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Eurobike organizer Messe Friedrichshafen is one of the founders of Bidex. Photo Bidex

Digital Collaboration for Data Sharing Started in Germany

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Four service providers for the bike sector in Germany have started a consortium named Bidex which is aimed at...

Evans Cycles’ 56 shops have been sold to London-based private equity firm ECI in a deal worth around GBP 100 million (€ 138.5mn). – Photo Evans Cycles

UK's Evans Cycles High Street Chain Sold

LONDON, UK - Major UK cycle retailer Evans Cycles has been sold to London-based private equity firm ECI in a deal worth around GBP 100 million (€...

Last year the French IBDs increased their bicycle sales by 6% in turnover and have a market share of 50%. – Photo Bike Europe

French E-Bike Market Follows Upward Trend

PARIS, France - Like on other leading European markets, bicycle sales in France surged in volume and turnover last year. Also e-bike sales are up big...

It is expected that after Accell Netherland and Gazelle more European manufacturers and distributors will soon increase their model year prices or have already done so. – Photo Bike Europe

Accell Sets Standard for Euro Zone Price Increase

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Accell Netherland's announcement late March to increase the price of bicycles by 5 percent was soon followed to the next...

Exactly two years after the Intersport group in France acquired the ex-Micmo bike factory in Machecoul it is thriving again. – Photo Bike Europe

Intersport Machecoul Facility Booming in Bikes

MACHECOUL, France - Only two years after Intersport France acquired the Machecoul bike facility from Cycleurope and restarted the company as...

It is expected that next to Accell Group lots of other bike and P&A makers will also raise their prices. - Photo Bike Europe

Accell in the Netherlands Raises Retail Prices

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Today Accell Nederland BV notifies its dealers that it is raising the recommended retail prices for the bicycles made...

That Bike Europe's earlier estimate on price increases is regarded as too high by various industry players is because it is not including raw material prices like aluminium for frames. – Photo Bike Europe

Taipei Cycle: Questions on Extent of Prices Increases

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - After Taipei Cycle 2015 the big question is how much prices for bikes and bike products will increase, or have...

London Bike Show mirrored what looks increasingly to be a tussle for the lucrative high quality end of the UK cycle market. – Photo London Bike Show

UK Market Moves to Hi-End Indicates London Bike Show

LONDON, UK - With the dust only just settling on the self-styled "UK's largest bike show" at the ExCel exhibition centre in east London it's clear it...

Numerous webshops are offering e-bike tuning kits. The one for Bosch systems looks the same at all webshops with similar photos used online. – Photo Bike Europe

Selling E-Bike Tuning Kits; Implications & Legalities

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Selling speed tuning kits for e-bikes is spreading throughout the countries where electric bicycles have gained market...

SRAM’s essentials program includes the four main categories Road and MTB parts categories. – Photo SRAM

SRAM Launches the Essentials Program Globally

SCHWEINFURT, Germany - To provide higher quality services to its distribution and retailing network, SRAM has built a new program around a mix of...