As innovation in engine-powered two-wheel transportation accelerates, the market for e-bicycles is expected to expand. The technological trends contributing to this development include combined throttle-control and pedal-assist models, ...
Tags: E-Bicycles, 3D-printed bicycles, Lights
Dorel Industries reported that its Recreational/Leisure Segment lost $5.4 million after mostly non-cash restructuring charges that reduced its overall earnings by about half. Dorel warned investors in early February that continued ...
Tags: Dorel Industries, Sporting Goods
As the notebook industry is seeing declining shipments, Taiwan-based battery maker Simplo Technology is now eyeing the automobile, motorcycle and bicycle industries. Simplo already has technologies to make batteries for electric ...
Tags: Electric Vehicle, Battery
Australia-based cycling product website BikeRoar.com is moving into the U.S. market with its first Interbike booth next week, and the hiring of a U.S. sales director. In June the company hired U.S. public relations and marketing firm Verde ...
Tags: Transportation, Bike
Dorel Industries bought a 70 percent interest in Caloi, a major Brazilian manufacturer of bicycles and equipment and one of the largest bike brands in Latin America, the company announced Thursday. Caloi's sales in 2012 were close to R$ ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
American Classic has named Cody Gilbertson to head its U.S. inside sales office. “We’re delighted to have Cody rejoin our team,” said Bill Shook, American Classic's founder and president. “Cody brings the bicycle ...
Tags: American Classic, Transportation
Accell Group will merge bike production for its Batavus and Sparta brands, the company announced this week. Production will consolidate under one roof at the company's headquarters in Heerenveen. Accell's Juncker Bike Parts will be moved ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Dahon has added a Russian distributor, Veloolimp Ltd., for its folding bikes. Established in 1995 as a private trading company selling bicycles to the Moscow market, Veloolimp now serves over 330 dealerships across the country, 79 in ...
Tags: Russian distributor, Dahon, folding bikes
Conventional wisdom is the Big Three bike brands — Trek, Giant, and Specialized — control the lion's share of the US bike market. Actual numbers in this business are almost impossible to come by, but you'd be hard put to find an ...
Tags: bike brands, bike market
I finally got my hands on the National Sporting Goods Administration's (NSGA) 2010 report on the US Bicycle Market. In addition to being some of the most exciting news we've seen in 20 years (more about that in a minute), it's also by far ...
Tags: Bicycle Market, Bicycle