Flight of the Storck
BAD CAMBERG, Germany (May 18) - What have a bike and a computer in common? Well, in this particular case they share the same design-award! Storck ...
MIFA: First Cut is the Deepest
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (May 18) - German bicycle manufacturer MIFA has already claimed some success on the stock-exchange. After the shares were first ...
Longer Leadtimes with Season Just Starting
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (May 12) - The reality in deliveries is already quite harsh. Leadtimes are getting longer and longer, and the real season is just ...
Shimano Recalls Cleats
NUNSPEET, Netherlands (May 18) - This recall concerns SM-SH92 SPD-R cleats (Shimano part # Y43Y98030/#Y43Y98031), sold as after market products since ...
Vietnam Exports of Bikes Up
HO CHI MIN CITY, Vietnam (May 12) - Vietnam grossed US$90 million from exports of bicycles in the first four months of this year, a year-on-year ...
Giacomelli: Final Chapter?
ROME, Italy (May 11) - Is this the last chapter in the never ending story around Italy's Giacomelli sports empire? The Italian police have arrested and ...
The German Bike War (Chapter XI)
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (May 13) - The latest battle in the German-bike-price war is ALDI's new offering. At just € 299 a fully equipped, and full ...
MIFA: Thread Lightly
FRANKFURT/M, Germany (May 11) - According to analysts Merck, Finck & Co. there are some serious pitfalls to consider for German MIFA if they go ...
Halfords UK Public too?
LONDON, UK (May 11) - Halford's management is discussing with it's owners, CVC Capital the possibility of going public later this year. The company is ...
People Will Think I'm Broke
NAIROBI, Kenya (May 11) - This is the most heard answer when people in regions like Africa and Asia are asked why they do not ride a bicycle. Although ...
China Fever: The Worst is Over?
TAIPEI, Taiwan (May 11) - Are the 'emergency brake' plans that the Chinese government has going to have as big an impact as expected? The restrictions ...
Coke Will Get Expensive
LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg (May 11) - Guy Dollé, CEO of ARCELOR steel, the worlds biggest steel conglomerate commented this morning on the effect of the ...
ACCELL - Burco Takeover
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (May 7) - Accell widens its horizons in parts distribution. A letter of intent has been signed with Van Buuren & Co. B.V., ...
Rising Steel Prices get Industry down
HI CHI MIN CITY, Vietnam (May 4) -The Viet Nam Steel Corporation (VSC) has failed to control local steel prices despite sharing more than 40 per cent of ...
MIFA: Details on going Public
SANGERHAUSEN, Germany (May 7) - Short time before becoming a public-hold company German bike producer Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke AG - Mifa in short ...
European Commission Announces Dumping Investigation for Vietnam and China
PARIS, France (April 29) - According to a press release from the European Bicycle Manufacturers Association (EBMA), the European Commission will ...
Spanish Rider sees a Cover-up
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (May 4) -The Spanish cyclist Jesus Manzano, who said last month that he was subjected to systematic doping by his former team, ...
Russia's GDP up 8% in Q1
MOSCOW, Russia (May 4) -Russia's GDP grew 8 percent in January-March 2004 compared to the same period last year, according to the Economy Ministry of ...