Private company
BIKE Athletic Company
Logo: Bike Athletic Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
American sportswear company
Bike Athletic Company is an American sportswear company. In 1874, Charles F. Bennett, an employee of the Chicago sporting goods company Sharp and Smith, invented the jockstrap, designed to provide support and protection for bicycle transporters navigating Boston's cobbled streets. Bennett later founded the Bike Web Company and played a major role in popularizing the jockstrap among athletes and workers.2 It ceased to exist in 2017.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrysports equipment1
- HeadquartersBowling Green1
- Websitebike.russellathletic.com
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Bike Athletic Company is an American sportswear company.2
Timeline
Links
- Websitebike.russellathletic.com1
- WikipediaBIKE Athletic Company
- WikidataQ4835682
Sources
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- 2WikipediaBIKE Athletic Company on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsBIKE Athletic Company logo by Bike Athletic Company, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsBIKE Athletic Company photo by Wikifashionhistory, CC BY-SA 4.0