Mountain Bike Readers Prefer Specialized
S'HEERENBERG, Netherlands- The readers of the Germany bike specialist magazine Mountain Bike recently choose two Specialized bikes as their favorite of ...
Asia Still Dealing with Financial Crises Woes
NEW YORK, NY/USA- Despite the fact that Asian countries have posted strong growth since the 1998 financial crises, they have yet to reach the same level ...
Huffy Recalls 18,600 Men's Mountain Bikes
WASHINGTON, D.C./USA- Huffy Bicycle Co. is recalling about 18,600 men's mountain bicycles. According to a recent release, the frames of these bicycles ...
Sao Paulo Two-Wheeler Show Bigger Than Ever
SAO PAULO, Brazil- The Salao das Duas Rodas, the largest two-wheeler exhibition in Latin America, attracted more visitors than ever at this year's show. ...
Gijs Changes Name to Springtime Industrial Designs
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands- Gijs Industrial Design Engineers, designers of, among others, the soon-to-be-released Tango, has changed its name to Springtime ...
Dutch Mopeds Hit the Road
THE HAGUE, Netherlands-Today (15 December) mopeds in the Netherlands are no longer allowed to ride on cycle paths. With this measure the Dutch ...
ETRA Submits Position Paper Against Dumping to EC
BRUSSELS, Belgium- On 14 December ETRA sent out a detailed position paper to the European Commission stating its reasons for opposing the EBMA dumping ...
Stiga Bids for Own Holding Company
STOCKHOLM, Sweden- The board of directors of Stiga Intressenter AB has made a SEK1.247 billion (US$149.5mn;EUR144.9mn) offer to buy out the shares of ...
Singhanias to Buyout Piaggio's Stake in LML
NEW DELHI, India- As part of the recent out-of-court settlement between Piaggio and its Indian joint venture partner LML Ltd., the Singhania family will ...
Eurobike Plans New Friedrichshafen Fairground for 2002
Friedrichshafen, GERMANY- The construction of Messe Friedrichshafen's new fairgrounds will begin in the fall of 2000 and be ready by August 2002, ...
Dutch RAI Association Against Anti-dumping Complaint
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands- On 24 November the members of the Dutch RAI Association's Bicycle and Two-Wheeler Components Division voted to join the likes of ...
Accell Group Also Withdraws Support of Dumping Complaint
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands- Accell Group NV, Europe's third largest bicycle maker, announced on 10 November that it has withdrawn its support of the ...
Dutch RAI Association Against Anti-dumping Complaint
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands- On 24 November the members of the Dutch RAI Association's Bicycle and Two-Wheeler Components Division voted to join the likes of ...
Answer to Discontinue Manitou Rear Shock Program
Answer Products Inc, makers of the Manitou suspension forks, announced last week that it will not pursue rear shock business for the 2001 model year. ...
Concept Cycling Signs Deal with Meghna Bangladesh
OLDHAM, UK- After a year of discussions Concept Cycling of the UK has entered into a joint venture with Meghna of Bangladesh for the exclusive rights to ...
Vredestein Stopping Dutch Bike Tire Production
DOETINCHEM, Netherlands- Dutch tire manufacturer Vredestein has announced that it is ceasing the production of bicycle tires in the Netherlands. ...
Investment in Russia Drops Considerably
MOSCOW, Russia- In the first nine months of this year foreign investment in Russia dropped 30% to approximately US$6.32 billion, reports the Russian ...
Kynast Begins Insolvency Proceedings
QUAKENBRÜCK, Germany- Today (2 December) the insolvency proceedings at German bicycle manufacturer Kynast begin. On 6 October Kynast applied for a ...