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Bike Europe reports that the European Court of Justice has...
Bike Europe reports that the European Court of Justice has ruled in favor Giant's request to overrule the European Council's decision to charge anti-dumping duties on the bicycles imported into the European Union from its factories in China. The EU has two months to appeal the verdict. Two other big ...
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ZEG confirms Kettler bikes buy
ZEG, the German-based buying group for specialist bike retailers, has confirmed that it is acquiring the bicycle division of Kettler, the fitness equipment, furniture and toys supplier that went into self-administered receivership in June. The deal includes the group's assembly plant in Hanweiler, employing about 80 people who are to ...
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Arc'teryx, Castelli, Gore Bike Wear, Gore Running Wear and The...
Arc'teryx, Castelli, Gore Bike Wear, Gore Running Wear and The North Face will come out in December with road cycling and running garments made with a new Gore-Tex Active technology. It maximizes lightness and breathability by using a permanent beading surface that eliminates the need for a face fabric, which ...
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Electric bikes drive Accell performance
An uptick in sales of electric mountain bikes strongly contributed to a turnover increase for the third quarter at Accell Group, the Dutch company that owns Batavus, Sparta, Lapierre and Ghost, among many bicycle-related brands.The company predicts an organic sales increase and growing income for the second half of the ...
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Former Arc’teryx managers roll out bike apparel brand
A Canadian cycling apparel brand launched by several former Arc'teryx managers has rapidly gained distribution in European and Asian countries. 7mesh, which has a distinctively clean design, already reached ten markets when it started earlier this year, and a few more should be added shortly.The president at 7mesh Industries is ...
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About 350 of the 550 workers at Mifa Bike, the...
About 350 of the 550 workers at Mifa Bike, the German bicycle manufacturer, were requested to switch to a shorter working week for three months from the start of October to support the company's turnaround. Mifa filed for insolvency in September last year, after the failure of takeover discussions with ...
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Assos of Switzerland, the well-known maker of bikewear from Lugano,...
Assos of Switzerland, the well-known maker of bikewear from Lugano, has changed ownership. The founding Maier family has sold its shares to a pool of investors led by Phil Duff, the former chief executive of Black Diamond, the U.S. brand of outdoor and snow sports equipment. Duff will reportedly take ...
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Eurobike to add one more consumer day
Eurobike will add a second day open to the public in 2016, in view of the European consumers' growing interest in bicycles. Messe Friedrichshafen, which organizes the trade show, made the announcement on Aug. 29, at the closing of this year's edition. In 2016 the event will be held from ...
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The consumption of bicycles and bike-related products grew in Spain...
The consumption of bicycles and bike-related products grew in Spain by 6.6 percent in 2014 to a value of €1,354 million, according to a study commissioned to Sport Panel by Ambe, the Spanish bike industry association. Sales to all retail channels grew by 8.1 percent to €549 million, with multi-sport ...
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The Italian bike market recovered last year. After a drop...
The Italian bike market recovered last year. After a drop suffered in 2013, sales of bicycles to the various retail channels increased by 6.4 percent to 1,644,600 units in 2014, thanks apparently to an improving economy and greater participation in the sport. Sales of e-bikes were stagnant at 51,156, in ...
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Bike Europe reports that exports of bicycles from Taiwan jumped...
Bike Europe reports that exports of bicycles from Taiwan jumped by 13.9 percent in volume to 1,475,000 complete bicycles for the first four months of this year. After several years of stagnation, the value of these exports advanced by 10.1 percent to $599 million, although the average value per exported ...
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Interbike, the U.S. bicycle trade show, is offering a new...
Interbike, the U.S. bicycle trade show, is offering a new turnkey booth section at the fair for European brands seeking to enter the U.S. market. The EU@Interbike section will accommodate up to 20 brands at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in September. The organizers said that the ...
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A young Swiss bike producer, Bold Cycles, has presented a...
A young Swiss bike producer, Bold Cycles, has presented a model with “Internal Suspension Technology” where the suspension is fully built into the seat frame
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Trek Bicycle has become the official bike partner of the...
Trek Bicycle has become the official bike partner of the Tour de Suisse under a three-year partnership deal negotiated by Infront Ringier Sports & Entertainment
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Bike sales increase in France, with double-digit rise for e-bikes
Bicycle sales in France increased in both volume and turnover in 2014, with e-bikes confirming the strong positive trend of the previous year. According to the observatory of French industry organizations, FPS (Fédération Professionnelle des entreprises du Sport et des loisirs) and Univelo, the total value of the bike and ...
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Muriel Bouhet, a French mountain bike racer, will endorse Polar...
Muriel Bouhet, a French mountain bike racer, will endorse Polar over the next few years
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Electric bikes drive Accell’s expansion
Electric bikes again fueled sales growth last year at Accell Group, the Dutch bicycle company with brands from Batavus to Sparta, Raleigh and many more. Favorable weather conditions supported the group's performance, which was driven by its Dutch and German brands.Accell lifted its sales by 4 percent to €882.4 million, ...
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Gore Bike Wear is going to work more closely with...
Gore Bike Wear is going to work more closely with the Rose Vaujany Mountain Bike Team, whose seven members include Steffen Thum, winner of the UCI Marathon World Series. Gore has been sponsoring the team since last year. It will try to develop specific clothing for mountain bike cyclists, who ...
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The Riverside Company is investing in Bike24, the German cycling...
The Riverside Company is investing in Bike24, the German cycling e-commerce specialist. The private equity firm focuses on acquiring growing businesses valued up to $250 million and has an international portfolio of more than 75 companies. The details of the deal were not disclosed. Bike24 sells an array of bike ...
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Another new regional bike fair in Spain, Girona Bike World,...
Another new regional bike fair in Spain, Girona Bike World, is planned for May 1-3
