By Zach Spicer
Did you know Guardian Bikes in Seymour manufactures around 2,000 bicycles per day?
At Christmastime, that will increase to around 3,000.
That fact was shared Aug. 21 during tours of the bicycle company as part of its Supply Chain Independence Day celebration.
Guests toured three of Guardian’s eight facilities in the Freeman Field Industrial Park, seeing laser cutting, press and welding in one building, powder coating, decal, progressive press and frame subassembly in another and hub filling, wheel lacing and sub- and mainline assembly in another. The celebration coincided with the company continuing to shift production of its bicycle brand to the United States from China.
Guardian was formed after friends Brian Riley and Kyle Jansen appeared on the TV show “Shark Tank” in 2017 and businessman Mark Cuban became an investor and mentor. The headquarters moved from Texas to Seymour in 2022.
Cuban toured the facilities Aug. 21 before heading over to Jackson Live & Event Center to be a speaker. He sat down for a chat with Riley, and then they were joined by two others for a panel on American manufacturing.
Jackson County native Sam Markel, vice president of manufacturing and operations, also spoke, and Jackson County Chamber Director Dan Robison was the emcee.
