Triumph Cycle

The genesis of what would become Triumph Cycle Company began during 1884 when Siegfried Bettmann emigrated to Coventry in England from Nuremberg, part of the German Empire.

Bettmann's original products were bicycles, which the company bought from other manufacturers and then sold under its own brand name.

After the factory was virtually destroyed by German bombing raids during World War II, ACM sold Triumph to Currys who were a well known electrical retailer.

After the war, Triumph produced many lightweight sports roadster bicycles, exporting significant quantities to the United States.

In 1954, Currys sold the brand to Raleigh, with production in Coventry ending on 30 April 1954 with the closure of the factory (from this date onward, all Triumph bicycles were made by Raleigh at their Nottingham factory, with some later 1970s models being made at their Handsworth plant).