FSA derailleurs

DISRAELI GEARS

FSA

FSA K-Force WE main image

FSA K-Force WE main image

FSA K-Force WE main image

FSA stands for Full Speed Ahead. The brand is owned by Tien Hsin Industries of Taichung, Taiwan.

Tien Hsin, established in 1970, has long been a supplier of generic, but reliable, headsets and bottom brackets, both to bicycle manufacturers, as original equipment, and to 'aspirational' western component brands, logo-ed up accordingly. In about 1994, Tien Hsin decided to move up the food chain and launch an 'aspirational' brand of its own - hence FSA. As branding exercises go, the management of the FSA brand has been exceptionally disciplined. The promotional material is determinedly free of any mention of Tien Hsin and the tone and imagery is resolutely North American. Most of the consumers, that I know, think of FSA as an American brand.

The FSA brand was initially used for mid- to up-market headsets and bottom bracket units. But today FSA provides a bewildering, almost impossible array of bicycle components.

In 2016 FSA launched a wireless electronic derailleur as part of their top of the range FSA K-Force WE groupset.

Vision Metron (VT800) thumbnail

Vision Metron (VT801 1st style) thumbnail

Vision Metron (VT801) thumbnail

Vision Metron (VT800) 2013?

Vision Metron (VT801 1st style) 2014?

Vision Metron (VT801 2nd style) 2016?

FSA K-Force WE thumbnail

FSA K-Force WE 2016

see also US Patent # 4,469,479 - SunTour 1981

see also US Patent # 4,469,479 - SunTour 1981

Publisher: US Patent and Trademark Office
Date: US application filed September 1982, Japanese applications filed from September 1981
Derailleur brands: SunTour with inspiration for FSA
Derailleurs: SunTour GranTech, SunTour Superbe Tech L (4800), SunTour Superbe Tech GTL (5400) and is curiously simliar to the FSA K-Force WE

US Patent 4,469,479 - SunTour Superbe Tech thumbnail

see also Japanese Patent # S58-67586 - SunTour 1981

see also Japanese Patent # S58-67586 - SunTour 1981

Publisher: Japan Patent Office
Date: Priority date October 1981
Derailleur brands: SunTour with inspiration for FSA
Derailleurs: none - but is curiously simliar to the FSA K-Force WE

Japanese Patent S58-067586 - SunTour thumbnail

see also Japanese Patent # S58-67587 - SunTour 1981

see also Japanese Patent # S58-67587 - SunTour 1981

Publisher: Japan Patent Office
Date: Priority date October 1981
Derailleur brands: SunTour with inspiration for Tiso and FSA
Derailleurs: none - but is curiously simliar to the Tiso electronic derailleur

Japanese Patent S58-067587 - SunTour thumbnail

see also US Trademark # 1,907,836 - FSA 1994

see also US Trademark # 1,907,836 - FSA 1994

Publisher: US Patent and Trademark Office
Date: First use May 1994
Derailleur brands: FSA
Derailleurs: none

US Trademark 1,907,836 - Full Speed Ahead thumbnail

see also US Trademark # 1,907,837 - FSA 1994

see also US Trademark # 1,907,837 - FSA 1994

Publisher: US Patent and Trademark Office
Date: First use May 1994
Derailleur brands: FSA
Derailleurs: none

US Trademark 1,907,837 - FSA thumbnail

see also US Trademark # 3,872,388 - Vision 1997

see also US Trademark # 3,872,388 - Vision 1997

Publisher: US Patent and Trademark Office
Date: First use April 1997
Derailleur brands: Vision, FSA
Derailleurs: none

US Trademark 3,872,388 - Vision Tech thumbnail

see also Taiwanese Patent # I410354/201121842 - FSA 2009

see also Taiwanese Patent # I410354/201121842 - FSA 2009

Publisher: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office
Date: Priority date December 2009
Derailleur brands: FSA and possibly Tiso
Derailleurs: vaguely related to the FSA K-Force WE

Taiwanese patent 201121842 - FSA thumbnail

see also Taiwanese Patent # I391294/201136802 - FSA 2010

see also Taiwanese Patent # I391294/201136802 - FSA 2010

Publisher: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office
Date: Priority date April 2010
Derailleur brands: FSA and possibly Tiso
Derailleurs: vaguely related to the FSA K-Force WE

Taiwanese patent 201136802 - FSA thumbnail

see also US Trademark # 3,984,234 - Vision 2010

see also US Trademark # 3,984,234 - Vision 2010

Publisher: US Patent and Trademark Office
Date: First use June 2010
Derailleur brands: Vision, FSA
Derailleurs: none

US Trademark 3,984,234 - Vision Metron thumbnail

see also US Trademark # 3,912,210 - Vision 2010

see also US Trademark # 3,912,210 - Vision 2010

Publisher: US Patent and Trademark Office
Date: First use September 2010
Derailleur brands: Vision, FSA
Derailleurs: none

US Trademark 3,912,210 - Vision Tech thumbnail

see also US Trademark # 4,086,754 - FSA 2011

see also US Trademark # 4,086,754 - FSA 2011

Publisher: US Patent and Trademark Office
Date: Application filed March 2011
Derailleur brands: FSA
Derailleurs: none

US Trademark 4,086,754 - FSA thumbnail

see also US Trademark # 4,164,091 - FSA 2011

see also US Trademark # 4,164,091 - FSA 2011

Publisher: US Patent and Trademark Office
Date: First use September 2011
Derailleur brands: FSA
Derailleurs: none

US Trademark 4,164,091 - FSA thumbnail

see also US Trademark # 5,468,420 - FSA 2011

see also US Trademark # 5,468,420 - FSA 2011

Publisher: US Patent and Trademark Office
Date: First use September 2011
Derailleur brands: FSA
Derailleurs: none

US Trademark 5,468,420 - FSA thumbnail

see also Italian Patent # 2012 A000325 - Tiso

see also Italian Patent # 2012 A000325 - Tiso

Publisher: Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi
Date: Italian application filed November 2012
Derailleur brands: Tiso, possibly also FSA
Derailleurs: possibly relates to FSA K-Force WE

Italian Patent 2012 A000325 - Tiso thumbnail

see also Italian Patent # 2012 A000326 - Tiso

see also Italian Patent # 2012 A000326 - Tiso

Publisher: Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi
Date: Italian application filed November 2012
Derailleur brands: Tiso, possibly also FSA
Derailleurs: none

Italian Patent 2012 A000326 - Tiso thumbnail

see also Italian Patent # 2012 A000348 - Tiso

see also Italian Patent # 2012 A000348 - Tiso

Publisher: Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi
Date: Italian application filed November 2012
Derailleur brands: Tiso, possibly also FSA
Derailleurs: possibly relates to FSA K-Force WE

Italian Patent 2012 A000348 - Tiso thumbnail

see also Italian Patent # 2012 A000349 - Tiso

see also Italian Patent # 2012 A000349 - Tiso

Publisher: Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi
Date: Italian application filed November 2012
Derailleur brands: Tiso, possibly also FSA
Derailleurs: possibly relates to FSA K-Force WE

Italian Patent 2012 A000349 - Tiso thumbnail

see also Tiso - web ad 11/2012

see also Tiso - web ad 11/2012

Publisher: Tiso
Date: November 2012
Derailleur brands: Tiso with possible links to FSA
Derailleurs: Tiso electronic derailleur - a possible precursor to the FSA K-Force WE

Tiso - web advert November 2012 thumbnail

see also Tiso - web ad 12/2012

see also Tiso - web ad 12/2012

Publisher: Tiso
Date: December 2012
Derailleur brands: Tiso with possible links to FSA
Derailleurs: Tiso electronic derailleur - a possible precursor to the FSA K-Force WE

Tiso - web advert December 2012 thumbnail

see also Tiso - Wireless 12 Speed Groupset 2012

see also Tiso - Wireless 12 Speed Groupset 2012

Publisher: Tiso
Date: December 2012
Derailleur brands: Tiso with possible links to FSA
Derailleurs: Tiso electronic derailleur - a possible precursor to the FSA K-Force WE

Tiso - Wireless 12 Speed Groupset thumbnail

FSA - Dealer Catalog 2014 2013

FSA - Dealer Catalog 2014 2013

Publisher: FSA
Date: September 2013
Derailleur brands: FSA, Vision
Derailleurs: Vision Metron (VT800)

FSA - Dealer Catalog 2014 page 158 thumbnail

see also International Patent # 2015/068125 A1 - Tiso 2013

see also International Patent # 2015/068125 A1 - Tiso 2013

Publisher: World Intellectual Property Organisation
Date: Priority date November 2013
Derailleur brands: Tiso with possible links to FSA
Derailleurs: Tiso electronic derailleur - a possible precursor to the FSA K-Force WE

International Patent 2015/068125 A1 - Tiso thumbnail

see also Taiwanese Patent # I518001/201520126 - FSA 2013

see also Taiwanese Patent # I518001/201520126 - FSA 2013

Publisher: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office
Date: Priority date November 2013
Derailleur brands: FSA, Vision and possibly Tiso
Derailleurs: vaguely related to the FSA K-Force WE and Vision Metron

Taiwanese patent 201520126 - FSA thumbnail

see also Vision - web site 2013

see also Vision - web site 2013

Publisher: Vision
Date: 2013
Derailleur brands: Vision, FSA
Derailleurs: Vision Metron (VT800)

Vision - web site 2013 image 1 thumbnail

see also Vision 2015 - pdf catalogue 2014

see also Vision 2015 - pdf catalogue 2014

Publisher: Vision
Date: September 2014
Derailleur brands: Vision, FSA
Derailleurs: Vision Metron (VT800)

Vision 2015 - pdf catalogue page 01 thumbnail

see also Vision - Metron Rear Derailleur Installation Instructions 2015

see also Vision - Metron Rear Derailleur Installation Instructions 2015

Publisher: Vision
Date: August 2015
Derailleur brands: Vision, FSA
Derailleurs: Vision Metron (VT801 1st style), Vision Metron (VT801 2nd style)

Vision - Metron Rear Derailleur Installation Instructions scan 1 thumbnail

see also Vision 2016 - pdf catalogue 2015

see also Vision 2016 - pdf catalogue 2015

Publisher: Vision
Date: August 2015
Derailleur brands: Vision, FSA
Derailleurs: Vision Metron (VT801 1st style)

Vision 2016 - pdf catalogue page 01 thumbnail

see also Vision - web site 2015

see also Vision - web site 2015

Publisher: Vision
Date: 2015
Derailleur brands: Vision, FSA
Derailleurs: Vision Metron (VT801 1st style)

Vision - web site 2015 image 1 thumbnail

FSA K-Force WE high-tech electronic groupset 2016

FSA K-Force WE high-tech electronic groupset 2016

Publisher: FSA
Date: August 2016
Derailleur brands: FSA
Derailleurs: FSA K-Force WE

FSA K-Force WE high-tech electronic groupset thumbnail

see also Vision 2017 - pdf catalogue 2016

see also Vision 2017 - pdf catalogue 2016

Publisher: Vision
Date: November 2016
Derailleur brands: Vision, FSA
Derailleurs: Vision Metron (VT801 2nd style)

Vision 2017 - pdf catalogue page 1 thumbnail

see also Vision - sticker 2016?

see also Vision - sticker 2016?

Publisher: Vision
Date: 2016?
Derailleur brands: Vision
Derailleurs: Vision Metron (VT801 2nd style)

Vision - sticker thumbnail

see also Taiwanese Patent # I611973/201838863 - FSA 2017

see also Taiwanese Patent # I611973/201838863 - FSA 2017

Publisher: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office
Date: Priority date April 2017
Derailleur brands: FSA
Derailleurs: FSA K-Force WE

Taiwanese Patent I611973/201838863 - FSA thumbnail

see also Taiwanese Patent # I611979/201900501 - FSA 2017

see also Taiwanese Patent # I611979/201900501 - FSA 2017

Publisher: Taiwan Intellectual Property Office
Date: Priority date May 2017
Derailleur brands: FSA
Derailleurs: FSA K-Force WE

Taiwanese patent I611979B - FSA thumbnail

see also Vision 2018 - pdf catalogue 2017

see also Vision 2018 - pdf catalogue 2017

Publisher: Vision
Date: October 2017
Derailleur brands: Vision, FSA
Derailleurs: Vision Metron (VT801 2nd style)

Vision 2018 - pdf catalogue page 01 thumbnail

FSA - 017 Dealer Catalog 2017

FSA - 017 Dealer Catalog 2017

Publisher: FSA, Vision
Date: 2017
Derailleur brands: FSA, Vision
Derailleurs: FSA K-Force WE, Vision Metron (VT801)

FSA - 017 Dealer Catalog page 001 thumbnail

FSA K-Force WE Workshop Series (13 episodes) 2018

FSA K-Force WE Workshop Series (13 episodes) 2018

Publisher: FSA
Date: June 2018
Derailleur brands: FSA
Derailleurs: FSA K-Force WE

FSA K-Force WE Workshop Series thumbnail

see also Vision 2019 - pdf catalogue 2018

see also Vision 2019 - pdf catalogue 2018

Publisher: Vision
Date: October 2018
Derailleur brands: Vision, FSA
Derailleurs: none

Vision 2019 - pdf catalogue page 01 thumbnail

FSA - K-Force WE User Manual 2018

FSA - K-Force WE User Manual 2018

Publisher: FSA
Date: 2018
Derailleur brands: FSA
Derailleurs: FSA K-Force WE

FSA - K-Force WE User Manual page 001 thumbnail

FSA K-Force WE - web site 2018

FSA K-Force WE - web site 2018

Publisher: FSA
Date: 2018
Derailleur brands: FSA
Derailleurs: FSA K-Force WE

FSA K-Force WE web site 2018 thumbnail

FSA Presents K-Force WE 2019

FSA Presents K-Force WE 2019

Publisher: FSA
Date: February 2019
Derailleur brands: FSA
Derailleurs: FSA K-Force WE

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