MADRID, Spain - Following a slow start to the year, bicycle production is set to decline in Spain in 2025. The country produced a total of almost 220,000 bicycles in the first nine months of 2025, a 10% drop compared to the same period last year. Totalling €179 million in value, this represents a considerable decline, according to official data published by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism. The data for Q3, however, shows the most promising signs of a revival.

OSAKA, Japan - Shimano Inc. reported modest sales growth but a steep decline in profit for the first nine months of 2025, as global bicycle market corrections and foreign exchange losses weighed on its results.

Online bicycle retailer Bike24 is raising its financial outlook for its current third quarter, and for the entire financial year. The Dresden-based company expects the positive trend from the first half of the year to continue.

GDANSK, Poland - Polish manufacturer 7Anna Group and its brands NS Bikes, Rondo and Creme Cycles, may soon have a new investor, according to news buried in an Instagram post from NS Bikes.

HASTINGS, United Kingdom - British bike brand Whyte Bikes Ltd. has changed private equity hands, from current owner Cairngorm Capital to Causeway Capital. The acquisition sees 100% ownership of Whyte transferred to Dublin-based Causeway Capital. The brand sees the move as a major step toward developing international growth.

NANTES, France - French start-up Velco is inviting the public to become shareholders as it opens its capital through a €800,000 participatory fundraising campaign. Part of the operation is hosted on the investment platform Tudigo, running from October to November 2025, with an initial target of €400,000.