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BARCELONA, Spain - Silence has inaugurated its new production plant which is located near Barcelona, Spain. "We are the first facility in Europe

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Online ordering consumers not only want the products of their choice to be delivered in hours; they also demand flexibility and

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Babboe will stop selling its cargo bikes until further notice. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority has received numerous reports of frame breakage while cycling. When asked, "the bicycle manufacturer couldn't sufficiently demonstrate that certain models do not pose any safety risks."

DEVENTER, the Netherlands - Sports equipment, including bicycles and bicycle parts, is high on the list of most frequent product recalls. "Recently, when looking for a company that could support us by taking over the entire recall management, I could not find a suitable nor affordable company. Therefore, I decided to start my own company offering this service," explains Rutger Oldenhuis, former head of Legal Affairs at Shimano Europe.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Merida announces the recall of selected 2017 Scultura carbon forks as they might break under stress.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Last September Sparta issued a recall for a specific ladies frame used in its ION RX, RX+ en RXS+ models produced between July 2011 and 2014. Due to a recent accident caused by a breaking frame the Accell Group subsidiary has now decided to accelerate the replacement of the frames of the named models.

WATERLOO, USA - Trek Bicycles is once again faced with a quick release safety issue. This time it's huge. The company recalls more than one million bicycles relating to improper use of specific quick releases with disc brakes in the US and Europe.

WILTON, USA - Cycling Sports Group, owner of Cannondale, issued a voluntary recall worldwide of its bicycles mounted with an OPI stem/steering tube. On the North American market alone nearly 24,000 bicycles are involved in this recall.

IRVINE, USA - Pedego Electric Bikes issued a voluntary recall of lithium ion rechargeable batteries. The company has received six reports of batteries overheating and catching fire.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Giant issued a voluntary recall of its high end XtC Advanced 2013 model due to cracking carbon seatposts. The recall also includes ...

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Urban mobility specialist Tern, today announced a limited voluntary recall of Tern Link model bicycles. The bikes under recall are ...

REICHSHOF, Germany - Schwalbe received some reports of Ultremo ZX tires mounted on 2013 Cube bikes coming of the rim causing damage to the bead. As the ...

EUGENE, USA - Burley Design is conducting a voluntary recall of the Tailwind Rack. The recall includes the Tailwind Rack, either individually, or ...

BREMBATE, Italy - High-end components and accessory brand 3T is voluntarily recalling all Aura Pro Cervélo Custom Edition aerobars for a safety upgrade.

AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands - In a Recall Notice dated February 5, SRAM informed its customers that it learned that some Force front road brakes may ...

MAARSSEN, Netherlands (December 2) -Thousands of mountain bikes designed for teenagers are being recalled because the frame is not strong enough to ...

'S-HEERENBERG, The Netherlands (April 2) - Specialized announces a recall of all 2002 Enduro models. Defective seatstays are the reason for the recall ...

MONZA, Italy - Founded in 1907, Atala is one of Italy's largest bicycle manufacturers and since it became part of the Accell Group in 2010, it has been given a head-start in the e-bike category. Based in Monza, a few kilometers away from Milan, the brand produces all kinds of bicycles and e-bikes as well as home trainers. Bike Europe interviewed CEO Massimo Panzeri who shared his experiences of how Atala is positioned to handle the unprecedented growth in demand as a result of the pandemic.

ENSCHEDE, the Netherlands - With the appointment of two new board members and a refinancing, Amtel-Vredestein hopes to end the crisis. Last March Rob ...