Hudson Bike Requests Insolvency
NUERENBERG, Germany - After the insolvency of Dutch e-bike distributor Brittijn in late January 2008, 49% owned by Hudson Bike, the e-bike and Saxonette ...
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Taipei Cycle With Test-It Track
TAIPEI, Taiwan - For the first time, Taipei Cycle Show will feature a complete e-Bike test track provided by ExtraEnergy. The test ride course will ...
Latest Trends on LEVs at ExtraEnergy Conference
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Marketing and Markets, Technology and Standards will be the topics of LEV Conference 2008. The conference, which focuses on light ...
Gazelle CEO Resigns
DIEREN, the Netherlands - Yesterday, Ruud Sjamaar CEO of Gazelle left the Dutch bicycle manufacturer. The board of supervisors of owner Gilde ...
Frames separating on Cervelo bicycles
About 650 carbon fibre bicycles and bicycle frames, distributed by Cervelo Cycles, have been recalled because the frames can separate, sending the ...
Holland Skips Insurance on E-Bikes
UTRECHT, Netherlands E-bikes in Holland will not have to be compulsory insured for liability anymore. The so-called W-A insurance, which covers the ...
WaveCrest Labs Stop Selling E-Bikes
DULLES, US (Oct 12) - WaveCrest Labs, headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, has closed down their Light Electric Vehicle Division. On Friday, October 7th, ...
Tour de France: London
PARIS, France (Jan 24)- Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the agency that organizes the Tour de France, has formally confirmed that the 2007 Tour de ...
Cheng Shin Tire Sets Up European Stronghold
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands - Cheng Shin Tire is setting up a European stronghold in The Netherlands. For that the biggest bicycle tire maker in the world ...
Veltec-Rentmeester takes over Pariba racing tires.
VALKENSWAARD, Netherlands - Veltec-Rentmeester has acquired Pariba racing tires. Per september the Dutch wholesalers have taken on the worldwide ...
Cesare Rizzato Cycles Ends Frame Production
MILAN, Italy - (6 October) - Italy's largest bicycle manufacturer Cesare Rizzato is no longer producing bicycle frames, bringing an end to a tradition ...
Aprilia Introduces New Pedelec 'Enjoy
ROME, Italy (18 July 2000) -- On 6 July Italian scooter major Aprilia presented for the first time its new 'Enjoy' pedelec to a group of journalists in ...
Dahon Opens Factory in China
DUARTE,CA. (November 14) - Dahon has opened a new factory in Shenzhen, China, which doubles its frame production capacity. The factory has frame ...
Principia Got Importing Owners
KOPENHAGEN, Denmark (May 21) - High-end frame maker Principia A/S partly changed its owners from May 15. Founding owners Gert and Niels Spender-Andersen ...
ETRA Submits Position Paper Against Dumping to EC
BRUSSELS, Belgium- On 14 December ETRA sent out a detailed position paper to the European Commission stating its reasons for opposing the EBMA dumping ...
Huffy Recalls 18,600 Men's Mountain Bikes
WASHINGTON, D.C./USA- Huffy Bicycle Co. is recalling about 18,600 men's mountain bicycles. According to a recent release, the frames of these bicycles ...
A look inside Kettler's modern factory: From production to assembly
ST INGBERT, Germany - One of the most modern bicycle factories in Europe: that's the claim Kettler Alu-Rad attaches to its new home in western Germany. Bike Europe visited the €100 million facility to follow the production and assembly process.
Swiss E-Bike Train Again Running at Full Speed
SOLOTHURN, Switzerland - As in other European countries also the Swiss bicycle industry benefited of much better weather conditions compared to 2013. That resulted in much improved sales. However, a wet summer prevented even better results.
Swiss Surprise: Sales Drop in E-Bikes
SOLOTHURN, Switzerland - Poor spring weather lowered the sales figures in 2013. A total of 330,313 new bikes were sold, 5.3 % less than in 2012. Even ...
Market Report Belgium: E-Bikes Keep Growing
KORTRIJK, Belgium - That the Belgian people embraced e-bikes has already been established as a fact by recent market studies carried out by 'Velofollies', the country's biggest bicycle show.