SRAM has signed a Definitive Agreement to purchase Truvativ
AMERSFOORT, Netherlands (September 24) - SRAM Corporation and Truvativ are pleased to announce that SRAM has signed a Definitive Agreement to purchase ...
Bicycles Make Tempting Targets
BOSTON, US (September 28) - Bicycling is not only a popular form of recreation; it's a popular means of transportation throughout the world. Bicycles ...
Masterflex to Work on Fuel Cell Bicycles
COLOGNE, Germany (September 28) - Gelsenkirchen-based Masterflex and the leading Swiss electric-Bike manufacturer Swizzbee recently signed a cooperation ...
Vietnam Rejects Accusation of Bicycle Dumping in EU
HCM City, Vietnam (September 28) - The Vietnam Bicycle and Motorcycle Association (VBMA) has sent a document to the European Commission (EC), rejecting ...
ZEG Joins ETRA To Oppose EBMA's Complaint against Vietnam
COLOGNE, Germany (September 28) -The market-dominating German dealers' organisation ZEG has briefed a Brussels-based legal firm to fight the European ...
Accell Combines Acquired Companies
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (September 23) - The companies that were recently acquired by Dutch Accell, will be integrated into one large wholesale ...
Kryptonite to Offer Free Lock Trade
CANTON, US (September 23) — Bike lock maker Kryptonite is offering to exchange its tubular u-shaped locks for free, in response to a design flaw that ...
Campagnolo is Having a Field Day
VICENZA, Italy (September 23) - Tradition-rich parts manufacturer Campagnolo announces that it has concluded its 2003-2004 tax-year very, very ...
Cyclists are Outlaws in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (September 23) - You could wonder why not more people in countries like Indonesia ride bikes, instead of using a substantial part of ...
Nishiki Germany Folds
BOCHOLT, Germany (September 21) - One of the first victims of the bleak economic climate: Nishiki Germany announced that it will cease to trade end of ...
Principia Goes On
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (September 21) - After the recent bankruptcy, Principia has gotten a new lease of life. A Danish importer of high-end products has ...
Easy Lock Pick
MAARSSEN, Netherlands - Hosts of locks with pipe-type keys are unsafe. The master tool is a cheap ballpoint pen. Motorcycle thieves discovered that the ...
More 'Sparkle' in Holland
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (September 21) - Next to all the other reflective surfaces that are compulsive on bikes in Holland, a white front reflector will ...
EICMA 2004: Positive Vibes & Major Change for 2005
MILAN, Italy (September 21) - Starting with the 'bike-fest' in the Corso Buenos Aires on the Friday, the 62nd EICMA was a real success. 665 exhibitors ...
FIRST MAN OF ELAN BIKES RESIGNES
Ljubljana, Slovenia - Tomi Sefman, general manager of Elan Bikes, has resigned at the end of last week. As he explains in a written statement he can not ...
Batavus Starts with Dealer Contracts in Holland
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Batavus, the jewel in the Accell crown, has announced a new take on dealer-sales. In short, they will engage in official ...
Positive Road Rage
MAARSSEN, Netherlands - Side effects of Lance Armstrong's TdF victories? Hard to say, but fact is that road bikes account for about 5 percent of all the ...
A Phoenix Named Flying Pigeon
SHANGHAI, China - It's tough being a bicycle maker in China these days. China was home to just a half-dozen bike builders in the 1980s but has 300 ...