Villiger Stops Production in Switzerland
BUTTISHOLZ, Switzerland (February 1) - As a result of the transfer of production to the former Diamant works in Hartmannsdorf, Germany, 22 people will ...
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Bikes Against Malaria
KAMPALA, Uganda (December 8th) - The vice-president, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya handed over 86 bicycles to malaria-drug distributors in the Wasiko district. ...
Giant President Speaks His Mind!
LELYSTAD, Netherlands (October 24th) - Jan Derksen, the main man of Giant Europe is well displeased with the possibility of prolonging the anti-dumping ...
Twico & Bike Totaal: Drifting Apart.
VENLO/AMERSFOORT, Netherlands (October 10th) - Although the intentions were good the declaration in which Twico Retail Support and Bike Totaal ...
Faulty Forks Cost One Million
LAKE FOREST, US (October 1) - The Brunswick Corporation, former owner of Mongoose and Roadmaster bikes, has been ordered to pay US$ 1 million to settle ...
Latest on Shimano Versus SRAM
AMERSFOORT, NUNSPEET, Netherlands (September 2) - After the first court case, dealing with the infringement of Shimano patents on the 'Hyper Glide' ...
Rigida Sells Radaelli
BOXMEER, Netherlands (July 16) - Rigida has sold its subsidiary Radaelli (motorcycle rims) to SRl Metallica in Salerno (It.). After growth in the late ...
Accell Acquires Tunturi
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (4 July) - Accell Group announces that it is negotiating the purchase of Tunturi (bicycles and fitness equipment). The final ...
B-Tech Resuming Production
KILKIS, Greece (May 28) - Greece based B-Tech SA is resuming normal production activities. The OEM bicycle manufacturer was forced to shut down ...
B-Tech Fighting Hostile Takeover
KILKIS, Greece (March 11) - Greece based B-Tech SA is fighting a hostile takeover attempt. B-Tech SA is a privately held company owned (through a ...
Canada Eases Dumping Duties On Chinese Bikes
Canada Eases Dumping Duties On Chinese Bikes OTTAWA, Canada (December 19) - The Canadian government eased the minimum price of bicycles imported from ...
Decathlon Sports Park
RENNES, France (December 16) - Mega store chain Decathlon is investing some € 18 million in a sports park in the 'departement' of Brittany. Decathlon ...
China Southern Bicycle Shows Merge
SHENZHEN, China (14 december 2004) - The Shenzhen bicycle industrial committee and the Guangzhou foreign trade Exhibition Corp. both organised a ...
SRAM & Truvativ: it's a Yes!
AMERSFOORT, Netherlands (October 13) - As recently announced, SRAM was working on finalising the deal to take over Truvativ. On the 5th of October, both ...
Bicycles Make Tempting Targets
BOSTON, US (September 28) - Bicycling is not only a popular form of recreation; it's a popular means of transportation throughout the world. Bicycles ...
A Phoenix Named Flying Pigeon
SHANGHAI, China - It's tough being a bicycle maker in China these days. China was home to just a half-dozen bike builders in the 1980s but has 300 ...
Cannondale Deploys RapidResponse
OTTAWA, Canada (June 15) - Webplan Corporation, a provider of comprehensive software and service solutions for Rapid Response Management, today ...
Beijing's Grid Lock
BEIJING, China (June 2) - With the number of privately owned cars rising by a 1000(!) a day in Beijing the traffic is getting slightly out of control. ...
Mr. Bush has Fallen
MAARSSEN, Netherlands (May 25) -To avoid misunderstandings: off his bicycle that is. When touring his estate per bike, George W. Bush had a nasty spill: ...
Halfords UK Public too?
LONDON, UK (May 11) - Halford's management is discussing with it's owners, CVC Capital the possibility of going public later this year. The company is ...