Another Shimano Patent Infringement
NUNSPEET, Netherlands (October 22nd) - Shimano has won its case against DNP and TAIMCO. Again it was the München Landesgericht that decided in favour of ...
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End of the Electric Era?
BEIJING, China (November 10th) - All electric bicycles have to disappear from the Beijing streets before December 31st, 2005. That is the deadline set ...
UCI Decision Widely Opposed
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (June 17) - A decision by the UCI (Union Cycliste International) to exclude such classic track numbers as the 1 kilometre sprint ...
Ideal Poland: Under New Management
KUTNO, Poland - Ideal Europe in Poland announces a new general manager. Stefan Boschen has replaced Wim van Dam. After nearly six years of managing the ...
ETRA Objects To Dumping Duties for Vietnam
GHAND, Belgium (May 17) - In response to the Commission's General Disclosure Document, the European Two-Wheelers retailers' Association (ETRA) has ...
Hero Sets Up Shop in China
MUMBAY, India (June 14) - Hero Exports, the international trading arm of Hero group, opened a subsidiary in China to source cheap bicycle components for ...
Go Sport: Up and Away, Decathlon Conquering Spain.
BIKE EUROPE: MAARSSEN, Netherlands (June 7) - Groupe Go Sport improved its sales dramatically in the 1st quarter of 2005. Total sales rose by 14.9% to € ...
Shimano Shares Fall
BIKE EUROPE, NEW YORK, USA (May 18) - Shares of Shimano Inc. had their biggest one-day drop in more than three years after the company cut its profit ...
More Managers Leave Giant
LELYSTAD, The Netherlands (May 19) - After Dirk Kurek (sales manager) and Frank Schreiner (marketing/product manager) of Giant Germany, now also the ...
Bianchi Turkey Acquires Atala
MANISA, Turkey (June 2) - Bianchi Bisiklet San.ve. Tic. A.ª. in Turkey has taken over Atala in Italy. The company paid € 4 million for the Italian ...
Possible Take-Over of Derby Cycle Werke
SHANGHAI, China (May 11) - It was denied nor confirmed by the people from Raleigh International that were visiting the 15th China International Bicycle ...
Importers Unite in Canadian Dumping Actions
BIKE EUROPE: VANCOUVER, Canada (April 28) - The Canadian Association of Specialty Bicycle Importers (CASBI) has been re-formed to fight CBMA actions to ...
Adopted Dog now Guards Bicycles
SICHUAN, China (April 6) - A once-homeless dog, accepted by a neighbourhood, now repays people's kindness by safeguarding their bicycles. The animal was ...
Tension In The Straits?
TAIPEI, Taiwan (March 30) - The recent adoption by the Chinese government of the so-called anti-secession law has stirred up large number of Taiwanese. ...
Freewiel Techniek and Hoening Specialfahrzeuge Merge
EERSEL, Netherlands - (April 12) - The Dutch manufacturer of (electric) bicycles, tri-cycles and scooters for disabled people, Freewiel Techniek, has ...
Halfords Cycles: Plus 20% Profit
LONDON, UK (Nov 24) - Bicycle retailer Halfords saw a 20.6% rise in interim pre-tax profit and said good like-for-like sales has continued into the ...
ODI Security & Servocell Introduce Fingerprint-enabled Locks
London, UK (Nov 1) - ODI Security, a leading biometric security company, has announced its successful development of prototype mobile lock solutions ...
Trek starts Selling Bicycles in China
WATERLOO, Wisconsin (Oct 12) -The Trek Bicycle Corp. started selling bikes in China last month, and is planning to open a manufacturing plant there that ...
Ifma: Against the Stream
Ifma: Against the Stream COLOGNE, Germany (20 September) - Mixed feelings: Ifma was spread over four halls, the organizers tallied exhibitors from 37 ...
B One at Batavus like B Four
HEERENVEEN/HEESCH, Netherlands (Sep 13) - Dutch MTB brand B One has returned in the fold of Accell. All commercial activities will be taken over by ...