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Babboe Affordable Cargo Bike
24-05-2012 The Babboe was created by a group of Dutch parents who wanted to have a quality cargo bike for a reasonable price. They looked at the other products on the market, made improvements and...
Accell Group Completes Raleigh Acquisition
23-05-2012 Today Accell Group NV annnounces it has successfully completed the acquisition of all issued shares in Raleigh Cycle Limited. The acquisition of Raleigh adds well-known global brands to the...
Germany 2011: Market in Positive Mood Thanks to E-bikes
17-05-2012 The growing popularity of e-bikes gave the German bicycle market a long awaited push. The combination of the expanding e-bike market and the growing public awareness of the advantages of...
Indonesia 2011: Booming (Bicycle) Tiger
10-05-2012 At the end of last year, bicycle component maker Shimano announced price increases. At the beginning of the year more news from Shimano led to European industry concerns. The Japanese parts...
Business in Used E-Bikes Is Expanding in the Netherlands
08-05-2012 Based on the GfK market survey on 2011 bicycle sales, the business in used e-bikes doubled from 26,000 units in 2010 to 50,000 last year. The number of new bikes (all categories) sold by...
EBMA Complaint: China Bikes Are Re-Routed for Duty Free Entry in EU
01-05-2012 In its confidential complaint the EBMA claims that bikes made in China destined for Europe are illegally re-routed and re-packaged through third countries. Is there any ground for this EBMA...
Joost van der Wegen to Edco
01-05-2012 oost van der Wegen (photo) is the new commercial manager of Edco Engineering. Van der Wegen has been active in the bicycle market for many years. For a period of thirteen years Van der...
Netherlands 2011: Weather Conditions Slow Down Dutch Market
26-04-2012 In 2011 some 1,171,000 bicycles were sold in the Netherlands, a decline of 3.6% compared with 2010 when total market volume still accounted for 1,215,000 units. This trend of a slow...
Accell Group Acquires Raleigh Cycle
26-04-2012 Accell Group has reached an agreement on the take-over of Raleigh Cycle Limited. The acquisition of Raleigh adds well-known global brands to the portfolio of Accell Group and further...
Improving Sales for Accell Group in 2012
26-04-2012 Compared to the same period in 2011, Accell Group reports that sales in the first months of 2012 increased, both organically and by acquisition. The continued strong demand for...
Pon 2011 Annual Report: Bike Sales Still Very Modest
19-04-2012 Its recently published annual report shows that Pon Holdings generated a turnover of just over 32 million euro with the manufacture and sale of bicycles in 2011. In relation to the 5.9...
Bikes Sales Rise as France Reverses 5 Year Trend
17-04-2012 After five years of declines, the French bicycle market reversed its downward trend, with a 5.5% increase in sales volume over 2010 and a 6.5% increase in turnover. France moved into third...
E-Bikes Are Turning Dutch Market Upside Down
10-04-2012 A market survey, for which 30,000 households in the Netherlands were interviewed, reveals that the advent of electric bikes is turning the Dutch bicycle market upside down. This...
Robèrt Scholten to Biretco
10-04-2012 As of April 2 Robèrt Scholten is the manager new business at the full-service retail organization Biretco. Scholten has been working in the international bicycle industry for 17 years. He...
Accell Group’s Big Money for Take-Overs
04-04-2012 In the aftermath of yesterday’s announcement by Accell Group NV on the possible take-over of Raleigh Cycle Limited; the financial press reports on the financial capabilities for take-overs...
Shimano Europe Acquires Bike Fitting
04-04-2012 For an undisclosed amount, Shimano Europe bought the Dutch specialist in determining optimum bicycle positioning and frame geometry; Bike Fitting.com BV.
Leonardo da Vinci-E-bike Project Team Meeting
04-04-2012 Recently the consortium of the e-bike project team met in Brussels to discuss legislation, existing training material and competences profiles. This project is aimed at creating a framework...
Accell Group in Exclusive Discussions To Acquire Raleigh
03-04-2012 Accell Group NV announces that on the basis of a heads of agreement it is engaged in exclusive discussions with Raleigh Cycle Limited and its shareholders (main shareholder is Alan...
Breakthrough in e-Bike Battery Technology?
27-03-2012 Can we expect an imminent breakthrough in battery technology and with that in cheap energy storage systems? It’s not there yet; but something is appearing at the horizon. It’s about...
Richest Man in The Netherlands Takes Stake in Accell Group
20-03-2012 One of the richest men in the Netherlands, John Fentener Van Vlissingen, bought a large number of shares of Accell Group NV last week. Through his investment company - Boron Investments NV...
