China Dumping Duties
BOLOGNA, Italy (March 2) - Mr. Pasquale de Micco of the Italian Ministry of Production/Commerce was the undoubted star of the Italian bicycle industry ...
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Oakley Confiscated 2.7 Million Counterfeit Products In 2003
FOOTHILL RANCH, CA (February 24th) - Oakley has battled with counterfeiters for years, but last year the company confiscated a record 2,739,754 fake ...
Sapim Walks Alone in 2004
WILRIJK, Belgium (December 23rd) - Belgian spoke manufacturer Sapim has announced that it will take care of business in Holland from its own offices. ...
Unbreakable BB Bike Lock?
ULFT, Netherlands (November 26th) - Dutch bicycle manufacturer Multicycle has revamped the idea of a bike lock blocking the bracket axle. Multicycle has ...
Yamaha Re-Opens in Huambo
HUAMBO, Angola (November 10th) - Tomorrow the motorcycle factory in Huambo will re-open its doors. Destroyed in the armed conflict that swept the ...
Hero Honda Sets World Record
NEW DELHI, India (November 3rd) - Hero Honda, the Indian licensee of the Japanese Industrial giant, has set a new world record in (light) motorcycle ...
The Unique Bologna Motorshow
BOLOGNA, Italy (November 20th) - There are many motorshows in this world but there is only one that offers end-users the possibility to actually ...
US Bike Lanes
LOUDOUN, US (October 23rd) - One step further on the Road-Map to Bike Use, the Loudoun board of supervisors has approved a plan to build bicycle routes ...
Roc d'Azur Sponsors Forests
FREJUS, France - (September 24) The French bike show Roc d'Azur annually held in the beautiful southern region of France has an extra theme this year. ...
Piaggio Taken Over By Private Investor
MILAN, Italy (September 23) - Morgan Grenfell Private Equity has sold its majority shareholding in Piaggio to a private investor. This investor, Robert ...
Court Decision Allows SRAM To Sell Cassettes in Germany
AMERSFOORT, Netherlands (September 8) - Last Friday the Supreme District Court of Munich granted SRAM's request for a Stay of Execution in the cassette ...
Record Results for Dahon in First Half of 2003
DUARTE, USA (July 30) - Dahon California Inc., the world leader in folding bicycles, announced record first half 2003 results. Unit volumes grew by 38% ...
Eurorad Shelved
COLOGNE, Germany (June 19) - It's yet unclear why, but ZEG has shelved its youngest daughter Eurorad GmbH. According to the German trade magazine ...
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 ...
Accell Group Acquires Kronan Benelux and Germany
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (March 21) - Accell Group has taken over the activities of the Kronan brand in the Benelux and Germany. Kronan makes ...
EU Forgot Bicycles
BRUSSELS, Belgium (November 19) - Upon revision of its DG TREN website, the European Commission left out its bicycle statistics. The same applied to the ...
Décathlon to Distribute Its Brands Through Auchan
VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ, France (November 15) - Décathlon has reorganized its store format around its 7 home brands called '7 Worlds', responsible for 52.6% ...
GT Expands Distribution into Sports Specialty Stores
MADISON, Wisconsin USA (March 25) - Pacific Cycle CEO Chris Hornung announced that he will expand the distribution of GT bicycles into sports specialty ...
Votec Files For Insolvency
KARLSRUHE, Germany (February 12) - The management of SVB-Fahrradtechnik GmbH, owners of the Votec brand, have applied for Insolvency at the Court of ...
EC Recommends 11.3% Dumping Duty For Shimano
BRUSSELS, Belgium (September 11) - The European Commission recommends the member states to impose 11.3% dumping duty on internal gear hubs from Shimano. ...