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 ...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (July 20) - After 44 years, the Dutch Fiets! Foundation will be put to sleep. Not disbanded, mind you, but stored until needed. ...

MAARSSEN, Netherlands (May 12) - The reality in deliveries is already quite harsh. Leadtimes are getting longer and longer, and the real season is just ...

MAARSSEN, Netherlands (May 18) - German bicycle manufacturer MIFA has already claimed some success on the stock-exchange. After the shares were first ...

SHANGHAI, China (April 15) - The Shanghai Bicycle Show which is taking place now, is such a booming success that a very unorthodox decision has been ...

PARIS, France (April 14) -The doping investigation which prompted top French cycling team Cofidis to withdraw from competition has already cast a deep ...

GARREL, Germany (February 24th) - Rigida (rims) and Roland (wheelbuilding contractors) signed an agreement that Roland will produce, market, distribute ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (January 12th) - Professional Road race teams Elite I Kelme (Spain) and Domina Vacanze (Italy) have failed to produce the required ...

MAARSSEN, Netherlands ( November 25th) - The Dutch NMA, a government agency responsible for fair trade, has slapped fines on two of the largest bicycle ...