It's this government-sponsored R&D centre which helped reshape Taiwan as a hotbed of hi-tech businesses. Bicycle factories are often seen, by the Taiwanese, as a bit 'Old World' compared to semiconductor factories but ITRI is helping to shift perceptions: it has helped both Giant and Merida with development of a new line of lithium cells for use in the next generation of electric bikes...
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Slow sales still at US IBDs
The May market analysis from Jay Townley for the National Bicycle Dealer's Association of America shows that consumer confidence is still below par in the US. As usual, the breakdown of sales in each bike category is well worth downloading. The file is available as a PDF
Read More »Suits meet blazers in an attempt to bridge gap between cycle industry and cycle sport
Hein Verbruggen of the UCI is an inveterate reformer. But his dictats have not always gone down well in the industry, especially when his back-to-the-basics campaign to prevent technological advances on racing bikes have impacted on sales of high-margin kit. However, in a recent meeting in Switzerland, representatives from Euro bike trade orgs COLIBI and COLIPED met with Verbruggen and UCI tech officials to "open up direct communication."
Read More »UCI sanctions use of 29-inch wheels for MTB racing
This is a personal victory for Two-Niner stalwart, Gary Fisher. He has long been lobbying for race recognition of the larger wheel size and presented his case in person to the UCI's governing body.
Read More »Halfords pulls chimp ads
Sort of. The scheduled run of TV ads in July will continue with the shot-in-America chimps-on-bikes footage but the company has promised not to air the ads again, and will not use chimps in any future advertising campaigns
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