BRUSSELS, Belgium - It is not just bicycle and parts that are under scrutiny by the European Commission. The Confederation of the European Footwear ...

BEIJING, China (June 21) - China, dubbed "kingdom of bicycles", saw a drop in bike exports this year due to the anti-dumping barriers of the ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (April 28) - Last year, the European Union's Directory General for Trade (DG Trade) launched a special website to facilitate access to ...

BIKE EUROPE: KOSZALIN, Poland - The first Chinese production centre in Europe is to be established in Koszalin, Poland. In May 2004 the Chinese bought ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (Feb 22) -The 'A-TEAM' announced that they have two new regular members "Lee Chi" and "Transart Graphic". Italy's niche brand "Colnago" ...

HONG KONG, PRC (18 Jan) - British adventurer Edward Genochio cycled into Hong Kong at the end of a 20,000-kilometre (12,500-mile) bicycle journey across ...

BOSTON, US (Jan 27) - It's a bit embarrassing to discover that the bicycle locks you've been selling for 30 years can be picked with a Bic ballpoint ...

INNSBRUCK, Austria (December 21) - SRAM products will be distributed from January 1st by a new company, Kalnai Sports. This decision follows the plans ...

NUNSPEET, Netherlands (November 23) - Shimano announces a voluntary recall of certain models of brake cable sold as repair products for road-racing ...

COLOGNE/MUNICH, Germany (November 23) - The Intermot exhibition in Bavarian capital Munich did not live up to expectations: visitor's numbers were ...

HA NOI, Vietnam (November 2) - During the first eight months of 2004 Vietnam exported for US$ 30 million in bicycles and bicycle parts to Germany. When ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (October 26) - COLIPED, the association of the European Two-wheeler Parts' & Accessories' Industry, is preparing its joint ...

MAARSSEN, Netherlands (30 September) - The Fiets RAI, the Dutch national bike show, after 110 plus years, seems to make way for a new initiative. After ...

OEDERAN, Germany (October 5) - The German Büchel plant in Oedran (at the former Grünert facility) is now also operative in producing Vuelta XRP wheel ...

HOUTEN, Netherlands (August 31) - With average prices for new bikes in Holland climbing to € 700 at IBDs, competition from other distribution channels ...

LUXEMBOURG (August 3) - The latest figures from Eurostat, the EU's custom data bureau, indicate that in 2003 the 15 member states imported 12.19 million ...

SANGERSHAUSEN, Germany (August 17) - German bike manufacturer MIFA has as yet not been successful with it's public venture. The German DAX stock ...

MAARSSEN, Netherlands (July 20) - Danish Principia is officially bankrupt, that much is now certain. At the moment the company has stopped trading and ...

MUNICH, Germany (July 14) - Mattel is entering the EU sporting goods and bike market not under its own name. Yvonne Haag, licensing manager Consumer ...

BEIJING, China (July 20) - China's economic growth unexpectedly slowed in the second quarter, suggesting government lending curbs are cooling the ...