BMC Switzerland is opening a Stromer service center in the San Francisco Bay Area to support dealers and customers of its electric bike line. BMC Switzerland owns Stromer as well as Bergamont. "As e-bike sales continue to grow, Stromer ...
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Al Fritz, one of the legends of the U.S. bicycle industry, died Tuesday in Chicago at 88. Fritz's long career at Schwinn was most notable for his invention of the iconic Sting-Ray 20-inch muscle bike in the early 1960s. Schwinn sold ...
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With the U.S. launch of its Turbo electric bike this week, Specialized joins the small list of brands that are looking to carve out space at the upper end of the market. E-bike buyers are typically older Baby Boomers, but Specialized is ...
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Do you ride an electric bike or know someone who does? A university researcher is asking U.S. e-bike riders to participate in an online survey at tinyurl.com/e-bike-survey. The survey is collecting data about consumer choices and the ...
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People are now following the slogan - ‘go green’. Environmental hazards and degradation has taken place at incredible rates, which is leading towards the depletion of our atmosphere. For decades we did ...
Organizers are anticipating another packed house this year at Taipei Cycle, which kicked off Wednesday. The 26th?edition should draw nearly 1,100 companies to the Nangang Exhibition Hall for the four-day trade show, March 20-23. ...
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Canadian electric bike manufacturer OHM Cycles is developing a new model aimed at the developing North American market for electric bikes. OHM will show the new Urban XU450 E2 electric bike at the Taipei International Cycle Show later ...
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January to December 2012, China's bicycle manufacturing industry accumulated industrial sales output achieved a year-on-year growth of 16.19% (December single-month increase was 22.39%) and the total sales rate was 98.73%, and accumulated ...
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Accell Group reported that revenues surged in 2012 largely due to bike brand acquisitions and growth in the electric bike market. Accell Group purchased Raleigh, Currie and Van Nicholas in 2012, and their acquisitions added 123 million ...
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Two and a half years ago Brian Ballard bought his first Pedego electric bike. He and life partner Elizabeth Black have enjoyed owning and riding their bikes so much that the couple invested in opening a Pedego e-bike store along Pacific ...
They came, they rode, they smiled. “This is sooooo much fun,” enthused a writer for O, the Oprah magazine, as she returned from a spin on a new Electra electric bike. A handful of mainstream media representatives, from ...
Currie Technologies'eFlow E3 Nitro electric bike has been selected as one of the 10 finalists in the Last Gadget Standing competition.The winner will be selected at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month. The eFlow E3 Nitro ...
Arno Raaijmakers has joined JD Group as Benelux service manager for the company's TransX electric bike drive systems. Raaijmakers will be the company's prime contact person for the markets in the Netherlands,Belgium and Luxembourg.His ...
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The organizers of Interbike are hosting electric bike manufacturers and journalists at an event that will showcase pedal-assist bikes. The Electric Bike Media Event is set for February 12-13 at the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, an ...
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Audi's Wörthersee e-bike is the first electric sports bike and the most powerful e-bike ever made, according to the car manufacturer from Ingolstadt. The electric motor mounted on an entirely carbon fiber framework (carbon ...
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