PRO: New Vibe & Vibe 7S handlebars
For the 2008 professional road race season PRO supplies five Pro Tour teams with the Vibe and Vibe 7S handlebars. With teams like Rabobank, Credit ...
Strong Shifts in 2007 French Market
PARIS, France - Last week the French industry association Tout a Velo reported on the 2007 bike sales in France. The report shows some remarkable shifts ...
Eurobike 2008 Adding Extra Hall: Now Big Enough?
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - One of the two new halls that are under construction at Messe Friedrichshafen, will be ready to be used at this years ...
Czech Trade-Association Joins ETRA
BRUSSELS, Belgium - At the annual general meeting recently held, the European Twowheel Retailers Association (ETRA) had the pleasure of welcoming a new ...
Amsterdam Chooses Bicycle as Unique Selling Point
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - Amsterdam, the worlds number one cycling city with some 60% of all trips in the city centre made by bicycle, wants to turn ...
Leonie Kreleger Will Leave Bike Europe
As of April 14th Bike Europe's account manager Leonie Kreleger will be the new account manager for bicycle safety seat manufacturer Dremefa. She will ...
Rumours on 2009 IFMA Dates Denied
COLOGNE, Germany - At yesterdays ZIV press conference, Cologne Messe officially denied all rumours on changing the dates for the 2009 IFMA. Show Manager ...
E-Bikes: Star on Growing German Market
COLOGNE, Germany - 4.6 million bikes were sold in Germany in 2007; plus 4% compared to the 2006 total. In percentages e-Bikes were the absolute star ...
Suntour: Newest Suspension Systems
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Shimano Announces New Price Increases
NUNSPEET, The Netherlands - Shimano is raising its prices again in November 2008. After announcing price increases for shipments made from the 1st of ...
'Bike Rental Systems Will Turn Bike Business Around
TAIPEI, Taiwan - During last months Taipei Int'l Cycle Show, Bike Europe's editor in chief Jack Oortwijn was invited to address the members of the ...
Accell CEO: 'Bike Rental Projects Create Big Spin Of
TAIPEI, Taiwan - At this years Taipei Cycle Show, Bike Europe interviewed Accell Group CEO Ren Takens on the rapidly growing new market which is the ...
fizi:k: Zea:k for Ideal Riding Positions
The fi'zi:k catalogue for 2008 is loaded with a seemingly endless number of different saddle designs. Like the Zea:k, for instance, which is the first ...
Orbea and Orca Form Distribution Partnership
MALLABIA, Spain - Orbea has picked up the global distribution of the triathlon apparel brand Orca, located in New Zealand. Both companies have recently ...
Hudson Parent Prout Requests Insolvency
DARMSTADT, Germany - First Dutch e-Bike distributor Brittijn, then Hudson Bike and now Prout AG. On March 20 German Prout AG, public-held parent company ...
Kaufhof/Sportarena for Sale
DUESSELDORFF, Germany - Metro Group is putting its Galeria Kaufhof department stores including the Sportarena outlets up for sale. It is rumoured that ...
No Anti Circumvention Duty for Bulgarian Industry
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgarian bicycle makers like Maxcom with its brand new facility pictured here, are expecting a 40% jump in production this year. This ...
<b>China 2007</b>: Bike Industry Faces Mounting Cost Pressure
BEIJING, China - Its not evident in the production volume of complete bicycles and components, which continued to grow during 2006. However, the ...