Pacific Cycle in the Shop Window
MADISON, Wisconsin, USA (January 16) - Wind Point Partners (WPP), a US private equity company wants to sell the 43% stake it has bought in Pacific Cycle ...
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Trek Purchases Villiger Bicycle
ZURICH, Switzerland (December 10) - Trek Bicycle Corporation and Villiger Sohne AG signed a purchase agreement whereby Trek will acquire Villiger's ...
About Sports New Union-distributor Belgium
NIEUWLEUSEN, The Netherlands (November 11) - Since November Dutch Union bicycles in Belgium are distributed by NV About Sports from Belgian Marke. ...
French Retail Chain Sponsors Bicycle Racing on TV
ISLE JOURDAIN, France (April 5) - French bicycle specialty retailers chain Culture Velo (24 outlets) sponsors the TV coverage by the channels France 2 ...
Raleigh Stops Production in England
NOTTINGHAM, UK (18 March) - Raleigh will stop the production of bicycles in England altogether. This decision was taken last week at a meeting of the ...
Dutch Union Restarts
NIEUWLEUSEN, Netherlands (January 16) - Dutch Union bicycles is restarting its production this week. 2002 production is targeted at 65.000 units. The ...
Moore & Large Restructure
DERBY, UK (December 11) - Moore & Large, bicycle wholesalers (brand label: Emmelle) will restructure their business. According to a Bicycle Business ...
Shimano Distribution in Norway
NUNSPEET, Netherlands (December 19) - From 1 January 2002 on Shimano will be distributed in Norway by a new company, Hallman A/S, belonging to the ...
Terror Attacks and Shrinking Market Couldn't Harm Interbike 2001
LAS VEGAS, USA (October 5)- Celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year's Interbike Show (held from September 29 to October 3) wanted to top last year's ...
German Daily Press Picks Up Hub Gear Dumping Case
MUNICH, Germany (July 16) - The renowned German newspaper 'Süddeutsche Zeitung' picked up the ongoing dumping case claim of US bicycle component maker ...
Trek stops German office
AMERSFOORT, Netherlands (2 july) - Trek Bicycle Corporation gives up its German subsidiary in Langen, Germany. According to a Trek press release the ...
Browning Expands Electronic Shifting
ZWOLLE, Netherlands (May 9) -Browning Components is expanding its range of SmartShift Technology electronic shifters. In addition to the SST400 ...
Roodrunner Nominated for Top Dutch Design Award
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (april 16th) - The high volume mail transportation bicycle Roodrunner* by Amsterdam design agency Springtime has been nominated ...
15% Dumping Duty for Shimano?
TAIPEI, Taiwan (April 2) - The European Commission will impose a 15% dumping duty on the hub gears imported in the European Union by Shimano. Strong ...
Portuguese Bike Maker Confersil Closed
AGUEDA, Portugal (26 February) - Bicycle manufacturer Confersil in Portugal has stopped it activities. Already beginning of January there were reports ...
Bisan (Turkey) Starts Production of SYM Scooters
IZMIR, Turkey (28 November) - Bisan Twowheeler Industries and Sanyang Motor Corp. have reached an agreement for the license production of Sanyang 100 ...
Schwinn/GT
(16 november) In 1998, Schwinn Cycling & Fitness, GT Bicycles Inc. and Hebb Industries, a U.S. manufacturer of treadmills merged. Schwinn/GT is ...
ZEG Pushes Fitness Through E-Sales
MUNICH, Germany (1 November) - Germany's leading bicycle buyers' association ZEG is preparing its dealership for more winter sales. In the November ...
European Commission Looks to Define Sports (Cycling) Footwear
BRUSSELS, Belgium (19 October) The European Commission is looking to narrow down the definition of sports shoes. The redefinition has everything to do ...
No Major Surprises at EICMA 2000
MILAN, Italy (19 September 2000) -- For many, EICMA Bici is an off year, much smaller and much less crowded (and thus less interesting) than its crowded ...