Mattel Enters EU Bike Market under Hot Wheels Brand
MUNICH, Germany (July 14) - Mattel is entering the EU sporting goods and bike market not under its own name. Yvonne Haag, licensing manager Consumer ...
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Is there a Future for Principia?
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (July 20) - Danish Principia is officially bankrupt, that much is now certain. At the moment the company has stopped trading and ...
China's Economic Growth Unexpectedly Slowed to 9.6%
BEIJING, China (July 20) - China's economic growth unexpectedly slowed in the second quarter, suggesting government lending curbs are cooling the ...
Corratec Goes Europe
RAUBLING, Germany (August 24) - To become "The first real European bicycle brand", German Iko-Corratec announced three big changes: First of ...
Dutch Fiets! (Bike) Foundation: the Big Sleep
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (July 20) - After 44 years, the Dutch Fiets! Foundation will be put to sleep. Not disbanded, mind you, but stored until needed. ...
Raleigh: Saved by the Chopper?
NOTTINGHAM, UK (May 25) - For the first time in four years Raleigh has made a decent profit: it recorded GBP 150,000 (€ 224,320) on sales of GBP 35 ...
Russia's GDP up 8% in Q1
MOSCOW, Russia (May 4) -Russia's GDP grew 8 percent in January-March 2004 compared to the same period last year, according to the Economy Ministry of ...
Shimano Italia Closes-Down
NUNSPEET, Netherlands (Oct 18) - In a press release Shimano today announced that they are closing-down Shimano Italia Spa, their factory in Briga ...
EU: Trade with China
BRUSSELS, Belgium (Oct 14) European Parliament is calling for rapid action by China to address the many concerns of EU industry, especially Intellectual ...
Shimano Cycling Concept Award 2006
NUNSPEET, Netherlands - Do you have a good idea for the promotion of cycling at schools? Join the Shimano Cycling Concept Award 2006 and win € 12.500 to ...
Raleigh Sells Derby Germany
LAS VEGAS, US ( Oct 3) - Speculation was rife at the IFMA, but now it has been confirmed: Raleigh Cycle has sold its Germany subsidiary to a German ...
Lithium Battery Seminar tackles Key Topics
KARLSTEIN, Germany (Oct 25) - On November 15, 2005, ExtraEnergy will host a seminar on Lithium Batteries. Experts from the battery industry will tackle ...
Cyclists At Risk on Road
GLASGOW, UK (Sep 22) - Bicycles are behind a big rise in road casualties, it was claimed yesterday. UK Police say large numbers of people are taking to ...
Anti Dumping Investigation into Sports Shoes
BRUSSELS, Belgium - It is not just bicycle and parts that are under scrutiny by the European Commission. The Confederation of the European Footwear ...
Shimano Cuts Forecast on Oversupply
OSAKA, Japan (Aug 23)- Shimano Inc., the world's largest maker of bicycle parts, trimmed its full-year forecast for the second time in three months as ...
Bicycles Make the Move to Bamboo
LA SELVA, US (Sep 15) - Through the years, bicycle frames have progressed from steel to aluminium to titanium to carbon and now to bamboo. That's right, ...
Litespeed Introduces: 'Lightest Frame on the Planet
OOLTEWAH, US (Aug 26) - A bold claim, but if the weight indicated on the website is correct, it might well be so. The American Bicycle Group, known for ...
Longer Leadtimes with Season Just Starting
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (May 12) - The reality in deliveries is already quite harsh. Leadtimes are getting longer and longer, and the real season is just ...
MIFA: First Cut is the Deepest
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (May 18) - German bicycle manufacturer MIFA has already claimed some success on the stock-exchange. After the shares were first ...
Shanghai Show Success: Extra Day Added!
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 ...