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September 23, 2009 on 12:04 pm | In Recent Posts | No Comments

Mike Cooper and family are now making ‘Cooper Bikes’.  Here is a press release about the upcoming bikes they are releasing all badged with the oh so special ‘Cooper’ emblem.   Now if they would just fold down and fit in the boot of my classic!

Cooper Takes on Two Wheels 

The Cooper Car Company launches Cooper Bikes with a new urban bicycle range to mark the 50-years since the groundbreaking F1 Cooper win 

 London, Wednesday 23rd September 2009: Cooper Bikes, the bicycle division of Cooper Car Company, launch their new range of bikes at the Earls Court Cycle Show on the 8^th October 2009. 

Utilising the engineering and technical know how that has been synonymous with the British Company for 50 years, and with a nod to their racing heritage, the first models code name T100 will be called “Monza” and “Sebring”, after the circuits which saw the Company’s F1 Championship victory in 1959. 

Both bikes exhibit the modern aggressive styling of a track bike, and combine confident, sharp handling with comfort and smoothness.  The T100 Monza is supplied in dark blue with flat bars and the T100 Sebring is finished in silver, and has bullhorn bars.  The bikes retail from £595 and are available from January 2010.

Mike Cooper commented: “The Cooper Car Company has always had a passion for bicycles and we have been thinking about diversifying the business for a while.  We wanted to turn our engineering know how to making bicycles that offer the best possible components for the best possible price”

In addition to the T100 Monza and T100 Sebring, the Cooper range will include the T200 Championship 50 and the T200 Reims 5 Speed.   Inspired by the lightweight racing bikes of the 1960’s, the T200 series combines classic styling with modern components and technology. 

The T200 Championship 50 is a special edition single speed, finished in classic Cooper racing green to commemorate the 50^th anniversary of the Cooper Car Company Formula 1 World Championship victory in 1959.  The stunning T200 Reims, finished in cream, combines style with the practicality of 5 gears.  The T200 bikes, which will be available in March 2010 will also make an appearance at the Cycle Show.  

All single speed bicycles will feature a flip flop hub, which accepts both fixed cogs and freewheel.  In addition, all of the bikes will feature Brooks Saddles, Sturmey Archer Cranks, Reynolds Tubing and Tektro Brakes.

These iconic British branded hand-built road bikes will be available from www.cooperbikes.com and from selected dealers worldwide.