STOWE, US (April 5) - Vermont-based Prime Rate Investors announced that the company has acquired a majority ownership of Stockli USA, Ltd., the Denver, ...

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany (Mar 24) - Eurobike is again the business pivot of the cycle world: six months before the trend show - from September 1 - 4, ...

LONDON, UK (March 22) - A British firm has unveiled the ENV, the world's first purpose-built, fuel-cell motorbike - ahead of any of the world's leading ...

LONDON, UK ( Mar 17) - An innovative scheme which loans out bicycles to businesses in south London has been given a GBP 23,000 cash boost. The Tate art ...

WASHINGTON, US (March 8) - Is the tide finally turning? It may seem so, as all over the US cycling is becoming a hot issue. Sky rocketing power prices ( ...

HO CHI MIN CITY, Vietnam (Jan 24) - Following the steps of the European Commission, Canada has recently launched an anti-dumping investigation into ...

TOKYO, Japan (Feb 3) - Bicycle and fishing product company SHIMANO INC. plans to increase production of bicycle parts in the Czech Republic and China. ...

BREMEN, Germany - Next weekend - February 12 and 13 - the Bike.Market.Future Congress will take place at the Bremen Congress and Exhibition Centre. The ...

AHMEDABAD, India ( Jan 11) - Floods in his village in Bihar prompted Mohammed Saidullah to create a bicycle that works both on land and water. The ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The EU Commission authorised lower VAT rates for a number of labour-intensive services - most notably, house renovation and domestic ...

PARK CITY, USA - Only two and a half year after the three founders sold Kona Bicycles to Kent Outdoors, the new owner has put the iconic Canadian bicycle brand up for sale. Due to drastic market changes since early 2022, Kona, like so many other bicycle brands, could not live up to the high expectations set for the future cycling market.

CAMBIAGO, Italy - 2023 has been a very good year for Colnago Ernesto & C. S.r.l. looking at the publication of their 2023 financial report. The iconic Italian brand hiked their revenue by 33% to €55.7 million.

MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France - The French Alltricks group has reported a 4% increase in sales last year despite the difficult conditions. "In 2023, our business is back on the rise, whereas distribution has suffered greatly. It's likely that we were able to make progress because of our competitors' failures. But our success is also due to the loyalty of our customers, with a returning consumer rate of 75%. This is very important in difficult times," explains Nicolas Burger, co-CEO of the French company.