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 ...
EU Soft Mobility Project Hychain-Minitrans
HERTEN, Germany - The participants on the soft mobility project Hychain-Minitrans have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for fuel cell development ...
<b>Russia 2006:</b> Bike Production Up, Imports Down
MOSCOW, Russia - Apart for the troublesome show war in Russia with two shows taking place in the same month in Moscow, there's a strong bike market in ...
Bike Systems: Strikers Start Self-managed Production
NORDHAUSEN, Germany - The 135 employees of the Biria subsidiary Bike Systems GmbH who keep the factory occupied since 10 July 2007, decided to resume ...
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 ...
Ferrari 2008 bikes presented at Monza
MONZA, Italy - Stylis choose the Monza Circuit this year to create the right atmosphere for the presentation of the new Ferrari bike range. The CX ...
Construction of New Halls Started in Friedrichshafen
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The construction work for the new halls has started next to the existing fair ground in Friedrichshafen. The new halls will ...
El Corte Ingles Going International
MADRID, Spain - Spanish retailer El Corte Ingles who in its department stores runs big sports sections where also bicycles and bike products are sold, ...
New: Chiemsee Bikes
MOEHNESEE-WIPPRINGSEN, Germany - Chiemsee and PlusMinus branded bicycles celebrated their world debut at IFMA. PlusMinus is a young fashion sports label ...
<b>Poland 2006:</b> Bike Sales: Disaster!
WARSAW, Poland - If 2005 could be described as disastrous for the Polish domestic bicycle market, 2006 was almost the same, or maybe even worse. Hard ...
IFMA Reports -7% Trade Visitors
COLOGNE, Germany - 20,000 trade visitors made their way to the IFMA last Thursday and Friday, according to KoelnMesse estimates. That is 7% down ...
Sanyo To Focus on Batteries Only
OSAKA, Japan - Reports say that Sanyo is increasing its focus on batteries after suffering annual net losses over the past three years. The troubled ...
German Bike Market Recovers
COLOGNE, Germany - After a 6.3% drop in the 2006 overall domestic deliveries of new bicycles, Europes biggest bike market recovered in the first half of ...
<b>Taiwan 2006:</b> Targeting China for Further Sales Growth
TAIPEI, Taiwan - If the Iraq War was supposed to send oil prices soaring and bicycle sales with it, Taiwan's producers are still waiting for that ...
IFMA Resettles in New Halls
COLOGNE, Germany - Next Thursday the IFMA 2007 will open its doors. Following its successful relocation to the new northern section of the Cologne ...