Robots Making Their Way into Taiwan Parts Industry
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - CNC machining, forging and hydroforming is commonplace nowadays at Taiwan bike component makers. However, seeing the first robots ...
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VP's next Production Base in Europe?
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Along with producing 30 million headsets per year, as well as 25 million pedals at six factories VP Components and its founder and ...
ExpoBici To Open its Doors Next Weekend
PADUA, Italy - This weekend the seventh edition of ExpoBici, scheduled at the Padua Exhibition Center, will again feature over 500 exhibitors on 32,000 ...
Retail Giant Karstadt Sold for One Euro
ESSEN, Germany - The Austrian real estate investor René Benko acquired the complete Karstadt retail group for one euro. He bought the loss making ...
SR Suntour Reacts on Mega Recall Scott and Trek
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The recall from both Scott and Trek involving over 125,000 bikes is not due to any defect in SR Suntour forks. In a statement by a ...
Dutch Chains Merge: New Retail Powerhouse Emerges
AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands - The dealer/members of Dutch retail organizations Biretco and Bike Totaal have approved the merger of the two chains at a ...
Pantherwerke's Insolvency; Receiver Intervenes
BIELEFELD, Germany - On April 1 Stefan Stollberg - the receiver for Pantherwerke AG that asked for insolvency on February 3 - opened the insolvency ...
Fallbrook Relocates European Head Office
CEDAR PARK, USA - To facilitate and enhance coordination and service operations NuVinci hub manufacturer Fallbrook Technologies Int. has established a ...
Taichung Bike Week Expands Floor Space
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - One of Taichung's big hotels, The Splendor, announced further enhancements that will lead to around 300 Taichung Bike Week exhibitors ...
Taipei Int'l Cycle Show Still Fully Booked
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Representing 36 different nations, 27% of the more than 1,100 exhibitors at the Taipei International Cycle Show are from overseas, ...
Neco's Third Chinese Factory Operational
TIANJIN, China - To meet growing demand of bicycle producers in China's Northern province Tianjin; Neco Parts opened its third factory in the country ...
Manufacturing Landscape to Change Dramatically
TAIPEI, Taiwan - That the manufacturing of (electric) bicycles, bike products and sporting goods will change dramatically in the next decade, is the ...
Ridley Bikes Get New Investors
PAAL, Belgium - The Kumpen family sells its stake in Ridley Bikes to co-owner and CEO Jochim Aerts. Jochim Aerts is assisted by some investors in this ...
More Bike Companies Joining World Federation Sporting Goods Industry
More and more companies from the bike industry are joining the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI). Renowned names from Italy are ...
Planet Bicycles Enters Joint Venture With Dema Bicycles
Dema Bicycles from Slovakia and Planet Bicycles from Taiwan entered into a 50 50% joint venture. Jan Kubicek (GM Dema Holding), Paul Lin (GM Planet ...
Accell Subsidiary Batavus Acquires Swedish Vartex
June 24 Accell Group NV announced that agreement has been reached on the acquisition by its subsidiary Batavus of all shares in Vartex AB. Vartex is
Dahon Bikes Now Made in Europe
This week, sixty Dahon distributors and suppliers gathered from all over the world for the 4th Annual Dahon International Distributors Conference ...
Purchasing Manager Gazelle Resigns
After four years working for Gazelle, purchasing manager Bert Stokman will leave the Dutch bicycle manufacturer.
China Cycle Award for Humpert
Jacky Wang (left), CEO and managing partner of the Humpert-Asia office in Taiwan and Klass Hu, Humperts manager in China received one of the two awards ...
SRAM Introduces Auto-Shifting 2-Speed
It's the first of a new series of SRAM internal gear hubs (IGH) and is called: Automatix. It's an auto-shifting 2-speed with no shifter, no cable and no ...