Konas Bike Park Program now also in Switzerland, Canada, US and Finland
VERBIER, Switzerland Its spreading. At an ever increasing pace, the Kona Bike Park program is equipping mountain resorts all over the world with the ...
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First victories for Prototype XTR 2007
Within the first two weeks after supplying prototype XTR components to some professional riders, Shimano can already celebrate three victories:
NuVinci Hub: Breaking All the Rules
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Basically, gears on bikes have one thing in common: sprocket or cogs are the parts around which the whole thing revolves. ...
President Bush Was "Waving To Police" When He Crashed His Bike Into Officer
GLASGOW, Scotland (Feb 28 )—Newly published police papers reveal U.S. President George W. Bush was waving to police when he fell off his bike at the G8 ...
Fidel Castro gets Merckx Bike, from Eddy
HABANA, Cuba (Feb 22) - Cuba's long-serving president Fidel Castro won't be able to excuse himself from physical exercise after he was given a bike by ...
Congress on CEN Standards
BRUSSELS, Belgium (Feb 15) - A milestone in the origin of new EU safety standards for bicycles: an explicatory congress organized by Colibi/coliped gave ...
Dorel Profit Drops 35% on Weak Bicycle Sales
TORONTO, Canada (Mar 3) - Dorel Industries Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit sank 35 %, the maker of furniture, children and recreational products said on ...
From Garbage Dump to Cycling Paradise
JERUSALEM, Israel (Aug 11) - Israel's first bicycle park opened recently at Kibbutz Zova, near Jerusalem. The park covers more than 40 acres and is a ...
Bergwerk Comeback
PFORZHEIM, Germany (August 2) - After it's insolvency in March 2005, custom builder Bergwerk is celebrating a comeback. A quartet of private investors ...
China's Bicycle Export Declines
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 ...
Hero Honda Q1 Profit Up, Outlook No So Good
BOMBAY , India (July 18) - India's top motorcycle maker, Hero Honda Motors Ltd., posted a weaker-than-expected 7% rise in quarterly profit as high raw ...
ACT Backs Enquiry into State of UK retail
LONDON, UK (June 14) - ACT is backing a parliamentary enquiry to investigate trends in the UK retail market with a view to answering public concerns ...
Shimano Shifting Down (Slightly)
OSAKA, Japan (July 13) - The raving reports on Shimano's net profits that we were getting used to, are tuned down slightly. In '03 the company recorded ...
Recall Sought over Retro-Style Bikes
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (May 19) - The Commerce Commission is writing to bicycle importers and distributors nationwide requesting a voluntary recall of ...
More Managers Leave Giant
LELYSTAD, The Netherlands (May 19) - After Dirk Kurek (sales manager) and Frank Schreiner (marketing/product manager) of Giant Germany, now also the ...
EU Extends Website To Assist Exporters in Developing Countries
BRUSSELS, Belgium (April 28) - Last year, the European Union's Directory General for Trade (DG Trade) launched a special website to facilitate access to ...
Chinatown in Poland
BIKE EUROPE: KOSZALIN, Poland - The first Chinese production centre in Europe is to be established in Koszalin, Poland. In May 2004 the Chinese bought ...
Renowned Names Start Sourcing in Asia
BETHEL, US (April 19) - Colnago and Cannondale are the two renowned names that start sourcing frames in Asia. At this year's Taipei Cycle Show Colnago ...
New Members for the A-Team
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" ...
British cyclist arrives in Hong Kong after 10 months on slow bike to China
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 ...