Boss Racing
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bicycles |
| Predecessor | Boss Racing Frames |
| Founded 📆 | 1969 in Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Founder 👔 | Carlo Lucia |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
| Products 📟 | Boss Pro, Badboy XL, Boss Hogg, Primetime |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | [Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 665: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). ] |
| 📇 Address | |
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Boss Racing was a BMX racing product manufacturer founded in 1969 by Carlo Lucia in Oakland, California.[1] Lucia first started producing Track racing motorcycle frames called Boss Racing Frames, when BMX Racer, Dave Busby, a Panda racing sponsored rider, approached Carlo to design and fabricate the Panda elite frames. When the owner's son, Dean Lucia, started to race BMX, Carlo made a full time transition within his fabrication shop, located on East 14th st. in Oakland, California, from fabricating motorcycle frames to fabricating BMX frames and forks, amongst other components such as handlebars and cranksets.
History[edit]
1969-1986[edit]
In addition to Boss Racing frames, Carlo Lucia and Boss started fabricating BMX frames for Patterson Racing, Champion, and Panda Bicycles.[2] Boss had sponsored notable riders that are in the BMX Hall of Fame including Frank Post, Cherie Elliot, Ronnie Anderson, Cecil Johns, Steve Veltman, Terry Tenette, and Charles Townsend [3]
1986-1989[edit]
In late 1986, owner Carlo Lucia formed a partnership with bicycle distributor, Panda Cycles, where they would expand the product line to complete bikes, scooters and freestyle complete bikes, and in return Panda financially supported a fully expensed national climber factory team to compete for ABA factory team titles.[4]
At the end of 1989, Carlo Lucia and Panda separated ways, and Panda would keep the Boss Racing licensing rights. Carlo started his own brand of BMX products called L&S Creations. The L&S frames and components did not change in design and the only way to tell them apart from the original Boss Racing products is by logo and stickers.[4]
1992-2000[edit]
Boss was bought from Panda Cycles and BMX Hall of Fame Brent Patterson along with Jesse Guymon and Dan Davis became the new owners. They sponsored Steve Veltman from 1992-1995, and continued the Boss legacy well into the 1990s before they went defunct in 2000.[4]
Product Designs[edit]
- Boss Pro Frameset
- Bad Boy Pro Frameset
- Boss Hog Frameset
- Prime Time Frameset (Steve Veltman signature model)
References[edit]
- ↑ "Boss and L&S are back?". bmxultra.com. March 7, 2017.
- ↑ ”Official Test:Boss Pro Frameset” ”BMX Action” November 1987 pg.36-39
- ↑ "L&S Fabrication : About". Carlo Lucia.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Boss Bicycles - BMXmuseum.com". bmxmuseum.com.
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