ETRA eesv, Guinardstraat 32, Gent, BelgiumOn these pages you will find the latest news on everything that is going on within ETRA, within the European twowheel business and on all European affairs which concern European twowheel retailers. The news items are broken down into bicycle issues, PTW issues and common issues. “Older” news can be found in the archives.
COLIPED elects new President and Vice-President
At their General Assembly in Brussels on 29 May 2013, the COLIPED members unanimously elected Mr Jan Willem ten Dam (the Netherlands) as new President and Mr Erhard Büchel (Germany) as new Vice-President of their association of the European Two-Wheeler Parts’ & Accessories’ Industry.
Mr Jan Willem ten Dam (63) is CEO of RYDE International, the umbrella holding of Ryde…read more
At lightning speed with Thunder Burt
New cross-country competition tire: Thunder Burt likes dry terrain, weighs less than
Racing Ralph and rolls even more smoothly than Furious Fred, Schwalbe's fastest
MTB tire to date.
With Thunder Burt Schwalbe is rounding off its range of XC tires for dry conditions.
The tire fills the gap between Furious Fred, a lightweight at 300 grams, and…read more
Official Ironman Tyres from Schwalbe
Ironman is the name of the new tyre and this name says it all: as uncompromising as the legendary competition itself, Schwalbe has trimmed its first pure triathlon tyre to the requirements of the athletes.
Schwalbe's new Ironman is the official tyre of the international competition series to be staged by the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). With Schwalbe and the WTC, two companies…read more
Magura replaces MT6 and MT8 brake levers
MAGURA is replacing the brake levers of the models MT6 and MT8!
Click HERE to check which brakes exactly are affected.
During the course of product observation, MAGURA has detected that there are faults in part of a production batch of the disc brakes MT6 and MT8 what possibly could be a risk for the cyclist.
In order to avoid any risks, MAGURA will replace…read more
Dahon Announces Fortuitous Global Partnership with Long-standing OEM Supplier
Duarte, CA, December 4, 2012 – Dahon, world leader in the manufacture of folding bicycles, teams up with SKS, renowned German manufacturer of bicycle parts and accessories on an international level. An OEM supplier of long standing for bike pumps, fenders and mudguards for the brand, the German concern will now be working even more closely with Dahon, accessing them as…read more
New Dahon Distributor Appointed for Russia
Veloolimp joins forces with folding bike leader as “hyper” new distributor
Duarte, California, November 29, 2012 - Dahon, the world leader in folding bicycles, has added Veloolimp Ltd. to its global distribution network, expanding the folding bike’s finely meshed system with a strong presence in the strategic Russian…read more
Shimano and team Argos-Shimano extend partnership
SHIMANO and Team Argos-SHIMANO are excited to announce that they extend their partnership for two more years. After a successful 2012 with over 25 victories including five stages in the Vuelta both parties signed a new agreement today.
Team Argos-SHIMANO proved to be a strong team in 2012, specialized in sprint stages. John Degenkolb and Marcel Kittel were able to finish of the…read more
Expedition Sustainable Mobility: Flemish car drivers try to reduce car trips
The “Bond Beter Leefmilieu” (BBL) is the leading environmental NGO in Flanders and works, among other things, for making mobility more sustainable.
In this framework, BBL has developed the project “Expedition Sustainable Mobility” which runs for a month. It started half October and will finish half November. For this project, BBL has recruited 85 car drivers…read more
VSF calls for the establishment of an umbrella association for the bicycle business
VSF managing director Albert Herresthal calls for the establishment of an umbrella association for the bicycle business– similar to the German VDA, lobby of the automotive industry. During his presentation on “lobby work, who, what, why”, jointly held with Konrad Weyhmann, head of Corporate Communication at Paul Lange&Co. at Eurobike, Mr. Herresthal stated explicitly that…read more
COLIBI & COLIPED launch 4th edition of their European Bicycle Industry & Market Profile
The European Bicycle Industry & Market Profile (BIMP), first issued in 2009, has become the statistical bicycle data source by excellence for European and national policy makers, the bicycle industry and business, researchers and consultants, journalists, etc.
COLIBI and COLIPED have been complimented repeatedly for the uniqueness of this document as it brings together the most…read more