End of the Electric Era?
BEIJING, China (November 10th) - All electric bicycles have to disappear from the Beijing streets before December 31st, 2005. That is the deadline set ...
Sad News From Cloppenburg
CLOPPENBURG, Germany (November 12th) - The German bike industry has lost one of its most well known members. Heinz Kalkhoff, not only the Kalkhoff ...
Deadline Draws Neigh for CEN Bike Standards
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (November 13th) - The Italian ANCMA (the National Association for bicycles, motorcycles and accessories) who is the major sponsor ...
Sram Shrugs Shimano's Injunction
AMERSFOORT, Netherlands (November 14th) - On November 13th 2003 the Munich District Court set aside Shimano's preliminary injunction against SRAM's ...
UCI Approves Jetstream Forks
BARBENGO/LAUSANNE, Switzerland - (November 21th) Oval Concepts announces today that the UCI (International Cycling Union) has formally approved their ...
Yamaha Re-Opens in Huambo
HUAMBO, Angola (November 10th) - Tomorrow the motorcycle factory in Huambo will re-open its doors. Destroyed in the armed conflict that swept the ...
WTO Chief on Chinese Economic Growth
BEIJING, China ( November 10th) - Supachai Panitchpakdi, the director general of the WTO has warned against exaggeration of China's economic power. ...
The Unique Bologna Motorshow
BOLOGNA, Italy (November 20th) - There are many motorshows in this world but there is only one that offers end-users the possibility to actually ...
Vuelta, by Rodi
AVEIRO, Portugal (November 12) - In the October issue of Bike Europe, we announced the joint venture between Büchel components and mr. Moreno Fioravanti ...
Polish Go Sports
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (November 13th) - Groupe Go Sport has taken over 10 of the former Giacomelli stores in Poland. Due to the financial situation of ...
Merida Re-Launches in UK
NOTTINGHAM, UK (November 18th) - Merida, the huge Taiwanese bicycle producer (with stakes in Specialized) is re-launching its own brand bikes in the UK. ...
Sprick's Troubled Inheritance
MERKERS/OELDE, Germany (November 13th) - Yesterday, 12 November, the Sprick estate in Oelde got suspension of payment; today the receiver is in Merkers ...
Accell Group Adjusts Profit Forecast Upwards
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - (November 7) - Accell Group NV announced that sales of the new bicycle collections are going well and are generating positive ...
The Chinese Reaction
HONG KONG, China (November 5) - Anti-Dumping is a hot item in China itself too: a decade ago the Chinese producers quietly accepted the charges, but now ...
German Bike Market Recovers
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (November 5) - The 'Summer of the Century' has helped crank-up bike sales in Germany. A nice 2% rise in sales was recorded during ...
Radio Versus Bikes
CLEVELAND, US ( November 3rd) - Cyclists take action after radio disc-jockeys encouraged car drivers to try and hurt bike riders. The US' largest radio ...
EBMA Accuses China of Renewed Dumping Circumvention Schemes
PARIS, France (November 5) - Brian Montgomery, chairman of the EBMA cautions against renewed A+B container schemes from China. Although there are ...
Hero Honda Sets World Record
NEW DELHI, India (November 3rd) - Hero Honda, the Indian licensee of the Japanese Industrial giant, has set a new world record in (light) motorcycle ...