Temple Cycles

Temple Cycles is a British bicycle manufacturer based in Bristol, United Kingdom, and founded by Matt Mears.[1] The company produces road bikes, single-speeds and hybrid gravel bikes.[2][3][4]

Temple Cycles
IndustryBicycle Manufacturers
Founded2014
FounderMatthew Mears
Headquarters
Bristol
,
United Kingdom
Number of locations
2 stores, 11 stockists (2022)
Websitehttps://www.templecycles.co.uk/

History

Matt Mears founded the bicycle brand in 2014.[5][6][7] The name Temple Cycles recalls many site names in the city of Bristol where the company began, and in which their headquarters is still situated. Many local road names include the word 'Temple', and the city's main train station is Bristol Temple Meads. One of the earliest remaining local sites of that etymology is Temple Church, built in the 12th Century, which stands on the ruins of a round church built by the Knights Templar in the Redcliffe area.

In 2017, Temple Cycles opened its first investment round with online crowdfunding platform Crowdcube.[8] In 2022, the company followed with a second funding round.[9][10][11][12][13]

In 2021, Temple Cycles announced their first e-bike models under the moniker Temple Electric.[14][15][16][17]

In 2022, Soho House entered into partnership with Temple Cycles to provide 500 bikes to be used by guests in the Soho House group.[18][19]

References
  1. O'Sullivan, John-Michael; Sayer, photography by Philip (2020-01-18). "Pedal power: behind the scenes at Bristol's Temple Cycles – in pictures". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
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  6. Bristol24/7 (2016-09-01). "Pop-up handmade bicycle shop opens". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
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  8. "Temple Cycles hits crowdfunding target in days + video". road.cc. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  9. Cox, Simon (2022-09-16). "Temple Cycles: "Would you invest in British manufacturing?"". Cycling Industry News. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  10. "How crowdfunding is fuelling a cycling revolution". BikeRadar. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  11. Bashir, Safiya (2017-02-21). "Temple Cycles surpasses Crowdcube target". The Investment Observer. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  12. "Temple Cycles hits crowdfunding target in days + video". road.cc. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  13. Booth, Martin (2022-09-09). "Bristol bike brand raises £1m with one week of crowdfunder still remaining". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  14. Morley, Rebecca (2022-04-07). "Temple Cycles launches £625,000 crowdfunding campaign to grow business and fund investment in new e-bike activities - Business". BikeBiz. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  15. Jonathan Bell (2022-03-09). "Twelve new e-bikes designed to get our hearts racing". wallpaper.com. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  16. "Temple Cycles moves into e-bikes with Classic Electric and Step Through Electric". electric bike reviews, buying advice and news - ebiketips. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  17. "Ready for the e-bike evolution?". Financial Times. 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  18. Cox, Simon (2022-09-16). "Temple Cycles: "Would you invest in British manufacturing?"". Cycling Industry News. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  19. Bristol24/7 (2022-09-08). "Bristol bike company wants to become biggest e-bike maker in Britain". Bristol24/7. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
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