Lego Voted Best Toy in last Century
LONDON, UK (October 26) - Lego has been voted the best toy of the past 100 years. The plastic building blocks have proved a hit with generations of ...
Biretco Closes German Offices
BIKE EUROPE: BREDA, Netherlands (October 26) - The international retail organisation Birectco will close its German offices in Mönchengladbach as per ...
Powered Two-Wheelers Back at IFMA?
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (October 21) - The Amsterdam MotorRai show that is currently taking place, had an extra surprise for the careful listener: strong ...
Huffy applies for Chapter 11; Dorel may Takeover
DAYTON, US (October 21) - A Canadian-owned competitor to Huffy Corp. is interested in buying the maker of one-third of the bicycles sold in the United ...
Careless Whispers…...
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (October 21) The Amsterdam MotorRai show had an extra surprise for the careful listener: strong show-floor rumours confirm what ...
NOKIAN To Sell Bicycle Tyre Division
LIEKSA, Finland (October 13)-Nokian Tyres is going to sell its bicycle tyres business to Suomen Rengastehdas Oy being established. The buyer will ...
Vertex To Sell Bridgestone in Benelux
AGEO-SHI, Japan (October 19) - Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd., Japan, has appointed Vertex Cycle Systems BV located in Noordwijkerhout -The Netherlands as ...
JJB Sales Drop - Company Will Not Be Sold
LONDON, UK (October 19) - Although a press release was issued last week, stating that negotiations with 'an undisclosed party' were underway, UK's ...
Campagnolo Pro Shops Go International
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (October 19) - What started as a test-case in the Benelux countries, is now becoming a Europe-wide system. The Campagnolo ...
JJB Sales Drop - Company Will Not Be Sold
LONDON, UK (October 19) - Although a press release was issued last week, stating that negotiations with 'an undisclosed party' were underway, UK's ...
German Electricity Troubles
MEINERZHAGEN, Germany (October 19) - One of the main television channels in Germany told its viewers that dynamo lighting will no longer be compulsory ...
Nokian To Sell its Tyre Division
LIEKSA, Finland (October 13)-Nokian Tyres is going to sell its bicycle tyres business to Suomen Rengastehdas Oy being established. The buyer will ...
Giant Bicycle Inc. Announce Recall of Bicycles
WASHINGTON, US (October 13) - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Giant Bicycle Inc. ,today announced a voluntary recall. ...
Storck & HEATform Join Forces
BAD CAMBERG, Germany (October 13) - German bike company Storck has closed a strategic deal with HEATform GmbH. The metal specialist company has ...
SRAM & Truvativ: it's a Yes!
AMERSFOORT, Netherlands (October 13) - As recently announced, SRAM was working on finalising the deal to take over Truvativ. On the 5th of October, both ...
Switch to Sourcing Continues
BIKE EUROPE: LUXEMBOURG , Luxembourg (October 12) - For the first time in several years the production of bicycles in the European Union was up in 2003. ...
Decathlon to Start in Hungary
BIKE EUROPE: MAARSSEN, Netherlands (October 7) - Decathlon plans to open its first three Hungarian stores in 2005, The shops will be between 3,000 and ...
Switch to Sourcing Continues
BIKE EUROPE: LUXEMBOURG , Luxembourg (October 12) - For the first time in several years the production of bicycles in the European Union was up in 2003. ...