Gazelle Switching to Lean Production
DIEREN, The Netherlands - Yesterday retired road racer Michael Boogerd opened a special assembly line at Gazelle. The U-shaped line at which 28 ...
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Swiss Flyer Preparing for e-Bike Boom
KIRCHBERG, Switzerland - What started with a production of only 850 Flyer e-Bikes in 2002 has turned into a real business that this year will deliver ...
Shimano Launches new Saint Version-2
MONTEREY, US - At the See Otter Classic this week Shimano has launched the new Saint mountain bike group for Down Hill, Freeriding and Extreme All ...
Bicycles: Global Growth Market
SAN JOSE, California - The world bicycle market is projected to reach in excess of 31 billion (US$ 61 billion) by 2010. In the period 2001 2010 the ...
Rumour of the Week
Sources say that the organization of the Taichung Bike Week, as an alternative of the Taipei Cycle Show is well under way. Local business men are ...
Kaufhof/Sportarena for Sale
DUESSELDORFF, Germany - Metro Group is putting its Galeria Kaufhof department stores including the Sportarena outlets up for sale. It is rumoured that ...
Doubled Floor Space for Van Der Veer Designers
GELDERMALSEN, Netherlands - The Dutch industrial bike designers gathered last Friday to celebrate the new office of Van Der Veer Designers. The doubling ...
Top Tire Makers Announce Further Price Increases
TOKYO, Japan/PARIS, France - In February the worlds two biggest tire makers Michelin and Bridgestone pointed to further raw material prices increases ...
Sofia Loren To Open Bike Asia
SINGAPORE - Sofia Loren, an icon of style and beauty, the star of extraordinary films and Oscar winner, will pay a tribute to the Italian bicycle and ...
Campagnolo's Past, Present & Future
VICENZA, Italy - Every business needs a company like Campagnolo. What Ferrari is for cars and Louis Vuitton for bags, Campagnolo is for bikes. In an ...
New Home, New Menu of Forums & Events
TAIPEI, Taiwan - As Taipei Cycle goes from superstar to supernova in 2008 with a brand new venue, the show also has a new menu of numerous informative ...
Public Bike Systems Turning into Big Business
MAARSSEN, The Netherlands - Banks and private equity firms are eyeing a growth market for the bike industry: the public bike systems. London, Geneva, ...
JD Group Opens EU Office
BAD NAUHEIM, Germany - To provide the European clients with easier access to sales, technical service, training, and support services JD Group founded a ...
Belgium Expo-Velo Sport Show Cancelled
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The bicycle show Expo-Velo Sport will not take place this year. The exhibitors have received a letter with the announcement of the ...
Cycle Force Group Acquires Cycle Source
AMES, US - UK's Cycle Force Group Ltd. has taken over the Cycle Source Group from the US. Both companies already had been working closely together for a ...
Hayes Bicycle Group Restructures Operations
MEQUON, US - Hayes Bicycle Group has restructured its Wisconsin-based operations as part of a re-organization. A number of positions at its Mequon and ...
IFMA Changes Course
COLOGNE, Germany - According to the Cologne Messe the 2008 IFMA will be the last edition as a single bike show. The Cologne bike show has been ...
Look Recalls Breaking Pedals
NEVERS, France - Breaking steel axles have resulted in a voluntary recall of Look pedals by Look Cycle USA. Some 40,000 pairs of the pedals concerned ...
EU Environment Commissioner to Visit Cycling Event
GENT, Belgium - Next weeks presentation of bikes and pedelecs on the doorstep of the European Commission, will be visited by Environment Commissioner ...
Meghna Invests in Tyre and Tube Making Capacities
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Meghna Rubber Industries Ltd is enlarging its manufacturing capacities. The company is investing US$ 1.2 million in extra tyre and ...