Browning Expands Electronic Shifting
ZWOLLE, Netherlands (May 9) -Browning Components is expanding its range of SmartShift Technology electronic shifters. In addition to the SST400 ...
SRAM: Dumping Case Not Over Yet
AMERSFOORT, Netherlands (May 2) - 'The European Commission (EC) investigation clearly established that Shimano dumped its internal hub gears on the ...
Austria: No Bike Without Bell and Lights
VIENNA, Austria (May 2) - According to EU rule, cyclists are not permitted to use bicycles which do not comply with their national technical regulations ...
No Dumping Duty For Shimano
BRUSSELS, Belgium (April 27) - The European Commission has decided not to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on Shimano's internal hub gears. This ...
Raleigh Starts Rebuilding Program
NOTTINGHAM, UK (April, 26) - After two difficult years, culminating in a 19% drop in unit sales to 407,000 for the year 2000 and a decrease in net ...
Former Univega Manager To Kynast
QUAKENBRÜCK, Germany - Stephan Hahn is the new general manager for R&D at Kynast, the once biggest bicycle producer in Germany. Hahn is the former ...
Time Limits For Dumping Case Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia
BRUSSELS, Belgium (April 23) - The European Commission recently sent out questionnaires of over 100 pages to bicycle manufacturers in Indonesia, ...
Mavic Moves
SAINT TRIVIER SUR MOIGNANS, France (April 26) - French bicycle component manufacturer Mavic will move to a new site next July. The company, part of the ...
Hong Kong Named World's Freest Economy
WASHINGTON, USA (April 26) - Hong Kong has the world' freest economy, followed by Singapore and New Zealand, the Cato Institute reported in an annual ...
K2 Bikes Pulls Out Of German Market
KLOSTERS, Switzerland (April 23) - K2 Bikes is pulling out of the German market. According to Mark Landsaat, European technical manager and contact ...
Sturmey-Archer Deliveries Expected in June
TAIPEI, Taiwan (April 23) - Sturmey-Archer hub gear production is recommencing this month and first deliveries are expected in June in Europe. Due to ...
Weissflog Back in Business
LUDWIGSBURG, Germany (April 23) - Uwe Weissflog, former marketing manager at SRAM Europe, is back in the bike business. As from April 1 on (no joke) he ...
Roodrunner Nominated for Top Dutch Design Award
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (april 16th) - The high volume mail transportation bicycle Roodrunner* by Amsterdam design agency Springtime has been nominated ...
US$ 51 Million Loss for Derby Cycle Corp.
WASHINGTON, DC/USA (April 10) - The Derby Cycle Corporation recently reported a US$ 51 million (Eur 57mn) loss for the year 2000 at the Securities and ...
Derby Files Detailed 2000 Results
Derby Files Detailed 2000 Results WASHINGTON DC/USA (April 18) - The Derby Cycle Corporation managed to increase its bicycle deliveries last year by ...
Madison MBO Fails
LONDON, UK (April 11) - Following the announcement in early March of an intention by the Madison management team to effect a buy out of the Madison and ...
Schwinn/GT For Sale
BOULDER, Co/USA (April 10) - After the receivership of Schwinn/GT Europe (including its UK and German business) its US parent company Questor partners ...
Taiwan's MT Racing Opens Bike Factory in Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (April 10) - Dragon Bicycles, the new Vietnam company invested for 100% by Taiwan's MT Racing, officially opened its first ...