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China Remains Biggest Bike Producer by Far

China Remains Biggest Bike Producer by Far

BEIJING, China - The People's Republic of China remains by far the biggest bicycle producer of the world. The country produced 82 million bicycles as...

Through investment in cycling more jobs for European can be created. – Photo ECF

EU Subsidies for Cycling: 2 Billion Euro To Unlock

BRUSSELS, Belgium - ECF discovered that more than € 2 billion euro can be unlocked for cycling from EU subsidies until 2020. This amount is three...

Electronic Truing Device Distributed by Alligator

Electronic Truing Device Distributed by Alligator

Electronic truing makes it much easier to repair any wheelset quicker and some also say better.

Two-Day Forum On Improving Production Efficiency

Two-Day Forum On Improving Production Efficiency

LEIPZIG, Germany - Last Thursday and Friday some 180 makers of footwear, sports apparel, bikes and bicycle components gathered at the Porsche...

The mild weather in North Eastern Europe in September and October caused an unexpected continuation of the sales season. – Photo Bike Europe

Lead Times Rising for Bikes & Components

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands -In some major European markets retailers are faced with longer lead times as manufacturers and assemblers are having...

Less and less American visit bicycle shops. - Photo Moab Bike Shop

US Bike Shops Face Declining Number of Visits

ALLENTOWN, USA - The percentage of adult bicycle owners who did not make any visits to a US bike shop increased by 10 percentage points from 2011 to...

Navigant Research expects the e-bike market to grow to more than 40 million units by 2023. – Photo Bike Europe

E-Bike Market to Exceed 40 Million Units by 2023

BOULDER, USA - The North American market swiftly follows the mature e-bike markets in Western Europe, where strong commuter cultures utilize...

Bulgarian and Romanian OEMs In Positive Mood

Bulgarian and Romanian OEMs In Positive Mood

SOFIA, Bulgaria/BUCHAREST, Romania - Over 1.1 million bikes for the EU28 countries are produced in Bulgaria and Romania, making both countries the...

The start of bike production in the US is part of an Wal-Mart initiative to bring back manufacturing jobs to the United States. – Photo Wal-Mart, Craig Mikita

Bike Manufacturing Returns to US by Kent

MANNING, USA - Kent International has started production of bicycles in Manning, South Carolina. Some twenty years ago the last US produced bikes...

MIFA's Future Remains Uncertain

MIFA's Future Remains Uncertain

SANGERHAUSEN, Germany - The insolvency procedure of bike producer MIFA led to a struggle between major shareholder Carsten Maschmeyer, supervisory...