SRAM Changes Service & Warranty Structure for OEMs
Today SRAM Europe announces a restructuring of its product service and warranty support for its OEM customers in the Benelux countries. As after years ...
Twico Dissidents Form New Buyers Organization
A group of dissatisfied members of the Dutch retail organization Twico have resigned their membership and launched a new dealer/buyers collective. Their ...
Italy's New Bike Buying Incentive Scheme is Super Success
On September 25; just two hours after the start of Italys second bike buying incentive scheme (officially called EcoIncentive) already 2,000 bicycles ...
Dorel Acquires UK Distributor Mongoose and GT
Dorel Industries, owner of among them Cannondale, Schwinn, GT, and Sugoi, announced it has acquired assets of UK-based Hot Wheels and Circle Bikes, UKs ...
ETRA Proposes New European Regulations For e-Bikes
Yesterday, ETRA has submitted to the European Commission a motivated proposal for changes in the regulations governing pedal assisted cycles, el-bikes ...
Fallbrook Technologies Creates New Bike Products Division
Fallbrook Technologies Inc. supplier of the NuVinci continuously variable planetary (CVP) transmission has created a Bicycle Products Division devoted ...
This Weekend: Stand Alone Paris Cycle Show
With two days for trade and three for the general public the 2009 Paris Cycle Show intends to repeat the success it had at its previous session in 2007. ...
Update on Portuguese SportZone
In response to the Bike Europe publication on the hampered internationalization strategy of the Portuguese sports retail chain SportZone, parent company ...
Interbike Beats Economy Doom and Gloom with Busy and Brisk Atmosphere
The similarities are striking between the biggest bike shows in Europe and the US. Las Vegas Interbike, which closed its doors last Friday, showed the ...
中国电动自行车产业发展趋势
根据中国自行车协会助力车专业委员会对名列前五十位的48家电动自行车生产企业的统计，2008年产量871万辆，比2007年增长12.87%。其中，2008年四季度的产量比去年同期增长56.16%。年产电动自行车达到20万辆以上的企业近10家。这些企业在世界金融危机影响到中国实体经济的时候，电动自行车的产销 ...
Benelux Biretco Dealers Get Bikes Just In Time Delivered
Retail organization Biretco will invest 0.5 million euro next year to improve bicycle distribution in the Benelux. This is part of the Formula 2010 ...
Biomega & Puma Cooperation Taking Shape
The cooperation between the Danish bike designers Biomega and sporting goods giant Puma is taking more and more shape with the presentation of an all ...
Giant Group CEO Tony Lo Opens Amsterdam Giant Store
Following the opening in the Dutch cities Utrecht, Laren and Apeldoorn, Amsterdam is now having its own Giant Flagship Store. In Asia single bike brand ...
Rigida Closes French Factory
All activities of Rigida France at Noyon will be terminated immediately. This was announced yesterday by the Executive Board of Rigida International. ...
One More Hall For Dutch Bike Motion Show
A full house this year for the Bike Motion Benelux. To provide sufficient space for all exhibitors VNU Exhibitions enlarged the show from three halls ...
Second Meeting On European e-Bike Regulations
Following the busy meeting during Eurobike on e-Bike Type Approval, ETRA will organize a second industry meeting about this issue next week. This ETRA ...
Big and Busy Demo Days Have Kicked Off Interbike
Are they getting bigger and more important than the show itself? Thats the question after two busy Demo Days that kicked off the 2009 Interbike Show in ...
<b>Europe 2008:</b> Crisis Mainly Hits Low End Sector
A first cautious analysis seems to indicate that the European bicycle business has held out relatively well in 2008 despite or thanks to the economic ...