Prophete

The Prophete GmbH and Co. KG, based in Rheda- Wiedenbrück is a German manufacturer of bicycles, scooters and bicycle and scooter accessories.

The company has 550 employees in four locations and has an annual turnover of approximately 120 million euros ( 2005).

Brands

Produced prophets and sells under its own brand mainly produces bicycles and accessories of the lower and middle price segment for hypermarkets and DIY stores.

In stores is Prophete with manufacturers and brands Kreidler, Rabeneick, and Fahrrad Manufaktur represented, which are produced and sold under the umbrella of the Union, founded in 2007 Cycle Oldenburg GmbH in Oldenburg.

The scooter segment has been operational since 1995 under the name SI bicycle Vertriebs-GmbH and marketed under the brand names or RexMoto Rex, Kreidler, scooters and OFFLIMIT scooters and quads Chinese manufacturer Standard Motor Corporation, Jonway and Shenke Shanghai.

History

1908 founded the family Prophete a bicycle workshop in Halle an der Saale. After the Second World War Prophete was re-established as a bicycle wholesale in Rheda -Wiedenbrück.

In the 1970s Prophete took on the self-production of bicycles and accessories, there was a branch in Rottenburg near Würzburg.

In the late 1990s took over the prophets Kreidler Group and the bicycle manufacturer Rabeneick and VSF Fahrradmanufaktur with the aim to establish themselves with their brands back in stores. Further expansion took place in 2004 with the acquisition of the Memmingen bicycle shop Epple

In November 2010, the Company announced that the production of bicycles in Rheda- Wiedenbrück to be adjusted in mid-2011. Bicycles in the low price sector for the sale in discount stores and department stores will be produced in the future only in Romania and India, higher-priced bicycles still in Oldenburg.

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  • Bicycle manufacturer
  • Bicycle component manufacturer
  • Scooter manufacturers
  • Companies ( Rheda- Wiedenbrück )
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