In last weeks eMail Newsletter this trade journal reported on the outcome of the expiry review for the anti-dumping duties on the import of Chinese bicycles. This report stated that it is very likely that the dumping duties will continue for
All e-bikes fitted with more powerful electric motors than 250 Watt will likely be faced with very costly type approval & homologation procedures before they can enter the European Unions markets in 2012. An interview with Wim van de Camp (photo), rapporteur of the European Parliament on new e-bike regulations, makes this very clear.
Dema Bicycles from Slovakia and Planet Bicycles from Taiwan entered into a 50 50% joint venture. Jan Kubicek (GM Dema Holding), Paul Lin (GM Planet Bicycle Taiwan) and Ravi Hingorani (Marketing, Bikeplanet) (photo; left to right) formed Bike Planet which is targeting the need for close to market production of city and touring bikes in Europe.
To promote the UK capitals business successes outside the Square Mile, and to see the role businesses like Brompton play in supporting Londons economy, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, visited the Brompton Bicycle factory in West London. Boris Johnson is known
This week, sixty Dahon distributors and suppliers gathered from all over the world for the 4th Annual Dahon International Distributors Conference (DIDC), held in Zagreb, Croatia. Participants heard forward-looking plans as well as changes in Dahons global management board. One of the major announcements made during the week was that
After four years working for Gazelle, purchasing manager Bert Stokman will leave the Dutch bicycle manufacturer.
Bell Sports in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced a voluntary recall of their Exodus full-face helmets. Consumers are called to stop using the recalled products
On May 13 SRAM announced that it wants to go public. The companys IPO prospectus reveals that sales of the in 1987 founded component maker, have been growing at a compound annual rate of 16.6 percent since 2006. 2010 net sales of SRAM stood at 524.2 million US dollar.
Jacky Wang (left), CEO and managing partner of the Humpert-Asia office in Taiwan and Klass Hu, Humperts manager in China received one of the two awards for Humperts products last week at the Shanghai show. The China Cycle Award was presented for the first time in several categories.
Shimano Europe BV implements two new product teams of experienced Shimano employees to co-ordinate the development of innovative technology for the Shimano and PRO brands. One of their most important roles will be to
It's the first of a new series of SRAM internal gear hubs (IGH) and is called: Automatix. It's an auto-shifting 2-speed with no shifter, no cable and no fuss, says SRAM. The new SRAM Automatix means
以初步數字為依據，Derby Cycle AG調高其第二季度收入45.6％，由2009/2010會計年度的5,260萬歐元至2010/2011年度的7,660萬歐元。Derby Cycle的會計年度從 10月1號起至隔年9月30號。2010/2011會計年度上半年的總收入成長了40.2％，
In its financial report for the first quarter of 2011 Shimano expresses its concern over the continuing turmoil of the Japanese economy caused by the Great East Japan earthquake. The Japanese component supplier is also pointing out that the prospects for advanced countries which are
Last week Easton-Bell Sports Inc. announced an 'aggressive pan-European growth strategy' for its Giro, Bell, Easton cycling and Blackburn branded businesses. Paul Stratta (photo) is to manage this strategy as Managing Director-Action Sports, Europe. Stratta is to:
With the theme "Happy Ride, Happy Life", the 21st. China International Bicycle & Motor Fair will open up at Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) on May 4-7, 2011. As one of the most well-known cycle shows around the world, the
Based on preliminary figures, Derby Cycle AG raised its Q2 revenue by 45.6% from 52.6 million euro in 2009/2010 to 76.6 million euro in the fiscal year 2010/2011. Derby Cycles fiscal year runs from 1 October to 30 September. The total revenues
India is fast emerging as the next big opportunity for the international bicycle brands. Major Indian bicycle manufacturers Hero Cycles, Avon Cycles, and Atlas Cycles are busy pushing their own home-grown brands. TI Cycles meanwhile, has been able to find synergies with international bicycle brands by launching a series of global tags, along with its very own hi-priced BSA & Hercules marques.
Derby Cycle AG, 'mother' of, among others, the Kalkhoff and Focus brand names developed an e-bike with a very specific German feature. The new e-bike offers a combination of a bracket motor with a
Germany's Panther Werke AG started the production of the Grace One electric motorcycle (photo) recently. It is part of a partnership between the two companies that will also involve the development of new electric bikes. The Grace One is
At the Sea Otter Classic, which takes place next week (April 13-17) in the USA, Spanish BH Bikes and Full Speed Ahead (FSA) will present the latest results of their cooperation in product design. BH Bikes and FSA developed a
