Czech rubber manufacturer Rubena has completed the withdrawal from the previous Mitas brand, and is focusing on refreshing its original Rubena brand for the entire range of tyres and inner tubes for bicycles.

LUDHIANA, India - Hartex Rubber has opened a new bicycle tube plant at its Ludhiana site, creating an additional daily capacity of 25,000 tubes. "The new tube unit, at an investment of INR 150 million (€1.8 million) has been set up to cater entirely for the export market," explains Varun Sureka, Director, Hartex Rubber.

Already available in five European countries, cyclists can hand in their old bicycle inner tubes to their specialist dealer instead of simply throwing them away. Tyre manufacturer Schwalbe recycles the old inner tubes and utilises the material to produce new ones. This saves large amounts of energy; every new Schwalbe inner tube already contains 20% recycled content.

Offering an asymmetrical design with no compromise in tubeless performance, Stan's new MK4 rims are the result of twenty years of obsessive dedication to building better rims.

Bafang introduces new H700 rear drive system for eCity segment - clean, compact and dynamic.

REICHSHOF, Germany - Schwalbe's new tube made of a thermoplastic polyurethane called Aerothan has achieved top values for elasticity, weight and puncture protection, all without the use of rubber. Available for road, mountain and trekking bikes, Schwalbe claims the Aerothan tubes are much more robust