NUNSPEET, the Netherlands - Shimano Europe has announced that it intends to completely outsource its warehouse activities which are now based in Nunspeet, the Netherlands. In a statement the company says, 'the distribution centre in Nunspeet has outgrown its capacity'. A new service provider is yet to be determined, but the move could lead to a loss of up to 45 jobs.
LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg - Chinese e-bikes have once again been implicated in a customs fraud case involving the evasion of duties when importing products into the EU market. Under the code-name Calypso, a complex scheme was exposed which led to raids across several EU member states. The total damage of the activities under investigation is estimated at approximately €700 million, although it is unclear how much of this is directly attributed to e-bike fraud.
Cheng Shin Holland, a subsidiary of Cheng Shin Tyre Taiwan, claims it is the most widely OE used tyre by the Dutch bike makers. Its the CST Saluo Extra ...
BRUSSEL, Belgium - Today the members of the Technical Committee TC333 for e-Bikes will meet at the Brussels office of the CEN, the European Committee ...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The members of the European Parliament will get acquainted with the advantages of the electric bike. On Wednesday 19 September ETRA ...
Bike Europe's May edition brings you the latest in tyres. In a Special Product Report we take a closer look at for instance Vectran, the newest high ...
CLERMONT-FERRAND, France Edouard Michelin (43), grand-grandson of the company founder and President and CEO of the French tyre company, died last ...
PARIS, France Probably the last company you would expect to use steel as a frame material; French look. But still these have chosen this material to ...
SAN JOSE, US (Mar 3) - The North American Handmade Bicycle Show is a show all about the independent bicycle framebuilder, and other small companies that ...
BIKE EUROPE: BEIJING,China (Mar 17) - An investigation launched by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) into imported bicycles and bicycle ...
GROVER BEACH, US (March 8)- Accessories Marketing Inc. (AMI), creators and manufacturers of SLiME® tire sealant and tire care products, announces a ...
LONDON, UK (Jan 20) - The Velo Mondial organization (VM) now invites bid proposals from those wishing to host the fourth conference in the Velo Mondial ...
CHICAGO, IL/USA (28 August 2000) -- On 16 September renown auction house Sotheby's will hold a bicycle and motorcycle auction in Chicago. On offer will ...
PARIS, France (6 March 2000)--During the first stage of the Paris-Nice race, won by Frenchman Laurent Brochard, three cyclists from the Credit Agricole ...
NEVERS, France (23 March 2000)--French manufacturer Look announced on its website last Friday that the broken frames experienced by three riders for the ...
JINJA, Uganda (March 27) - The importance of non-motorized mobility for the economic development in African countries is highly under-estimated. The ...
MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - The Swiss bike market was stable once more with 277,000 bikes sold (children's velos not counted). But sales prices saw ...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The group of five bicycle making companies in Cambodia are quickly losing ground on the international bicycle market. Once moved quickly from Vietnam to Cambodia for beneficial import rates at its main markets years ago, it is now rapidly losing market share to China, Taiwan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - In 2007, Belgian bike sales have grown in numbers but probably lost some of their value as a result of shrinking purchasing power. ...
KORTRIJK, Belgium - The lack of reliable market data made Velofollies show organiser Media Surplus decide to do a survey among Belgium IBDs. The results ...
