MORGAN HILL, USA - Specialized issued a voluntary recall in the US after it received seven reports of fractures in the bicycle's rear triangle after the rear wheel came out of the dropout.

MANAMA, Bahrein - Merida announced it will be the equipment sponsor of the newly formed 'Bahrein Merida Pro Cycling Team', which includes Vincenzo Nibali, as of 1 January 2017.

AIGLE, Switzerland - The UCI Management Committee concluded last Friday that the use of disc brakes in events on the international or national road race calendars remains suspended. Last April the UCI decided to suspend the trail until June 1, but for now the committee did not set a new deadline.

AMSTELVEEN, the Netherlands - That 276,000 e-bikes were sold in the Netherlands in 2015 astonished many in the Dutch bike sector. It accounted for a big 24% growth compared to the 2014 total. The amazement on the potential of e-bikes continues as sales keep growing in 2016.

CHICAGO, USA - SRAM's latest addition to its components range, the GX downhill incorporates the German engineered 1X technologies and the X01 DH drivetrain. Also in road race SRAM stirred up the market with the introduction of the hydraulic disc brake platform on the Red eTap.

VERONA, Italy - On September 16, the second edition of the Italian bicycle show CosmoBike will open its doors presenting the best this bike loving country has to offer to the international market. But CosmoBike wants to more than a show case only. Cycling lifestyle and the impact on the environment are key issues for this event.

AIGLE, Switzerland - In a statement published this afternoon the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced its decision to suspend, with immediate effect, the trial of disc brakes currently being carried out in road races.

OSAKA, Japan - Anticipating on UCI's final approval to allow disc brakes in professional road racing, Shimano extends its hydraulic disc brake range to Tiagra. Previously Shimano already introduced Ultegra and 105 hydro brakes and Sora mechanical disc brakes while unconfirmed sources state that Dura-Ace road-specific hydraulic disc brakes will be next.

LADOUX, France - The opening last October of the first stage of the new Michelin Technology Centre near the city of Clermont Ferrand marks the company's modernisation project. It was also the location where the bicycle division presented its new Power road range last Tuesday.

LADOUX, France - The opening last October of the first stage of the new Michelin Technology Centre near the city of Clermont Ferrand marks the company's modernisation project. It was also the location where the bicycle division presented its new Power road range last Tuesday.