In the middle of Indiana cornfields, a company is cranking out thousands of bicycles every day — all made in Seymour.
Guardian Bikes, originally founded in Texas, has planted strong roots in southern Indiana. Spread across eight buildings, the company makes nearly 90% of every part that goes into its bikes right on site.
Inside the facilities, metal tubes are laser-cut into frame parts, welded together, painted and eventually assembled by hundreds of Hoosier workers. The company is now producing about 2,000 bikes per day — making it the only U.S. bike manufacturer building from the ground up.
Guardian’s co-founder and CEO, Brian Riley, said the company has become the largest American bicycle manufacturer and one of the most technologically advanced in the world.
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