Fixie Inc. Ceases Operations
Fixie Inc. - founded 2004 in Kalrsruhe and pioneer in the fixie - single-speed-scene - announces that it is ceasing its operations end of 2011. Fixie ...
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Rumours on Merger of Ryde (Rigida) and Sapim
Already since last September's Eurobike it is buzzing, but the signals are getting stronger and the rumour louder and louder. What is said is that one ...
Trek: Future Growth is in China
Trek Bicycle Corporation began direct market activities in China in 2005, launching with 20 independent retailers and two Trek Concept stores. In 2011, ...
Bike Sharing Program To Be Launched in New York in 2012
New York City officials announced the introduction of a comprehensive bike share system in Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn in 2012. Alta Bicycle Share, ...
<b>EU-2010:</b> EU-27 Bicycle Production
About 11.5 million bicycles were produced by the 27 EU member states last year. To be precise; 11,636,000 (see Table 2). Thats down 2.6% compared to a ...
<b>EU-2010:</b> EU Bicycle Imports Per Country for EU-27
According to EUs data bureau Eurostat close to 9.3 million bikes were imported into the European Unions markets from countries outside Europe; mainly ...
New Merchandising Program for Shimano and PRO
Shimano Europe BV has introduced its new merchandising program at Eurobike 2011. This flexible program has been designed in cooperation with Shimano ...
Cycling Industry Club Targets 1 Million Euro for Cycling Advocacy
Representatives of leading bike companies and European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) launched the Cycling Industry Club (CIC) at last week's Eurobike show. ...
In Memory: Bico Founder Lothar Traphoener
The German retail marketing organization Bico was struck last night by the death of its co-founder Lothar Traphoener (59). The members of Bico had just ...
Gazelle Take-Over Finalized, MD Walraven Resigns
Last week the take-over of Royal Gazelle by Pon Holdings BV has been finalized. With the change in ownership, Jeroen Walraven (photo), since April 15, ...
Basil Shines at Eurobike
Bike bag maker Basil presents two brand new lines of ultra-feminine bicycle bags: Basil Elements and Basil Katharina. Both lines are
Meet Bike Europe at Eurobike
Come and meet Bike Europe in Friedrichshafen at booth number FW-103 (foyer West, same as last years). Bike Europe will be represented by
Toyo Shimano Rocking at Eurobike Party Fundraising Concert
Toyo Shimano, son of Shimano's chairman of the board, and the rock band Breakaways will present a charity concert at the start of the Eurobike Party on ...
New Guidelines for Product Branding at London 2012 Olympics
All suppliers of clothing, equipment like bicycles, accessories and footwear can now download the new guidelines regarding Authorized Identifications ...
Reaction from Joshua Hon on Filed Lawsuit by Dahon:
My father, Dr. David Hon, has done a tremendous amount to further sustainable transport. Obviously, the decision to separate was not taken lightly. I ...
WFSGI Comments on Advertising and Trading Regulations at London Games
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) in which the bike industry is participating, addressed a letter to the UK Government Olympic ...
First INABICYCLE Show in Indonesia
End of May Indonesia saw its first international bicycle exhibition taking place at the Jakarta Convention Center. The exhibition was jointly organized ...
Cervelo Concentrates Operations in Toronto and Germany
After years as co-CEOs of Cervelo, owners/founders Gerard Vroomen and Phil White (photo) have decided that White will now assume sole CEO status for the ...
<b>Poland 2010:</b> No Clear Market Picture, But Exports Are Down Again
WARSAW, Poland - Official data, produced by the Polish General Bureau for Statistics (GUS) show a significant drop in the market, compared to 2009. In ...
Industry Veterans Join WFSGI Bicycle Technical Committee
Claudio Marra (photo) of Full Speed Ahead and Mark Schroeder of Specialized join the newly created Bicycle Technical Committee of the World Federation ...