Yesterday the first steps were taken to define and plan a bicycle industry chapter of the European Cycling Strategy. On September 14 this new strategy,

MOSCOW, Russia - Now the Russian society is struggling with a severe economic crisis the Velo-Park bike show, which took place last week, from March 11-13 in the country's capital, was an important indicator of bike industry's position at the start of the season. The 12th edition of Velo-Park took place as usual in the Crocus Expo exhibition complex just outside Moscow.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - "The number of Swedish children injured after bicycle accidents have fallen sharply since 2005 where it became compulsory for children under 15 years to wear a helmet in Sweden," reported the newspaper 'Dagens Nyheter' recently.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Cycling Industry Club (CIC) announces that a new member has joined its ranks: Bosch eBike Systems. CIC members are leading cycling industry companies and, together with the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF), the CIC network promotes cycling as a sustainable and healthy mode of transport in society, business and politics.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - At the initiative of France, a voluntary standard will provide safety requirements for personal light electric vehicles (PLEV) in 2016. A framework dealing with their use will also be developed for these new modes of urban mobility; the Segway likes.

BEIJING, China - China is currently actively seeking to get market-economy status. Once that is established it will have repercussions for the current 48.5% anti-dumping duties on bicycles imported from China.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The biggest names in the bicycle industry showcased their innovations and developments at Eurobike. The Taiwan Excellence campaign is the most essential part of an image enhancement program organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) and implemented by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).

PADOVA, Italy -The international showcase of the Italian bicycle industry, Expobici, saw a successful edition last weekend. From September 19 - 22 the ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The 2014 edition of the combined Taipei International Cycle Show and the Taipei International Sporting Goods Show were both the largest ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Prior to the opening of the 2014 Taipei Int'l Cycle Show, the World Federation for the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and the Union ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - At the Taiwan-China Bike Summit, Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA) chairman and Giant CEO Anthony Lo raised the issue of the differences ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Action Plan for Retailers as adopted by the European Parliament is an appeal to the European Commission and member ...

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The concept is not new and it has already been suggested by many industry insiders; a close cooperation between Taichung Bike Week ...

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Velo found a different way of presenting its latest news in saddles at Eurobike 2013 . The company had its Senso New Heroes ...

RATZENRIED, Germany - The weather forecast anticipated lots of rain showers for the afternoon of the 6th edition of Eurobike's Demo Day. Nevertheless ...

After 10 years, Selle San Marco launches a new version of the brand's best seller saddle, the Aspide. The aim was to make a lightweight seat for the ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Bicycle Manufacturers' Association (EBMA) has withdrew its complaint on trade-distorting aid to the Chinese bike ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - In March 2009, the Council reached an agreement on the continuation of reduced VAT-rates on a number of labour-intensive services, ...

VANCOUVER, Canada - Based on visibility, Bixi and Lazer Helmet's sponsorship of the European Cyclists' Federation's Velo-City Global 2012 conference ...

What unites global companies like Accell, SRAM and Schwalbe with the biggest cycling infrastructure businesses, the cycling media and advocates at ...