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I think GT originally created Dyno as an apparel/parts brand, then they started doing some bikes which were a little less high end/more affordable than GT.Sometime in the late 80s when the BMX bubble burst GT seemed to acquire lots of other brands, as Alex says, sometimes by bully boy tactics. When I first started looking at BMX again in the early 90s I was surprised to see GT owned Robinson, Auburn and Powerlite as well as Dyno. Rumour has it they also tried to acquire S&M in a similar way and I thnk they also acquired Morales later in the 90s.Ironic now that GT finds itself just one brand of the Pacific empire which includes Mongoose and Schwinn.GT is/was one of the most iconic brands in BMX. But you can see how things go tits up when "the business" becomes more important than "the passion/love of the sport".
Auburn, there was a company. I heard they owed GT money for making the bikes and instead of payment, GT accepted ownership of the company. Same with Robinson.
Dyno was started by Bob Morales and in a similar way to Haro started doing number plates, race pants etc, then if memory serves, GT bought them and started making Dyno bikes.