Kent International, Inc
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Kent International Inc is an American
company that is engaged in the import and distribution of bicycles and bicycle accessories on a worldwide basis. The company is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. All of their products are imported and sourced from China, Taiwan, and Portugal.
of the city.
This small bike shop led to a larger store in New Jersey
where the current President's father started his own company called Philkam Cycle in 1947. Philkam supplied bikes and parts to stores all over the Eastern United States
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Philkam Cycle changed its name in 1958 to Kent International. The Company is the 2nd largest supplier to the Mass Market USA and has recently developed a rapidly expanding IBD business by leveraging their extreme buying power and allowing bike shops to offer much better value than before. They are the owners of WeeRide. which is a very innovative line of bike accessories.
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company that is engaged in the import and distribution of bicycles and bicycle accessories on a worldwide basis. The company is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. All of their products are imported and sourced from China, Taiwan, and Portugal.
History
Kent is a family-owned company dating back to the early 1900s when the current President's grandfather immigrated to the United States and got a job working for the owner of a bike shop in New York. During the process of restoring old bike frames, a love for cycling was born, and in 1909, he opened his own bike shop on the Lower East SideLower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
of the city.
This small bike shop led to a larger store in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
where the current President's father started his own company called Philkam Cycle in 1947. Philkam supplied bikes and parts to stores all over the Eastern United States
Eastern United States
The Eastern United States, the American East, or simply the East is traditionally defined as the states east of the Mississippi River. The first two tiers of states west of the Mississippi have traditionally been considered part of the West, but can be included in the East today; usually in...
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Philkam Cycle changed its name in 1958 to Kent International. The Company is the 2nd largest supplier to the Mass Market USA and has recently developed a rapidly expanding IBD business by leveraging their extreme buying power and allowing bike shops to offer much better value than before. They are the owners of WeeRide. which is a very innovative line of bike accessories.
Products
Kent markets the following products generally through large chain-stores and internet marketers:Licensed brands
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Bikes which includes hybrid bikes and mountain bikes. - GMCGMCGMC may refer to:* Ganglion mother cell, a cell in the developing nervous system that divides once to produce two neurons* General motion control, a field of motion control concerned with single- and multi-axis motion controllers, intelligent drives, servo and stepper motors* Generalized Method of...
Bikes which includes road bikes and mountain bikes. - Razor Bikes which are higher-performance mountain bike style for children.
- Little Miss Match bicycles - innovative designs for girls bikes and helmets
Kent brand
Kent branded bikes- Adult Bikes which includes all-terrain, cruiser, comfort and specialty models for adults.
- Kids Bikes which includes scooters in 10", 12", 14", 16", 18", 20", and 24" models.
- Specialty Bikes including tandemTandem bicycleThe tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle designed to be ridden by more than one person. The term tandem refers to the seating arrangement , not the number of riders. A bike with two riders side-by-side is called a sociable.-History:Patents related to tandem bicycles date from the late 19th...
s, adult tricycles, folders, portablesPortable bicycleA portable bicycle is a bicycle that has been designed to be small and light enough for easy carrying. It is usually dismantled to make a convenient bundle and the frame often has a folding action to facilitate this. The design of a portable bicycle involves a trade-off between easy of carrying...
, and other unique bicycles.
Accessories
- WeeRide Bikes which includes child and pet carriers, pushbikes, trailers, tag-a-longs etc.