Bico: Trade Places
VERL, Germany (June 17) - Symptoms of the Bico restructuring are filtering through: mr. Lothar Traphöner, managing director of Bico before Conrad Greif, ...
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Shimano: Benelux distribution of Bell and Giro
NUNSPEET, the Netherlands (June 17) - From next September on, Shimano Benelux will distribute Bell and Giro helmets in the Netherlands, Belgium and ...
Haro Bikes Signs Kyle Strait
VISTA, USA (April 17) - Haro BMX cycles have signed 16-year old freeride idol Kyle Strait. When Kyle was 13, he won the prestigious Sea Otter jump ...
Dutch Union: Capitalizing on Competition Authority Mistake?
NIEUWLEUSEN, the Netherlands (21 January) - The Dutch Competition Authority NMA last month erroneously mentioned Union bicycles in their report on ...
SRAM: Not Without Layoffs
NÜRNBERG, Germany (28 January) - In the negotiations between SRAM, the works council and the metal union, the transfer of a part of the SRAM hub ...
New SRAM Distribution in Austria
INNSBRUCK, Austria (December 21) - SRAM products will be distributed from January 1st by a new company, Kalnai Sports. This decision follows the plans ...
German Motorcycle Exhibition Returns to Cologne
COLOGNE/MUNICH, Germany (November 23) - The Intermot exhibition in Bavarian capital Munich did not live up to expectations: visitor's numbers were ...
Vietnam: Bike Export Increasing
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 ...
13th COLIPED Participation in Taipei Cycle Show
BRUSSELS, Belgium (October 26) - COLIPED, the association of the European Two-wheeler Parts' & Accessories' Industry, is preparing its joint ...
RAI Show: Out - Uit & Actief: In
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...