Debbie Tanner: ITU World Cup Winner
- Nicky Samuels: Multiple ITU World Cup Podiums
- Jason Shortis: 5 times Ironman Champion
- Hamish CarterHamish CarterHamish Clive Carter ONZM is a New Zealand triathlete. He won the gold medal in triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics, his second Olympic games. Carter also competed on the International Triathlon Union World Cup circuit as a professional for many years, culminating in a silver medal in 2006 before...
: Olympic Champion, Commonwealth Medalist, Xterra World Champion - Greg Fraine: Elite Triathlon coach and Ironman Age Group World Champion
- Cameron Brown: 10 times winner of Ironman New Zealand
Track
- Brett Aitken: Olympic Champion, Commonwealth Champion, World Champion
- Hayden Godfrey: World Champion
Avanti has prided itself on being an innovator and was one of the first brands to adopt full alloy
Alloy
An alloy is a mixture or metallic solid solution composed of two or more elements. Complete solid solution alloys give single solid phase microstructure, while partial solutions give two or more phases that may or may not be homogeneous in distribution, depending on thermal history...
frames. Renown UK bike company Focus is currently using a rebranded Avanti Chrono frame for their Izalco Chronos these bikes are also supplied to the German Cycling Team.
A limited release was offered to riders in the form of an evolution of the Chrono which has a world first design of adopting the Oval Jetstream Technology into the rear stay of a bike creating less drag. This new design was ridden to first in his age group by Greg Fraine at the Ironman World Champs in Kona, Hawaii. Showing their local support these models were also released as a limited offer in either NZ or AU paint jobs with the riders name also added.
Avanti BMX Development "ABD"
In 2005 with the BMXBMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
market growing Avanti launched its BMX
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
specific brand named ABD (Avanti BMX Development) to which it has had great success in the race arena with Australian National Champion Michael Fenwick and New Zealand National Champion Ritchie Mclachlan leading a team of up and coming riders making their mark.
ABD's biggest exposure has come from kiwi girl Sarah Walker and her World Championship win in Women's Cruiser Elite class, Sarah represented her country at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. this was the first year BMX
BMX
Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...
has been included in the games.