Dutch Public Prosecutor: No priority to Bike Theft
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (October 1) - Nearly 1 million bikes are been stolen each year in the Netherlands. To counter this huge problem for the Dutch ...
Dutch Bike Retail Organization To Team Up with UK Bikeforce
BREDA, Netherlands (September 27) - Dutch Bike retail organization Euretco is looking to team up with Bikeforce in the UK. Following the September 25 ...
Veloland: Suspension of Payment
MARSEILLE, France (September 23) - The civil court in Marseille has placed French bicycle distribution chain Veloland in the 'redressement judiciaire' ...
Pacific Cycle/GT Bicycles Appoints Genesis Cycle Inc. Canadian Distributor
TORONTO, Canada (September 27) - Pacific Cycle/GT Bicycles has appointed Genesis Cycle Inc. as the new distributor of the GT brand of bicycles in ...
Shimano Distribution in South-Eastern Europe
PATRAS, Greece (September 20) - From 1 October on, Eurotrade in Patras, Greece, will supervise Shimano distribution in Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, ...
Germany: Importers' and Wholesalers' Associations Join Forces
COLOGNE, Germany (18 September) - On the last day of IFMA where the German Association of Bicycle Importers (VDFI) and the Association of Bicycle ...
Masturbation?
LONDON, UK (September 18) - When the Fifth Motoring Directive of the EU was published in Britain (the Directive deems a motor driver at fault in any ...
Bicycle Production in Europe Diminishing
LUXEMBOURG (September 5) - Less and less bicycles are produced inside the European Union. That's the most striking conclusion coming out of the market ...
Vredestein Ups Service Level with Increased Tire Stocks
ENSCHEDE, Netherlands (September 10) - Vredestein announces a major increase in its tire stocks. With that the Dutch supplier who recently relocated its ...
Eurobike Attented by More Trade Visitors
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany (September 3) - Eurobike 2002 at Friedrichshafen has been attended by 21,430 trade visitors from 61 countries. (2001: 20,357 ...
New GM for Batavus
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (6 September) - Mr. Jeroen Meier (46) has been appointed as general manager for Dutch Batavus bicycles. Batavus produces and ...
AXA Bicycle Products Sales Tumble
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (August 27) - Axa Stenman managed to increase its net profit by 20% to € 2.3 million or € 0.74 per share, despite poor sales ...
Shimano: New Importers for Switzerland
GIPF, Switzerland (September 2) - Shimano Paul Lange and wholesaler Fuchs-Movesa AG will take over the distribution of Shimano components in Switzerland ...
Raleigh Cycle Ltd. Starts Licensing the Raleigh Brandname
DINXPERLO, The Netherlands (August 27) - Raleigh Cycle Limited is starting to license the Raleigh brandname. In The Netherlands Raleigh Cycle Ltd ...
Cycleurope Changes Peugeot for Puch Branded Bikes
ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands (August 23) - Cycleurope is to launch Puch branded bicycles in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium and ...
Euretco Relaunches Buying Formula
BREDA, The Netherlands (August 23) - Dutch retail service organisation Euretco Tweewielers is to focus more on IBDs, which wish to subscribe without ...
Cannondale: Annual Bicycle Profits up
BETHEL/CT, USA (August 15) - Cannondale Corp. reported a 16% higher $9.55 million (€ 9.85 million) pre-tax income in its bicycle division over its ...
Shimano donates € 10,000 to flood damage
KARVINAno , CZ (August 19) - Shimano donated € 10,000 to the funds to restore the flood damages in the Czech Republic, and the Karvina factory sent a ...