Shimano Comments on Delivery Problems
OSAKA, Japan (December 17th) - Shimano Japan issued today a detailed statement about their delivery situation which is currently creating havoc among ...
Tokyo Stocks Plunge after Wall St. Tumble
TOKYO , Japan (December 16th) - Tokyo stocks plunged Tuesday on selling -because of an overnight tumble of the US dollar on Wall Street and the yen's ...
ZEG to Start in France
COLOGNE, Germany (December 11th) - The ZEG is starting activities in France as of January 1st , 2004. It means Europe's biggest ...
Yamaha Recalls 5,040 Scooters
TOKYO, December 16th - Yamaha Motor Co said Monday it will recall a total of 5,040 scooters of one model for free repair of defective wiring in ...
Bikes Against Malaria
KAMPALA, Uganda (December 8th) - The vice-president, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya handed over 86 bicycles to malaria-drug distributors in the Wasiko district. ...
Scooter Pokkon
TOKIO, Japan (December 8th) - 'Pokkon' a buzz word in Japan - actually it means stealing a scooter in a novel way. First robbing a bicycle of its seat ...
Rigida Shuts-Up Shop in UK
KIRBY, UK (December 8th) - Although already announced some weeks ago, and with the kind request not to publicise before December 12th - word has already ...
Trek Closes Facility in Ireland
CARLOW, Ireland - (December 3rd) Trek's decision to close down the factory in Carlow, Ireland they started 6 years ago and to transfer its European ...
Huffy Takes a Fall
NEW YORK, US - (December 3rd) Huffy shares tumbled last Tuesday after the company revealed its forecast for the fourth quarter. The stock went down some ...
Sprick and Merkers-Rad: Insolvency Procedures Started
MERKERS, Germany (December 2) - Yesterday the insolvency procedures at both Sprick Fahrräder GmbH and its subsidiary Merkers-Rad GmbH & Co. KG were ...
China Remains the Prime Target
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (November 26th) - Despite the fact that the EBMA did not apply for a renewal of the anti-dumping duties for Taiwan made bikes; ...
Giacomelli: The Never Ending Story
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (December 1) - In the saga around Giacomelli and Longoni Sport the recent developments are: the receivers have managed to persuade ...
No Renewal of Taiwan's Dumping Duties
PARIS, France (November 26th) - The anti-dumping duties on Taiwan made bicycles will be lifted on the 26th of February 2004. The European bicycle makers ...
Unbreakable BB Bike Lock?
ULFT, Netherlands (November 26th) - Dutch bicycle manufacturer Multicycle has revamped the idea of a bike lock blocking the bracket axle. Multicycle has ...
IMF: Yuan Not Undervalued
GENEVA, Switzerland (November 25th) -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently stated that there was no clear evidence that China's Yuan was ...
Vuelta - Rodi Controversy
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (November 25th) - The controversy between Rodi and Vuelta continues (see for more the newspages on this website). In the 'war over ...
Dutch NMA Fines Trade Organisations
MAARSSEN, Netherlands ( November 25th) - The Dutch NMA, a government agency responsible for fair trade, has slapped fines on two of the largest bicycle ...
Americans Buy Bikes, But Don't Ride Them
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (November 25th) - A strange phenomena: more children's bikes are sold in the US than ever but the young owners do not use them. ...