Fibrax Cycle Section Targeted for Growth
WREXHAM, UK - Recently Fibrax won the contract to supply Brompton Bicycle Ltd with new improved brake for their range of folding bicycles. This business ...
Vittoria Acquires US Distributor BikeMine
MADONE, Italy Tire maker Vittoria Industries Ltd had taken over its US distributor BikeMine from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The company has been ...
Doubled Floor Space for Van Der Veer Designers
GELDERMALSEN, Netherlands - The Dutch industrial bike designers gathered last Friday to celebrate the new office of Van Der Veer Designers. The doubling ...
Hero and Ultra Motor Parted Ways
NEW DEHLI, India - UK-based electric vehicle maker Ultra Motor is exiting from its technical collaboration with Hero Exports in India. Ultra Motors ...
Shimano Launches new Saint Version-2
MONTEREY, US - At the See Otter Classic this week Shimano has launched the new Saint mountain bike group for Down Hill, Freeriding and Extreme All ...
The Latest on Electronic Shifting at Shimano's Dura-Ace 2009
Several news sources on internet have reported about the new mechanical and even electronic Dura-Ace road race group set for 2009. A lot of details of ...
<b>Czech Republic 2007:</b> Retail Chains Expand on Growing Market
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - According to informed estimates, 390,000 bicycles were sold in the Czech Republic in 2007. The average price per bicycle was € ...
ETRA Brings Bikes to European Commission Headquarter
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Right in front of the European Commission headquarter; on the esplanade of the Berlaymont-building, in the heart of Brussels ...
China Closes Factories for Clean Air at Olympics
BEIJING, China - The Chinese government is announcing drastic measures to avoid air pollution during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 19 ...
Rumour of the Week
Sources say that the organization of the Taichung Bike Week, as an alternative of the Taipei Cycle Show is well under way. Local business men are ...
Mail Us Your News! Special on Tyres
Bike Europe's May 2008 edition will highlight the latest developments in bicycle tyres. Tyre manufacturers and suppliers are invited
Suntour Increases Virtual IBD Support
VALLEY, Germany - As part of its current service offensive Japanese-Taiwanese component maker SR Suntour is pushing its IBD support. According to Tim ...
Decathlon Changing Company Name
VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ, France - Decathlon is changing its corporate name. Europe's largest sporting goods retailer' new name will be Oxylane which ...
Prologo: Original Gear Collection
Original Gear Collection 2008 is the name of a new series of Prologo saddles. Special for this new range is that it consists of saddles that are an ...
Shimano's Reliability Campaign to East Europe
NUNSPEET, the Netherlands - After its initial success over the last two years, Shimano's Reliability Campaign will again take place this year and is ...
German Call a Bike: Expansion
BERLIN, Germany - Germany's pioneering bike rental system Call a Bike, a subsidiary of DB Rent (a subsidiary of German Railway), announced at the 2008 ...
<b>Poland 2007:</b> Disaster Strikes Again!
WARSAW, Poland - For the second year in succession, bicycle sales dropped dramatically; in 2007 hitting the lowest level in the history of the free bike ...
Bicycles: Global Growth Market
SAN JOSE, California - The world bicycle market is projected to reach in excess of 31 billion (US$ 61 billion) by 2010. In the period 2001 2010 the ...