Industry Votes on ZEG's Bike Expo
MUNICH, Germany - The announcement of Messe Munich to launch a new bike industry show backed by Europe's biggest dealer cooperative ZEG did not come ...
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Paul Lange Starts Spare Parts Offensive for Eastern Europe
STUTTGART, Germany - "We want to guarantee that in the Czech Republic, in the near future, every single spare part of our full product range will be ...
Taichung OE Mini Shows 2009
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Following up on our news on the OE mini trade shows that took place in Taichung, Taiwan last week (see the December 9 e-mail ...
New A-Team Chairman on New Goals
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Since September Taiwans bike industry cluster A-Team has a new chairman; Merida General Manager Michael Tseng. Bike Europe spoke with ...
Cycle 2008, UK Industry In Positive Mood
LONDON, UK - The recent success of British cyclists in the Tour de France, Olympic Games, and World Championships, have all fuelled confidence in the ...
Shimano Introduces XTR Upgrade Set
NUNSPEET, the Netherlands - At the Eurobike next week, Shimano will introduce a completely new line up of exclusive products named Yumeya. This means ...
Tomac MTB Back on the Market
COMMEZZADURA, Italy - John Tomac is still a well known name in the history of mountain biking, but Tomac bikes do not share the same reputation. The ...
Shimano Introduces Electronic Shifting With Di2 Dura-Ace
OSAKA, Japan - It has been buzzing around for a long time. In the past two years pros were frequently spotted using a mysterious Shimano drive train. A ...
(UPDATE) Another Italian Company in Liquidation
CASTELPLANIO, Italy - Last month Bike Europe reported on the fact that the Italian bike industry was about to loose another A-brand and that handlebar, ...
From High Road to Columbia
BREST, France - Last Saturday at the start of the Tour de France the new professional cycling team Columbia presented itself. Team High Road formed the ...
ITM Finds New Owner
LORIA, Italy - ITM has found a new owner who is to continue the renowned Italian producer of handlebars, stems, seatposts and forks. Last month Bike ...
Industry Associations Welcome New Transport Commissioner
BRUSSEL, Belgium - Antonio Tajani has been appointed as the new European Commissioner for Transport. He succeeds Jacques Barrot. In a joint letter, ...
ZEG Starts Own Show in August
COLOGNE, Germany - The biggest bike retail organization in Europe, the German ZEG, is organizing a house show for its member/dealers next August. With ...
Production Changeover NuVinci Gear Hubs Completed
SAN DIEGO, US - Yesterday production of the NuVinci continuously variable planetary gear hub started at a new assembly line of MTD Products Inc. at its ...
Taipei Cycle Show Sticks to March 09 Dates
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Despite earlier reports about moving the dates of the Taipei Intl Cycle Show to February or as early as January next year, it looks as ...
EU Orders Market Withdrawal of Bicycle Repair Kits
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union has ordered the withdrawal of bicycle repair kits from the EU market which are distributed under five different ...
Focus on Supply Chain Management in Holland
BUNNIK, The Netherlands - BOVAG, the Dutch dealer association, has taken the first steps for improving the supply chain in the bike business. It has ...
Shimano Announces New Price Increases
NUNSPEET, The Netherlands - Shimano is raising its prices again in November 2008. After announcing price increases for shipments made from the 1st of ...
No Anti Circumvention Duty for Bulgarian Industry
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgarian bicycle makers like Maxcom with its brand new facility pictured here, are expecting a 40% jump in production this year. This ...
Taichung Int'l Cycle Show in December?
TAIPEI, Taiwan - During the last hours of this year's Taipei Int'l Cycle Show strong rumours were going around on a Taichung Int'l Cycle Show to take ...