Vuelta Starts Production in Germany
OEDERAN, Germany (October 5) - The German Büchel plant in Oedran (at the former Grünert facility) is now also operative in producing Vuelta XRP wheel ...
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Launch Bonus Bike Shops: Revolution in Holland?
HOUTEN, Netherlands (August 31) - With average prices for new bikes in Holland climbing to € 700 at IBDs, competition from other distribution channels ...
EU's Bike Import Up Again in a Big Way
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 ...
MIFA: Slip Sliding
SANGERSHAUSEN, Germany (August 17) - German bike manufacturer MIFA has as yet not been successful with it's public venture. The German DAX stock ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
Doping Scandal Casts Shadow over Tour de France
PARIS, France (April 14) -The doping investigation which prompted top French cycling team Cofidis to withdraw from competition has already cast a deep ...
Rigida Wheels by Roland
GARREL, Germany (February 24th) - Rigida (rims) and Roland (wheelbuilding contractors) signed an agreement that Roland will produce, market, distribute ...
Kelme and Domina Vacanze too late
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (January 12th) - Professional Road race teams Elite I Kelme (Spain) and Domina Vacanze (Italy) have failed to produce the required ...
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 ...
Vuelta, by Rodi
AVEIRO, Portugal (November 12) - In the October issue of Bike Europe, we announced the joint venture between Büchel components and mr. Moreno Fioravanti ...
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 ...