EU Drops Restrictions on Textile & Footwear from China
BRUSSELS, Belgium (January 6) - As from January 1, 2005 all import restrictions for clothing and all other textile products and also footwear from the ...
Bicycles Can Help Countries Recover from Tsunami Damage
WILSON, US (January 6) - With the death toll from the Asian earthquake disaster still rising, one small part of the recovery process for the countries ...
Do Kids Still Want a Bicycle for Christmas?
BIKE EUROPE: NEW YORK, US (January 6) - Children today are less physically active than ever before, leading to serious problems like child obesity and ...
Bikes Could be Dangerous
WELLINGTON, NZ (January 6) - Kmart issues a recall for four types of children's bikes because of faulty handlebars. They are 20 inch Hot Wheels and My ...
Piaggio Finalizes Aprilia Take-Over
PONTEDERA, Italy (January 4) - Just before the end of 2004 Piaggio & C. S.p.A. finalized the acquisition of 100% of the shares of the Aprilia Group. ...
Michelin: Price Increases
CLERMONT FERRAND, France (January 4) - The Michelin Group recently announced that between December 2004 and July 2005 it will raise the prices for all ...
Poisons in Electrical Appliances
MAARSSEN, Netherlands - The EU has recently announced new measures to prevent toxic substances to enter the environment. These substances are: lead, ...
The Flying Dutchman
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (December 23) - The Dutch have brought some weird and wonderful things to this world: wooden shoes, Delft blue pottery and the ...
Taiwan Bike Makers Hit Record Revenues
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's top two bicycle makers, Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Merida Industry Co., Ltd., are expected to score record annual ...
India's First Cycle Club Inaugurated
CHANDIGARH, India (December 21) - Riding a bicycle is good for you and your city. Everyone who rides a bicycle does the city a huge favour. Every ...
New SRAM Distribution in Austria
INNSBRUCK, Austria (December 21) - SRAM products will be distributed from January 1st by a new company, Kalnai Sports. This decision follows the plans ...
New European Headquarters for Suntour
VALLEY, Germany (December 21) - The new Suntour European headquarters is located near Munich, in the village of Valley, Germany and will be officially ...
Go Sport: Growing Abroad, Slowing at Home
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (December 16) - French Go-Sport has released its figures over the first nine months of the year. The overall results are slightly ...
Decathlon Sports Park
RENNES, France (December 16) - Mega store chain Decathlon is investing some € 18 million in a sports park in the 'departement' of Brittany. Decathlon ...
Bikes and Xmas
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (December 16) - While trawling the net to bring you the latest news from the bike-front, it cannot go unnoticed that Xmas is the ...
Sony to Release Li-ion Secondary Batteries with Top Capacity
TOKYO, Japan ( December 16) - The Sony Corporation announced that it would start shipping Lithium-ion secondary batteries with the industry's highest ...
Shareholders Approve Accell Group Share Split
BIKE EUROPE: HEERENVEEN, The Netherlands (December 9) - Accell Group NV announces that the Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders held yesterday has ...
China Southern Bicycle Shows Merge
SHENZHEN, China (14 december 2004) - The Shenzhen bicycle industrial committee and the Guangzhou foreign trade Exhibition Corp. both organised a ...