Jan-Willem van Schaik
Editor in Chief
French Award for Dutch City Bike
PARIS, France - A lot of appreciation this year for the Dutch city bikes with the Grand Prix du Velo de Ville 2008. The award was gained by the Batavus ...
Sales Peak in August for Merida and Giant
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Company sources have stated that last August Merida Industrial Co. has booked a single-month revenue TWD 1 bn ( 19.5 mn) for the first ...
French E-bike Sales Rising Rapidly
PARIS, France - The French market looks to be on the brink of an e-bike boom. In 2006 the number of e-bikes sold in France was still too small to be ...
New York Mayor Impressed by French Velib
PARIS, France - The New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited Paris last week and was impressed by the success of the bike rental system Velib. He ...
Austrian Sets 210 km/h Downhill Record
LA PARVA, Chile - Austrias Markus Stoeckl, set a new world record for series mountain bikes in the Chiles Alps when he hit a speed of 210.4 km/h. He ...
No New EU Restrictions on Chinese Textile
MILAN, Italy - The office of EU trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has informed the Italian government not to renew restrictions on Chinese textile ...
Delft Researchers Unravel the Working of the Bicycle
DELFT, the Netherlands - For nearly 150 years, scientists have been puzzled by the bicycle. How on earth is it possible that a moving bicycle can, all ...
SRAM adds Zipp to its portfolio
CHICAGO, USA - SRAM will probably add a new brand to its growing product portfolio. Last Friday the Americans announced that they had signed a ...
ETRA Hands over Bike to President EU-Parliament
BRUSSEL, Belgium - The European Twowheel Retailerss Association (ETRA) has seized the opportunity of the European Mobility Week to present a bicycle to ...
SRAM adds Zipp to its portfolio
CHICAGO, USA - SRAM will add a new brand to its growing product portfolio. Last Friday the Americans announced that they had signed a Non-Binding Letter ...