Jan-Willem van Schaik
Editor in Chief

Editor in Chief


HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - The Dutch bicycle market has high expectations for the coming season. One of the leading manufacturers, Batavus is ...

ANNECY, France - Mavic has announced a voluntary recall of its R-SYS front wheels as a precautionary safety measure. The French company has identified ...

NEW YORK, US - SRAM investor Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking (LBMB) is about to enter a new phase after the bankruptcy of parent company Lehman ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The theme of this year Velo-city conference is Re-cycling cities. After many years of restraint the 2009 edition will see the ...

The S3X will be available at the beginning of 2009. More product news of Sunrace Sturmey-Archer will be published in the February 09 issue of Bike Europe

MOSCOW, Russia - Tyre manufacturer Amtel is again negotiating the sale of its Dutch subsidiary Vredestein. Last summer an announced take-over of the ...

TOKYO, Japan - Last weekend electronics giant Panasonic Corp. announced the acquisition of one its larger Japanese counterparts, Sanyo Electric Co. ...

MADONA, Italy - 3T has opened a new warehousing and distribution facility in the Taichung Free Trade Zone. It will provide a single, global point of ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The preparations for the Velo-city 2009 conference are in full swing. The next edition of this bi-annual event is taking place from ...

FINALE LIGURIA, Italy - After the success of Ride-On in Taiwan earlier this month, the next OEM event is scheduled to take place in Italy. Product ...