Dutch Retail Organizations: Against the Grain
AMERSFOORT, Netherlands (August 16) - Dutch buyers group Bike Totaal (175 shops), has seen its turnover from retail sales grow with 3.9% in the first 6 ...
Indian Bike Makers Switch to 'Specialty' Bikes
CHANDIGARH, India (Aug 11) - The Indian bicycle industry is looking at kids and health freaks to bail it out of its mounting problems. A 'serious slump' ...
From Garbage Dump to Cycling Paradise
JERUSALEM, Israel (Aug 11) - Israel's first bicycle park opened recently at Kibbutz Zova, near Jerusalem. The park covers more than 40 acres and is a ...
China's Bicycle Output to Stabilize until 2008
SHANGHAI, China (Aug 11) - Industry analysts forecast annual production of bicycles in China to stabilize at 80 million units from 2005 to 2008 as the ...
Vietnam's Bike Exports Hit by Dumping Suits
HANOI, Viet Nam (Aug 11) - Vietnam bicycle exports have reportedly been hit by dumping duties in the potential markets of the European Union and Canada, ...
Aluminium Output Drops in China
SHANGHAI, China (Aug 9) - Aluminium output in China, the world's biggest producer, will grow this year at the slowest pace in five years because of ...
Pro-Lite Opens European Sales Office
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Aug 9) - Pro-Lite, the Taiwanese high-end component brand led by Steve Fenton, recently opened a European sales office in Italy. ...
Mifa's Explosive Expansion
SANGERGAUSEN, Germany (Aug 9) - German bike producer Mitteldeutsche Fahrrad AG - Mifa for short - is expanding rapidly since the company is listed on ...
Flying Cops
BERGUN,Switzerland - The first police precinct in Switzerland to do their local patrols with Flyer electric bikes is St.Moritz. In the Kanton of Engadin ...
London Bombings Stimulate Bicycle Use
LONDON, UK (Aug 9) - The terrorist attacks on the London Tube system have driven many travellers to bicycles. The fear of further attacks on public ...
Anti-Dumping Proceedings Didn't Stop Import Flood
LUXEMBOURG (August 4) - China became in 2004 the EU's most important bicycle supplier and was dodging the anti-dumping duties in any possible way. The ...
Wal-Mart in Battle over Bike Defects
SAUSALITO, US (Aug 4) - Attorney Mark Webb has filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Dynacraft Industries Inc, claiming hundreds of accidents ...
Wal-Mart in Battle over Bike Defects
SAUSALITO, US ( Aug 4) - Attorney Mark Webb has filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Dynacraft Industries Inc, claiming hundreds of accidents ...
Bergwerk Comeback
PFORZHEIM, Germany (August 2) - After it's insolvency in March 2005, custom builder Bergwerk is celebrating a comeback. A quartet of private investors ...
Prototypes Expensive?
NOTTINGHAM, UK - Students involved in a joint project between South East Derbyshire College and Nottingham Trent University have produced a carbon/glass ...
Anti-Dumping Proceedings Didn't Stop Import Flood
LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg (August 4) - China became in 2004 the EU's most important bicycle supplier and was dodging the anti-dumping duties in any ...
Prototypes Expensive?
NOTTINGHAM, UK - Students involved in a joint project between South East Derbyshire College and Nottingham Trent University have produced a carbon/glass ...
Bergwerk Comeback
PFORZHEIM, Germany (August 2) - After it's insolvency in March 2005, custom builder Bergwerk is celebrating a comeback. A quartet of private investors ...