WFSGI Conference on 'Beyond Lean Manufacturing
LAUSANNNE, Switzerland - The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) continues to put effort into manufacturing challenges, also in the ...
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UCI & WFSGI: No Implementation Date Disc Brakes
BERN, Switzerland - Last week, on May 20, we informed you about the latest developments relating to the use of UCI approved disc brakes at WorldTour ...
Troubled MIFA Buying Time with Bond Holders
SANGERHAUSEN, Germany - Loss-making German bike maker MIFA Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke AG is seeking a delay of interest payments for a € 25 million ...
Acquisition Gives Push to Stöckli's Future
WOLHUSEN, Switzerland - The ski company Stöckli, founded in 1935, remains the last traditional Swiss ski manufacturer. Besides skis the company also ...
UK Cycle Giant Halfords Buy Out Boardman
REDDITCH, UK - Bike and car parts retail giant Halfords UK recently acquired Olympic champion Chris Boardman's bike company. UK media reports suggest a ...
Meet Bike Europe at Eurobike
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Bike Europe and the bike dealer magazine for the Netherlands and Belgium, Tweewieler (both trade journals published by Reed ...
Pon: 'Industry Cooperation Essential for Future Growth
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - It was not the first time today that the name Pon popped up when talking about the future of the bicycle industry. Pon's ...
French Market Can't Match Last Year's Growth
PARIS, France - The number of bicycles sold dropped below the 3 million threshold: 2.9 million bicycles were sold on French soil in 2012; a 9% drop over ...
SRAM's Vision on Future of Bikes & Biking
SCHWEINFURT, Germany - "I think the e-bike will be an important subsection for the future market", says SRAM CEO and founder Stan Day in an animation ...
Riese und Müller Opens High Tech Factory
WEITESTADT, Germany - It started twenty years ago as a folding bike project of two engineers Markus Riese and Heiko Müller; their company Riese und ...
ZEG 2012 Profit Exceeds Expectations
COLOGNE, Germany - The largest dealer cooperative in Europe, the Zweirad Experten Gruppe (Two-Wheel Experts Group) reports that its 2012 increase in ...
Brewery New Owner of Eddy Merckx Cycles
ZELLIK, Belgium - Brewer Jan Toye is the new majority shareholder of Eddy Merckx Cycles (EMC). He multiplied his minority shareholder by buying all the ...
Dutch Public Transport Bike Becomes Export Product
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - Plans existed for a while already, but this year the rental bike available at train stations should get a solid foothold in ...
Dorel Results Slips Down in First Quarter
MONTREAL, Canada - Dismal weather meant a dismal start to the 2013 bicycle business for Dorel Industries. The company's overall first quarter results, ...
Hero Relaunches Europe Made A2B E-Bikes
MUNICH, Germany - Earlier this week HeroEco - a wholly owned subsidiary of Hero Group which, among other companies, also owns the leading bike maker in ...
Chariot Carriers Changes Brand Name
MALMÖ, Sweden - Two well-known brands in the bicycle industry have joined forces. Chariot Carriers, for more than 20 years one of the world's largest ...
Greg LeMond Back in Road Race Industry
MINNEAPOLIS, USA - Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond is returning in the road race scene with the renewed Team GarminSharp sponsorship by his ...
EU's Biggest in E-Bikes Shows View on S-Pedelecs
NIJKERK, the Netherlands - Europe's biggest in electric bicycles wasn't at Eurobike, but yesterday the company presented its view on speed pedelecs to ...
Pressure on Accell Group's Profit
HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Despite expectations for a higher turnover and an on par operating profit, Accell Group's outlook on the full year 2013 ...
Some Call It Donation, Some Cheap Disposal
TOKYO, Japan - Generally Bike Europe's market report on Japan do not include export figures because they rely almost 100% on so-called "throwaway ...