FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - As on the first morning of the Eurobike Show (Thursday) a Second World War bomb was found nearby Friedrichshafen, the already ...

REDDITCH, UK - Rumours about a possible take-over have boosted Halfords stock rates. Yesterday the shares went up to GBP 0.41475 amid the rumours of a ...

MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - Demand for bicycles grew strongly in Italy again last year. Domestic consumption rose by 12%, but unfortunately this did not ...

MALM, Sweden - Nordic Capital Fund VI has signed an agreement to acquire the Thule Group from Candover. Nordic Capital has followed Thule for many ...

MEMMINGEN, Germany - To enlarge the distribution channel in Germany SRAM has chosen Epple Bike Parts as its new partner. Epple Bike Parts will, on top ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Cycling as a clean and healthy means of transport is underestimated in the debate on climate change and the transport policy of many ...

MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - The company that is involved in this weeks rumour stated on numerous occasions that it is interested in expanding its ...

NUNSPEET, Netherlands - Quickrelease.tv has started a YouTube competition site for posting short videos on the topic of I want to ride my bicycle. ...

CALEPPIO DI SETTALA, Italy - A year ago Gruppo started a project to re-launch and restructure its business. In 2006, new shareholders who believed in ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan VP Components announced at this years Taipei International Cycle Show that it is opening a new factory in Jiaxing, China (near Shanghai) ...

MAARSSEN, The Netherlands On March 1 this Newsletter and the Bike Europe website had a Rumour of the Week that said that the 10 year lease contract for ...

TIANJIN, China Tianjin Golden Wheel formed a joint venture with a company called Rich Sport Rumania to set up a factory in Rumania. Capacity of the ...

AUGSBURG, Germany - German wholesaler and importer Radac GmbH Rad-Vertrieb asked for insolvency. The Radac management is also initiator of the new ...

BIEL, Switzerland Theres turmoil in the bike suspension business. Two take-overs are taking place. With the announcement that DT Swiss took over the ...

MEQUON, USA Hayes Bicycle Group (manufacturers of the Hayes Disc Brake and Sun Ringle brands) has bought Answer/Manitou, maker of suspension forks and ...

PARIS, France Sport 2000 has launched a new bicycle shop formula in France: Mondovelo. The new chain is starting with 10 outlets of which eight are ...

LAS VEGAS, USA - Lance Camisasca, Interbikes show director, said about Messe Friedrichshafens USA show initiative: "We welcome competition, as it will ...

LAS VEGAS, USA The 2006 jubilee edition of Interbike was the largest-ever, both in surface, brands on display and a larger attendance than last year, a ...

HELSINKI, Finland - A squirrel scampered into the bicycle wheel of an unlucky Finnish opera singer, causing him to fall, knock himself out and break his ...

LONDON, UK - Bargain-priced Chinese imports are firing a growth in interest in bikes among a whole new group of buyers, according to the Motor Cycle ...