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Miele Bicycles

Miele¹⁾ Bicycles was started by Jim Miele and family of Toronto, Canada in 1982, producing quality copies of Italian race bikes mostly made locally. Miele of Canada licensed the name from the German Miele industrial conglomerate, which made millions of bicycles from the 1920's and ending in the 1960's. Miele went into bankruptcy and ceased operations by 1996 and was subsequently bought by Procycle, later renamed Rocky Mountain. Jim Miele passed away January 12, 2003 in Toronto, Ontario. The Miele Bicycle brand was resurrected by Procycle from 2002 → 2019 ²⁾.

Resources:

• wikipedia
• pedalmag obit
• catalog
• medium.com
• sportsrec

2013 Miele catalog dokumen

1985

XT front & shifters, faux bi-plane, lugged frame.

1985 bikeforums

1986 Aries C

Shimano RD-Z501 (1986-89), lugged frame.

1986 Aries C kijiji

1987

Shimano RD-MT62 derailleurs.

1987 landlordscycling

1988 Aries 500

Probably Shimano Exage Trail (1988-89) derailleurs, u-brakes.

1988 Aries 500 bikeforums

1989 Aries 500

Shimano Exage Trail (1988-89). Is this the same as the 1988 Aries 500? Or is one of these mis-attributed?

1989 Aries 500 bikeforums

1990 Atlas

Mix of Shimano Deore (1989-90) & Deore LX (1990-92). Tange MTB double butted tubing, lugged frame. “Fabrique au Canada.” reCAPTCHA precursor obfuscated lettering is now part of the Miele logo. Vertical bar ends.

1990 Atlas retrobike

1991

Shimano Exage 500 LX (1990-1992).

1991 kijiji