Head badge

A head badge is a manufacturer's or brand logo affixed to the head tube of a bicycle.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Head badges may be made of metal or plastic, and they may be held in place with adhesive, screws, or rivets. Some are simply stickers, apparel, decals, or painted logos.

Head badges for a single brand may change from year to year or from model to model, as demonstrated by the variety (5) of Trek head badges pictured in the gallery below.

Other uses

The term head badge has also been used to describe other logos:

• An emblem on the cowl of an aircraft.^[7]
• An emblem on a military uniform hat.^[8]

Gallery

• 
  Araya ^[9]
• 
  Beacon^{[citation needed]}
• 
  Bianchi
• 
  Bike Friday
• 
  Burley
• 
  C. Itoh
• 
  Cannondale
• 
  Cinelli
  (1947–1979)
• 
  Cinelli
  (1979–)
• 
  Colnago
• 
  Columbia Bicycle
• 
  Columbia Bicycle
• 
  De Rosa
• 
  Diamondback
• 
  Diamondback
• 
  Ellsworth
• 
  Falcon
• 
  Felt
• 
  Fuji
• 
  Fyxation
• 
  Gary Fisher
• 
  Gazelle
• 
  Giant
• 
  Giant
• 
  GT
• 
  Heron^{[citation needed]}
• 
  Humber
• 
  Humber
• 
  IRO^{[citation needed]}
• 
  Iron Horse
• 
  Jamis
• 
  Kabuki
• 
  Krystal^{[citation needed]} by Nissan Cycles^[10]
• 
  LeMond
• 
  LeMond
• 
  LeMond
• 
  Lotus
• 
  Manta^[11]
• 
  Milwaukee Bicycle Co.
• 
  Miyata
• 
  Mongoose
• 
  Mongoose
• 
  Motobécane
• 
  Nishiki
• 
  Peugeot
• 
  Phillips Cycles
• 
  Puch
• 
  Raleigh
• 
  Rudge
• 
  S&M^[12] American Bicycle Company
• 
  Salsa Cycles
• 
  Santa Cruz
• 
  Schwinn
• 
  SE Bikes
• 
  Sekai^{[citation needed]}
• 
  Shogun
• 
  Stelber Cycle Corp
• 
  Surly
• 
  Takara
• 
  Takara
• 
  Trek
• 
  Trek
• 
  Trek
• 
  Trek
• 
  Trek
• 
  Triumph
• 
  Volkscycle^{[citation needed]}
• 
  Western Wheel Works
• 
  Wittson Custom Ti Cycles
• 
  Yankee Bicycle Company
• 
  Zebrakenko^{[citation needed]}
• 
  Zebrakenko

See also

• Builder's plate
• Label
• List of current automobile manufacturers by country
• List of bicycle brands and manufacturing companies
• Nameplate