Crescent (bicycle)

[[File:Crescentreklam.jpg|thumb|Advertisement in 1962]] [[File:Crescent 2000 1958.JPG|thumb|Crescent 2000 moped]]

'''Crescent''' is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] bicycle brand. Crescent started production in 1908. Although Crescent is a Swedish brand, its roots began in [[Chicago]], where [[Western Wheel Works]] manufactured bikes with the same brand.

Crescent's factory is located in [[Varberg]], Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crescentin tarina |url=https://www.crescent.fi/crescentin-tarina/ |website=crescent.fi |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Johansson |first=Stefan |date=2023-04-22 |title=Cycleurope och elcykeln Elmer har vunnit prestigefyllda priset Red Dot |url=https://www.hn.se/nyheter/varberg/cycleurope-och-elcykeln-elmer-har-vunnit-prestigefyllda-priset-red-dot.bbaabef8-9115-4b8e-86a2-2be53e2c6847 |access-date=2024-02-18 |work=[[Hallands Nyheter]] |language=sv}}</ref><ref name="svd-import" /> There is also a bicycle museum.

in late 1990s, Crescent has been part of [[Cycleurope]], also [[Monark]] and [[Bianchi (company)|Bianchi]].<ref name="svd-import">{{Cite news |date=2018-07-18 |title=Cykeljätten: Slipper väldigt billig import |url=https://www.svd.se/a/EondV5/cykeljatten-slipper-valdigt-billig-import |access-date=2024-02-18 |work=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |language=sv |issn=1101-2412 |agency=TT-Reuters}}</ref>

==Mopeds and Strollers== Crescent started to make [[moped]]s in 1952 and [[Stroller]]s in 2007.

==Boats== Crescent started to make also boats in 1957.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070703234652/http://www.cykelhistoriska.se/crescenthistoria.htm Crescentbikes history] ''swedish'' * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070216081107/http://www.crescent.se/ Crescent bikes] ''swedish''

[[Category:Cycling in Sweden]] [[Category:Cycle manufacturers of Sweden]] [[Category:Moped manufacturers]] [[Category:Companies based in Halland County]] [[Category:Varberg]]