Merida Buys Not 49% But 19% of Specialized
TAIPEI, Taiwan (August 3) - Contrary to earlier reports in several media, Merida Industry Co. recently acquired not 49% but 19% of Specialized Bicycles ...
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Royal Gazelle Sold
DIEREN, The Netherlands (18 June) - Royal Gazelle bicycle factory in Dieren, the Netherlands, has been sold by parent holding Derby. Buyer is a ...
Tandem Acquires Dawes Cycles
UK (June 26)-Tandem has announced the acquisition of the business of Dawes Cycles (Dawes) for an initial consideration of EUR380, 000 payable by the ...
Kinesis Invests To Keep High-End in Taiwan
TACHIA, Taiwan - (June 4) - At a time when Taiwan's bicycle industry is moving its factories toward the cheaper labor of its Asian neighbors, Kinesis ...
2000 EU Bicycle Consumption
PARIS, France (May 9) - According to the European Bicycle Manufacturers' Association, the European market for bicycles increased during the past year ...
Mavic Moves
SAINT TRIVIER SUR MOIGNANS, France (April 26) - French bicycle component manufacturer Mavic will move to a new site next July. The company, part of the ...
Austria: No Bike Without Bell and Lights
VIENNA, Austria (May 2) - According to EU rule, cyclists are not permitted to use bicycles which do not comply with their national technical regulations ...
Will French Component Maker Ircos Still Exist Next Week?
ABBEVILLE, France (13 February) - At the end of this week on 15 February, the liquidator of the French component maker Ircos will decide what will ...
Pacific takes over Mongoose
LAKE FOREST, Illinois/USA -- Brunswick Corporation's sale of its bicycle division to Pacifc Cycles LLC ended months of speculation about the fate of the ...
Epple Zwetrad Is New German Distributor Pacific/GT
LAKE FOREST/Ca, USA (October 21) - Pacific Cycle/GT Bicycles appointed Epple Zwetrad as its new German distributor. Schwinn/GT previously distributed ...
Dutch IBD Associations Merging
BUNNIK, The Netherlands (October 24) - During a special meeting NCBRM (Dutch Christian Association for bicycle and motorcycle dealers) members agreed on ...
Eurobike Attented by More Trade Visitors
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany (September 3) - Eurobike 2002 at Friedrichshafen has been attended by 21,430 trade visitors from 61 countries. (2001: 20,357 ...
Halfords in talks with CVC
LONDON, UK (July 1) - Halfords-owner Boots plc is talking with venture capitalist CVC Capital Partners to sell off its car and bicycle parts retail ...
SRAM Appoints New RockShox Boss
Colorado Springs, CO, US (April 4)- SRAM completed its take-over of Rock Shox by appointing Stan Gingrich as the new General Manager of RockShox. ...
Trek Closes Facility in Ireland
CARLOW, Ireland - (December 3rd) Trek's decision to close down the factory in Carlow, Ireland they started 6 years ago and to transfer its European ...
Sprick's Troubled Inheritance
MERKERS/OELDE, Germany (November 13th) - Yesterday, 12 November, the Sprick estate in Oelde got suspension of payment; today the receiver is in Merkers ...
Vuelta, by Rodi
In the October issue of Bike Europe, we announced the joint venture between Büchel components and mr. Moreno Fioravanti for the production of high-end ...
The Chinese Reaction
HONG KONG, China (November 5) - Anti-Dumping is a hot item in China itself too: a decade ago the Chinese producers quietly accepted the charges, but now ...
Takens Re-Elected as COLIBI President
BRUSSELS, Belgium (October 30) - René Takens, CEO of the Accell Group has been unanimously re-elected as President of the Comité de Liaison des ...
ANCMA Steps Up Lobbying To Maintain Dumping Duty for China
MILAN, Italy (October 28th) - The ANCMA Anti-Dumping Committee is stepping-up its efforts to sway important decision makers in the direction of ...