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"The main reason why Giant sues BikeE is to remind the industry that people cannot just walk away and start again with a different name without paying for the products," says Bonnie Tu, executive vice president of Giant Global Group, Taiwan. BiGHA of Oregon rose from the ashes of BikeE and the investor common to both has reportedly spent $5m on launching BiGHA...

The independent movie showcase, the Sundance Film Festival of Utah, has unveiled its 2005 line-up. It includes a film about a Seattle bicycle cop.

Steve Fenton is acting as agent travel deals to the Taipei and Shanghai trade shows in 2005. Email him to sign up for deals on flights, and say you're a 'new visitor' and you'll qualify for two free hotel nights.

Hallman Distribution AB of Uppsala, Sweden, has signed an agreement for selling its Shimano-distributing offshoot Hallman Sports AB to Shimano Europe Holding B.V.

Click to see pic. Read in conjunction with the news item posted on 10th November.