<b>EU-2008: Top Ten Suppliers*</b>
EU: Top Ten Bicycle Suppliers in 2008, Top Five Intra Bicycle Suppliers New member states
Focus is Fun
Experiencing successful sales of the Kalkhoff pedelec series, Derby Cycle now goes electric with Focus. The Jerifa pedelec line includes three models: ...
<b>Portugal 2009:</b> Crisis Hits Portugal Hard
With bankruptcies, huge decreases in production and companies on stand-by, 2009 has been a year of re-definition for bike production in Portugal. The ...
Successful Start of Spareparts Offensive in Eastern Europe
What was started exactly one year ago at the Bike Brno Show has proved to be successful. With Bike Brno 2009, the show for Eastern Europe, opening its ...
BionX Launches Hub Motor with Integrated 3-speed
BionX Launches Hub Motor with Integrated 3-speed. BionX caught the attention with the well-proven BionX PL250HT motor with integrated 3-gear hub. It was ...
No More Duty Free Bikes & Parts from Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, the number 4 bicycle supplier of the EU, is about to lose its duty free export status for Europe per end of this year. What contributes to ...
Winora town:exp and TranzX Eagle
Winora town:exp and TranzX Eagle. The designers Lutz Kucher and Alexander Thusbass had a similar philosophy when designing the town:exp for Winora. Its ...
Bike Motion Benelux Grows to Europe's Nr. 2 Show
The Bike Motion Benelux 2009 Show (Oct. 30 Nov. 2) reflected that despite the economic downturn the interest in high-end sports bikes remains high. ...
Recession Slows Down SRAM's OEM Business
2009 has been a challenging year for the US component manufacturer SRAM. CEO Stan Day (photo), "We launched several new products in the middle of the ...
<b>EU-27:</b> Bicycle Imports 2008
The low end sector of the European bike industry has been hit hard due to the economic situation. What the situation per EU member country? This ...
Ultra Motor Launched e-Scooter
Ultra Motor has officially launched its first e-Bike without pedals. The new A2B Excel is an Electric Scooter. The A2B Excel offers a host of innovation ...
<b>Spain 2008:</b> Bike Industry Feeling Healthy
With Spain still inside a deep crisis, its bike industry breathes normally and presents a healthy situation compared to other sectors. All the people in ...
Q-Lite's New Compact Lighting Package
QL-259 from Q-Lite is a new compact lighting package that comes with two high-power, one Watt LEDs with adjustable revolving angle. The light can be ...
<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 ...
Ming Cycle Preparing for e-Bike Boom
Ming Cycle in Taiwan is preparing for the worldwide boom in e-Bikes with the construction of a new assembly hall next to its existing factory in ...
Herrman's H-One Head Light
The Herrmans H-One is a hi-end light which comes with aluminium housing which offers (next to a robust protective shell) the possibility to match the ...
US Market Puts Shimano's Q3 Results under Pressure
Shimano reports sluggish sales of mid-range and high-end bicycles in North America since this spring. The European market however shows a completely ...
Lots of News at Spanninga
Lots of News at Spanninga. A set of bar-end lights; a whole new family of battery lights as well as a new rear light called Plateo is presented by ...