Georgena Terry

Georgena Terry is an American bicycle designer and businesswoman who began the first women-specific bicycle company, Terry Precision Cycling, in 1985.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Alabama in the United States, she gained a degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University and worked at Westinghouse Electric’s nuclear services division during summer breaks. While working at Xerox Corp in Rochester she began making bicycle frames for friends.[3] The bicycles were hand-built with frame geometries and wheel sizes designed to better fit women, and her business grew rapidly from 20 bicycles in 1985 to 5,000 in 1987.[4]

She developed and patented the first women-specific bicycle saddle in 1991[5] and handlebars with reduced diameter to suit people with smaller hands in 1994.[6] The saddles featured the now-common cut-away centres[7] and Terry now produces ergonomic saddles for both men and women.[8]

References
  1. Olmsted, Allison. "May Is Bike Month: How About A Brand Just For Women?". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  2. Susi (2012-07-04). "6 Questions for Women's Bicycling Pioneer Georgena Terry". velojoy. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  3. "When it comes to bikes, Georgena Terry thinks big". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  4. Brown, Paul B. (1987-06-01). "Spokeswoman". Inc.com. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  5. , "Bicycle saddle for women", issued 1991-09-03
  6. , "Handlebar for a bicycle", issued 1994-09-27
  7. "11 of the best women's saddles — how to choose the right one for you". road.cc. 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  8. "The cyclist's tight spot". Los Angeles Times. 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
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