Ross (bicycles)

Ross was a bicycle brand that manufactured over 15 million bicycles in the United States between 1946 and 1988. The company, which competed with domestic bicycle manufacturers as Schwinn and Huffy, was widely noted for its pioneering marketing of mountain bikes.

History

Ross was started by Albert Ross as Ross Galvanizing Works in 1940 "manufacturing and galvanizing pipes and pipe fittings for the fencing industry and later galvanized steel parts for military ships during World War II." After WWII, it was incorporated as Chain Bike Corp. in 1946, and changed the name to Ross Bicycles Inc. in 1982. Its headquarters were in Rockaway Beach, Queens, and manufacturing was in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Ross moved bicycle production to Taiwan in 1986 and filled for bankruptcy protection in 1988.

In addition to bicycles, Ross manufactured ammunition boxes for the US government at its Lehigh facility and cited the government contract as the source of its financial difficulties at the time of filing for Chapter 11 protection.

History

It may be doubted whether the Romans ever effected even a temporary settlement in the area of the modern county. In Roman times, and for long afterwards, the land was occupied by Picts, who, in the 6th and 7th centuries, were converted to Christianity by followers of Saint Columba. Throughout the next three centuries the natives were continually harassed by Norwegian Viking raiders, of whose presence tokens have survived in several place-names (Dingwall, Tain, and others). At this time the country formed part of the great province of Moray (Latin: Moravia), which then extended as far as the Dornoch Firth and the Oykel, and practically comprised the whole of Ross and Cromarty.

Background

Overview

Ross is a paleontologist and has a Ph.D. from Columbia University, frequently referring to himself as "Dr. Ross Geller." Ross is noted for being charming, lovelorn, witty and shy. Ross has had a crush on Rachel Green since high school and they have an on-again, off-again romantic relationship.

Born on October 18, 1967 and raised on Long Island, New York, Ross is the older brother of Monica Geller. Ross and Monica are Jewish and see themselves as at least cultural Jews, with Ross taking a more active role in wanting to teach his son, Ben, about the faith.

The two siblings are extremely competitive as they tell the others that, as children, they used to take part in a football match for the Geller Cup every Thanksgiving. This ended in its sixth year after Monica "accidentally" broke Ross' nose. They also tell Rachel about how they used to wrestle as children and had various complications in their relationship, such as Ross having a recurring nightmare that the then-overweight Monica would eat him. They also came up with a dance in primary school called "The Routine", which later on allowed them to perform in a New Year's Eve TV broadcast.

History

Ross Department Store was first opened in Pacifica, California, in 1950 by Morris "Morrie" Ross. Morris would work 85 hours a week doing all of the buying and bookkeeping for his department store. In 1958 Ross sold his store to become a residential and commercial real estate developer. In 1982 a group of investors, including Mervin Morris, founder of the Mervyns chain of department stores, purchased the six Ross Department Stores in San Francisco, changed the format to off-price retail units, and within three years rapidly expanded the chain to 107 stores under Stuart Moldaw and Don Rowlett. By the end of 1995 the chain reached an annual sales of $1.4 billion with 292 stores in 18 states. By 2012 Ross reached $9.7 billion for the fiscal year with 1,091 stores in 33 states with an additional 108 for Dd's Discounts in 8 states.

Ross (bicycles)

Ross was a bicycle brand that manufactured over 15 million bicycles in the United States between 1946 and 1988. The company, which competed with domestic bicycle manufacturers as Schwinn and Huffy, was widely noted for its pioneering marketing of mountain bikes.

History

Ross was started by Albert Ross as Ross Galvanizing Works in 1940 "manufacturing and galvanizing pipes and pipe fittings for the fencing industry and later galvanized steel parts for military ships during World War II." After WWII, it was incorporated as Chain Bike Corp. in 1946, and changed the name to Ross Bicycles Inc. in 1982. Its headquarters were in Rockaway Beach, Queens, and manufacturing was in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Ross moved bicycle production to Taiwan in 1986 and filled for bankruptcy protection in 1988.

In addition to bicycles, Ross manufactured ammunition boxes for the US government at its Lehigh facility and cited the government contract as the source of its financial difficulties at the time of filing for Chapter 11 protection.

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The other day, I heard a song playing on the radio, "Da Doo Run Run" by the Crystals, and it took me back to a time long ago that seems like yesterday. My cousin, LanaRoss, and I would ride our bicycles about a mile or so to Lon Rickard's store at the "Grove"--Poplar Grove--to buy cokes, candy and our main goal, Lay's Potato Chips... The paper stated....

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I promised my editor that after 15 years I would finally stop using my kid as a prop, so I won't tell you about that time in June 2011 I almost got him killed while riding bicycles from Main StreetGarden to RossAvenue... "We're semi-bike-friendly," said Craig Miller, The Ticket morning show co-host who spends more time on two wheels than four ... .......