Halfords UK Implements New Cycling Strategy
REDDITCH, UK (17 October) - In an exclusive interview with Bike Europe, Halfords UK Business General Manager Auto Leisure and Two Wheel Business Centre, ...
75,000 Bicycles For Dutch Ministry of Defense
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (24 October) - The Dutch Ministry of Defense offers all its 75.000 employees (uniformed and civilian staff) a (due to fiscal ...
Huffy Results Third Quarter
MIAMSBURG-OHIO, USA (24 October) - Huffy Corporation's third-quarter net earnings were $5.2 million, or $0.50 per common share, after showing a loss of ...
New Policy in South Africa: One Person, One Bike
JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa (24 October) - As one of the basic essentials for life, Nelson Mandela said that every child in South Africa should get a ...
Sturmey-Archer Clearance
LONDON, UK (24 October) - As orders get lost and days go by without a buyer, it looks fairly definite that Sturmey-Archer will not be sold as a going ...
European Commission Looks to Define Sports (Cycling) Footwear
BRUSSELS, Belgium (19 October) The European Commission is looking to narrow down the definition of sports shoes. The redefinition has everything to do ...
Velo-city: Call for Papers
Velo-city: Call for Papers GLASGOW, Scotland (19 October) - The 2001 Velo-city Conference on sustainable bicycle use, environmental issues related to ...
Gazelle Raises Production
DIEREN, Netherlands (19 October) - The number one bike maker in the Netherlands, Gazelle, steadily has had a demand that exceeded production. With ...
Bike Machinery Acquires MAS
BAGNATICA, Italy (October 17) - Bike Machinery has taken over its competitor Macchine Attrezature Speciali (MAS). MAS will gradually be transferred to ...
First Half Year: 1.5 million New Motorcycles in EU
MUNICH, Germany - (October 17) Based on the figures of the respective national registration systems of the EU countries, the German Motorcycle Industry ...
After Liquidation, Sturmey-Archer's Future Lies In Its Pieces
NOTTINGHAM, UK (10 October) - Sturmey-Archer Limited is in liquidation. According to managing director Alan Clarke of Sturmey-Archer Europe, the ...
Dutch Bicycle Sales up 25% in July/August
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (October 17) - In the first six months, Dutch bicycle sales were up only 1% on the previous year's first half. But during July ...
Sturmey-Archer's Future After Liquidation
NOTTINGHAM, UK (10 October) - Sturmey-Archer Limited is in liquidation. According to managing director Alan Clarke of Sturmey-Archer Europe, the ...
Karstadt-Quelle: Impressive Figures
ESSEN, Germany - (October 17) During the first six months of this year German retailer Karstadt-Quelle saw pre-tax profits of DEM 96.8 milliom (US$ 43.5 ...
Kildemoes (DK) Stops Frame Production
COPENHAGEN, Denmark - (October 17) Denmark's largest bicycle manufacturer (owned by Cycleurope) will stop frame production at the end of this year. ...
Kronan Likely to Add Production in Belgium
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (17 october) - The most successful e-commerce bicycle in the Netherlands, the Swedish-pattern Kronan no-nonsense bicycle (two ...
Cooperation between ZEG, Batavus and Koga Miyata
COLOGNE, Germany - ZEG, the biggest twowheeler retail organization in Europe, has reached an agreement with Batavus and Koga Miyata (both Accell Group) ...
Veltec-Rentmeester takes over Pariba racing tires.
VALKENSWAARD, Netherlands - Veltec-Rentmeester has acquired Pariba racing tires. Per september the Dutch wholesalers have taken on the worldwide ...