{{Short description|Manufacturer's or brand logo affixed to the head tube of a bicycle}} A '''head badge''' is a [[List of bicycle manufacturers|manufacturer's]] or brand [[logo]] affixed to the [[head tube]] of a [[bicycle]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.litespeed.com/shop/detail.aspx?ID=12 | title = Litespeed WebShop - Detail: Litespeed Head Badge-riveted | accessdate = 2007-04-14 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061210052059/http://www.litespeed.com/shop/detail.aspx?ID=12 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/international.html | title = The Raleigh International |last=Brown |first=Sheldon |authorlink=Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic) |publisher=Sheldon Brown | accessdate = 2009-01-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/holygrail.html | title = Just Another Holy Grail |last=Hill |first=Robert |publisher=Sheldon Brown | accessdate = 2009-01-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sheldonbrown.com/falcon.html | title = Falcon Bicycles |last=Kernan |first=Dean |publisher=Sheldon Brown | accessdate = 2009-01-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sheldonbrown.com/vrbn-g-n.html | title = Wild Guesses of value for Selected Vintage Lightweights Geminiani to Motobécane |last=Kone |first=Michael |publisher=Sheldon Brown | accessdate = 2009-01-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sheldonbrown.com/schwinn-braze.html | title = Whole 'Lotta Brazing Going On, The Story of Schwinn Fillet-Brazed Lightweight Bicycles 1938-1978 |last=Rother |first=Mike |publisher=Sheldon Brown | accessdate = 2009-01-15}}</ref>
Head badges may be made of [[metal]] or [[plastic]], and they may be held in place with [[adhesive]], [[screw]]s, or [[rivet]]s. Some are simply [[Label|stickers, apparel]], [[decal]]s, or [[paint]]ed logos.
Head badges for a single brand may change from year to year or from model to model, as demonstrated by the variety (5) of '''Trek''' head badges pictured in the gallery below.
== Other uses == The term '''head badge''' has also been used to describe other logos: * An emblem on the cowl of an aircraft.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004/08/stuff_eng_profile_fw190a4.htm | title = IPMSStockholm.org Camouflage & Markings Early Focke-Wulf Fw 190s | accessdate = 2007-05-05}}</ref> * An emblem on a military uniform hat.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERss.htm |title = Spartacus Educational Waffen-SS |accessdate = 2007-05-05 |url-status = usurped |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070424180329/http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERss.htm |archivedate = 2007-04-24 }}</ref>
{{excessive examples|date=September 2018}}
=== Gallery === <gallery mode="packed" heights="125px"> File:Araya head badge.JPG|Araya<ref>[https://www.araya-usa.com/ Araya]</ref> File:Beacon head badge.JPG|Beacon{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} File:Bianchi head badge.JPG|[[Bianchi (company)|Bianchi]] File:Bike Friday Head Badge.JPG|[[Bike Friday]] File:Burley HeadBadge.jpg|[[Burley Design|Burley]] File:C Itoh head badge.JPG|[[C. Itoh]] File:Cannondale Head Badge 1.png|[[Cannondale]] File:Cinelli Speciale Corsa 1952-1953 126.jpg|[[Cinelli]]<br />(1947–1979) File:Long Lost Cinelli Photos - Very Best Of, MASH and more (15201030405).jpg|Cinelli<br />(1979–) File:Colnago Head Badge.jpg|[[Colnago]] File:Columbia head badge.JPG|[[Columbia Manufacturing Inc.|Columbia Bicycle]] File:Columbia head badge 2.JPG|Columbia Bicycle File:De Rosa 1.jpg|[[De Rosa (bicycles)|De Rosa]] File:Diamondback head badge.JPG|[[Diamondback Bicycles|Diamondback]] File:Diamondback head badge 2.JPG|Diamondback File:Ellsworth head badge.JPG|[[Ellsworth Handcrafted Bicycles|Ellsworth]] File:Falcon head badge.JPG|[[Falcon Cycles|Falcon]] File:Felt head badge.JPG|[[Felt (bicycles)|Felt]] File:Flying Pigeon headbadge.png|[[Flying Pigeon]] File:Fugi head badge.JPG|[[Fuji Advanced Sports|Fuji]] File:Fyxation head badge detail.jpg|[[Fyxation]] File:Gary Fisher head badge.JPG|[[Trek Bicycle Corporation|Gary Fisher]] File:Gazelle Omafahrrad series -4.jpg|[[Gazelle (bicycle)|Gazelle]] File:Giant head badge.JPG|[[Giant Manufacturing|Giant]] File:Giant head badge 2.JPG|Giant File:DSC 2411 (15763594617, cropped).jpg|Giant File:Team Jayco Alula - Tour de France 2023 E (cropped).jpg|Giant File:GT head badge.JPG|[[GT Bicycles|GT]] File:Heron head badge.JPG|Heron{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} File:Humber Head Badge (Removed & Polished).JPG|[[Humber cycles|Humber]] File:Humber head badge.JPG|Humber File:IRO head badge.JPG|IRO{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} File:Iron Horse Head Badge.JPG|[[Iron Horse Bicycles|Iron Horse]] File:Jamis head badge.JPG|[[Jamis Bicycles|Jamis]] File:Kabuki head badge.JPG|[[Bridgestone#Bridgestone Cycle Co LTD - Anchor Cycles|Kabuki]] File:Krystal head badge.JPG|Krystal{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} by [[Nissan Cycles]]<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=Nissan+Cycles&oq=Nissan+Cycles&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i10i22i30j0i22i30j0i390l4j69i60.24139j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Nissannnnnn Cycles]</ref> File:Lemond head badge.JPG|[[LeMond Racing Cycles|LeMond]] File:Lemond head badge 2.JPG|LeMond File:Lemond 3 head badge.JPG|LeMond File:Lotus Head Badge.jpg|[[Lotus (bicycles)|Lotus]] File:Manta head badge.JPG|Manta<ref>[https://manta5.com Manta]</ref> File:Milwaukee Bicycle Co head badge.JPG|[[Milwaukee Bicycle Co.]] File:Miyata head badge.JPG|[[Miyata (bicycle)|Miyata]] File:Mongoose head badge 2.JPG|[[Mongoose (bicycles)|Mongoose]] File:Mongoose head badge.JPG|Mongoose File:Motobecane head badge.JPG|[[Motobécane]] File:Nishiki head badge.JPG|[[Nishiki (bicycle)|Nishiki]] File:Peugeotlogo.jpg|[[Peugeot (bicycles)|Peugeot]] File:Phillips Head Badge 1.png|[[Phillips Cycles]] File:Puch head badge.jpg|[[Puch]] File:Raleigh head badge.JPG|[[Raleigh Bicycle Company|Raleigh]] File:Rudge Head Badge.JPG|[[Rudge-Whitworth|Rudge]] File:SandM.jpg|S&M<ref>[https://www.sandmbikes.com/ S&M Bikes]</ref> [[American Bicycle Company]] File:Salsa Cyles.jpg|[[Quality Bicycle Products#Brands|Salsa Cycles]] File:Santa Cruz 2013 Tallboy Al 20.jpg|[[Santa Cruz Bicycles|Santa Cruz]] File:Schwinn head badge.jpg|[[Schwinn Bicycle Company|Schwinn]] File:SE Bikes head badge.JPG|[[Scot Breithaupt|SE Bikes]] File:Sekai head badge.JPG|Sekai{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} File:Shogun head badge.JPG|[[Shogun (bicycle)|Shogun]] File:Stelber.jpg|[[Stelber Cycle Corp]] File:Surly head badge.JPG|[[Surly Bikes|Surly]] File:Takara head badge.JPG|[[Takara]] File:Takara 2 head badge.JPG|Takara File:Trek 2 head badge.JPG|[[Trek Bicycle Corporation|Trek]] File:Trek head badge.JPG|Trek File:Trek 5 head badge.JPG|Trek File:Trek 4 head badge.JPG|Trek File:Trek 3 head badge.JPG|Trek File:Triumph Cycle Co.JPG|[[Triumph Cycle Co. Ltd.|Triumph]] File:Volkscycle Head Badge.jpg|Volkscycle{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} File:Western Wheel Works Crescent 31.jpg|[[History of the bicycle#The Bicycle Craze|Western Wheel Works]] File:Wittson Cycles Head Badge.jpg|[[Wittson Custom Ti Cycles]] File:Yankee Bicycle Logo.jpg|[[Yankee Bicycle Company]] File:Zebrakenko head badge.JPG|Zebrakenko{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} File:Zebrakenko 2 head badge.JPG|Zebrakenko </gallery>
== See also == * [[Builder's plate]] * [[Label]] * [[List of current automobile manufacturers by country]] * [[List of bicycle brands and manufacturing companies]] * [[Nameplate]]
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.flickr.com/groups/bicycleheadbadges/ flickr Bicycle Head Badge gallery]
{{American bicycle manufacturers}} {{British bicycle manufacturers}} {{Canadian bicycle manufacturers}} {{Japanese bicycle manufacturers}}
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