Industry News & Blogs
Scott Sports Opens First Concept Store
LANDQUART, Switzerland – Early June Scott Sports officially opened the doors of its first concept store in collaboration with Bike4Fun. Only one year after presenting the philosophy and first ideas to its partners, Scott welcomed business relations in Landquart to reveal a new dimension of bike shop...
ECF Launches European Cycling Barometer
VIENNA, Austria – The European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) launches a new benchmarking report which provides a multi-dimensional view on cycling in all 27 EU countries. ECF Cycling Barometer Project Manager Chloe Mispelon said "The main purpose of launching the ECF Cycling Barometer today is to get p...
Sustainable2Wheels Yearbook for MEPs
BRUSSELS, Belgium - At Sustainable 2Wheels,on Wednesday 18 September on the Esplanade of the European Parliament in Brussels, ETRA will officially present the first edition of its Sustainable2Wheel Yearbook to European decision-makers and to the European 2Wheel community. The publication will featur...
Vittoria Expands Business on North American Market
ST-LAURANT, Canada – Vittoria Industries North America and Outdoor Gear Canada agreed upon a new distribution strategy on the North American market. Both companies will distribute Vittoria, Geax and Selle Italia in Canada. "We have distributed Vittoria for over 20 years in Canada successfully", said...
Kenda to Concentrate Development on 650b and 29-inch in MTB
The Honey Badger is Kenda’s new vanguard tire in its MTB range. Like its namesake the Honey Badger, this tire just ‘don’t care’ – meaning Kenda claims it is suitable for all conditions. TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The introduction of the Honey Badger also marks Kenda’s new strategy in MTB tires. The former t...
Dorel Cuts Jobs Due to Disappointing Bike Sales
MONTREAL, Canada – The continued poor weather across the U.S., Canada and Europe has led to lower than expected sales volumes, particularly in the independent bicycle dealer channel. As a result Dorel Industries stated that second quarter earnings in its bicycle division will be weaker than anticipa...
EcoMobility Festival在自行車業界的領導地位
韓國，SUWON- 南韓Suwon市附近的Haenggung將在今年9月EcoMobility World Festival時，轉變為無車區。 Suwon市民和參與活動的民眾將能體驗生態交通的生活模式，也就是只靠步行和騎自行車。EcoMobility World Festival是由ICLEI和Suwon市政府所主辦，UN-HABITAT協辦。Suwon位於首爾南邊。 全新的都會生活型態 Hwaseomun的街道常因為違規停車而交通阻塞，如今市民將可以自由自在的行走在拓寬的人行道，並在新栽種的樹下呼吸新鮮空氣。 「我們的目標是呈現一個環保交通城市的風貌，並讓大家知道全新的生活方式是行得通...
Pon為自行車部門任命新的負責人
荷蘭，ALMERE- Pon Bicycle Business Group(旗下成員有Gazelle、Derby Cycle、Cervélo 和 Union)的資深副總裁Xeno Grimmelt已經遞出辭呈。在Pon服務了18年後，他想要轉變跑道，迎向新的挑戰。 他的繼任者是Pon Holdings董事會的成員Rob Oudshoorn，其實他對已經掌管自行車業務一段時間了。 Xeno Grimmelt的辭職 Xeno Grimmelt(41歲)在2011年6月時以Pon控股公司臨時董事總經理的身分收購了Gazelle後曾短時間接觸過自行車業務。之前他在Pon是負責法國與荷比盧三地MA...
Shimano Starts Webshop for TeamWear & Merchandise
NUNSPEET, the Netherlands - Shimano started selling Argos-Shimano TeamWear and merchandise products online. It is the first time that Shimano sells clothing, promotional items and gadgets online to consumers directly. Marc van Rooij, President Shimano Europe Holding: "This webshop gives us the oppor...
New President & Vice-President for COLIPED
BRUSSELS, Belgium – The members of the Association of the European Two-Wheeler Parts’ & Accessories’ Industry COLIPED unanimously elected Jan Willem ten Dam as their new President. At the same meeting the members of COLIPED elected Erhard Büchel as the new Vice-President. Former Vice-President of C...
