The "garage myth" is not reserved for American tech giants. Like Apple or Hewlett-Packard, thousands of companies have pursued a big idea from small premises, barely illuminated by artificial light. While not all have enjoyed the success of the Silicon Valley, some have managed to claim their spot in the sun. Take Cube, the German bike brand whose story began not in a garage, but in a corner of the family furniture warehouse in the Bavarian town of Waldershof.