Dutch NMA Fines Trade Organisations
MAARSSEN, Netherlands ( November 25th) - The Dutch NMA, a government agency responsible for fair trade, has slapped fines on two of the largest bicycle ...
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Fox Forks not (En)durable
HEERENBERG, Netherlands (October 30) - A recall for Specialized Enduro 2004 models. The bikes equipped with Fox Talas forks have been specced' with ...
Mobile Giant
LELYSTAD, Netherlands (October 23rd) - T-Mobile, the former 'Deutsche Telecom' has not only switched from Pinarello bikes to Giant: they also swapped ...
No FietsRAI but FietsVAK in Holland
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (October 6) - The FietsRAI, Holland's' bicycle show will not be held in 2004. It will be replaced by FietsVAK; a trade show on a ...
Spinning a Good Yarn
MALDEN, US (October 16th) - Aaron Feuerstein the CEO of Malden Mills, the inventor and major producer of fleece material seems to have survived his ...
Chainless Bikes
BRISTOL, UK (September 12) - No new idea by any means but another go at a tried concept. As early as 1890 the first shaft-drive bike was built in France ...
Bico: Trade Places
VERL, Germany (June 17) - Symptoms of the Bico restructuring are filtering through: mr. Lothar Traphöner, managing director of Bico before Conrad Greif, ...
BICO Courts Sport 2000
MAINHAUSEN/VERL, Germany (August 25) - Struggling German dealer cooperative BICO announces a close cooperation with Ariston-Nord-West-Ring -anwr-group ...
BICO Reopened Warehouse
VERL, Germany (August 22) - Oliver Schill, BICO's new general manager, informed Bike Europe that the warehouse of the German dealer cooperative opened ...
SARS Effects on Far East Operations
TAIPEI, Taiwan (May 2) - Following Taiwan's first significant outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Taiwan's government on April 28 ...
Dutch Gazelle Goes to Germany
DIEREN, The Netherlands (February 17) - Gazelle bicycle manufacturers will step into the German market for high-end bicycles. As a first step, Gazelle ...
Culture-Vélo
TOULOUSE, France (April 17) - Culture-Vélo has opened an outlet in Toulouse-Blagnac. The shop has been bought from Veloland, but has been transformed to ...
Look Moves to Africa
NEVERS, France (May 26) - Look Bicycles have transferred their production of carbon components (frames, forks) to Tunisia. Last year, the Look board ...
Shimano: Benelux distribution of Bell and Giro
NUNSPEET, the Netherlands (June 17) - From next September on, Shimano Benelux will distribute Bell and Giro helmets in the Netherlands, Belgium and ...
Haro Bikes Signs Kyle Strait
VISTA, USA (April 17) - Haro BMX cycles have signed 16-year old freeride idol Kyle Strait. When Kyle was 13, he won the prestigious Sea Otter jump ...
Dutch Union: Capitalizing on Competition Authority Mistake?
NIEUWLEUSEN, the Netherlands (21 January) - The Dutch Competition Authority NMA last month erroneously mentioned Union bicycles in their report on ...
SRAM: Not Without Layoffs
NÜRNBERG, Germany (28 January) - In the negotiations between SRAM, the works council and the metal union, the transfer of a part of the SRAM hub ...
Shimano Scores Satisfactory 2002 Results
OSAKA, Japan (March 5) - The Shimano Group can look back on a satisfactory 2002. Despite the very difficult situation in the worldwide bicycle markets, ...
New SRAM Distribution in Austria
INNSBRUCK, Austria (December 21) - SRAM products will be distributed from January 1st by a new company, Kalnai Sports. This decision follows the plans ...
COLIBI Elects New Vice-President
BRUSSELS, Belgium (December 9) - Davide Brambilla, CEO of F.I.V. Bianchi S.p.A. (Treviglio/Italy), has been elected Vice-President of COLIBI, the ...