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Locally manufactur­ed ISMA Bikes presented

- By Sara Israfilbay­ova

The first locally produced bicycles, ISMA Bikes, were presented in Baku. The Ismayilli-based bicycle plant offers a fairly wide range of products - 40 different models of bicycles, starting from those for kids to bikes used by profession­al riders.

First Vice-President of the Azerbaijan Cycling Federation Sahib Alakbarov, addressing the presentati­on ceremony, said that the bicycle is an environmen­tally friendly vehicle, adding that in the near future new roads for bicycles will be laid in the country.

Director of ISMA Bikes Elchin Gahramanov, in turn, informed the participan­ts about the production process and further acquainted them with new bicycle models.

Although these bicycles are new on the market, they have already proved themselves.

For example, Coca-Cola Company, which supports “Olympic Moves Azerbaijan” and the bicycle plant signed a contract for the purchase of 200 bicycles.

Officials, representa­tives of local and foreign companies, profession­al cyclists and amateurs, as well as entreprene­urs attended the event.

Bicycles will be exhibited at Park Bulvar shopping mall until July 12.

ISMA Bikes, which is a part of Synergy Group, is the first bicycle manufactur­er in Azerbaijan. The plant is built on the territory of the village of Diyalli, located in 6 kilometers from the city of Ismayilli.

The factory area covers a territory of 8 hectares. Some 7 million manats ($4.1 million) were invested in the project to implement the process of constructi­on and install all necessary equipment, which meets all necessary European standards.

The plant will have wide range of products. It is planned to collect about 5,000-10,000 bicycles this year and next year to reach the level of 30,000 bicycles. The cost of bicycles will vary from 70 ($41) to 2,500 manats ($1468).

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