All Mountainbiking articles – Page 9
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News briefsRussian retailers experience a soaring demand for e-bikes and mountain bikes
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the demand for e-bikes in Russia has nearly doubled, while mountain bikes maintained their popularity, Electra Bicycle Company Russia & China, the exclusive distributor of Electra bikes in Russia, estimated. ”This year, due to warm weather, the bike season in Russia has begun exceptionally early – ...
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Zimtstern and Swiss Bike School cooperate
Returning to its roots in Switzerland, Zimtstern, the German-based bike clothing specialist, has entered into a long-term cooperation with the Swiss Bike School. The riding instructors from the school will be wearing Zimtstern’s mountain bike clothing with immediate effect. A special Teacher Edition has been designed for this purpose, based ...
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The Cycle Show and London eBike Festival will be held in June 2021
The organizers of The Cycle Show and London eBike Festival have confirmed that the new dates for the combined shows will be June 25-27, 2021. The events will be held at Alexandra Palace in north London. The trade shows were expected to take place in April 2021, and have been ...
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Maloja acquires 100 percent of producer VioModa
This summer, Maloja Clothing, a German manufacturer of functional cycling, mountain and winter sports apparel, acquired the second half of the holding company VioModa GmbH, located in Dornbirn, Austria, for an undisclosed price. Now owning 100 percent of the company, Maloja is also fully in charge of the VioModa production ...
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News briefsInternetstores adds CBO to management team
Internetstores has added a chief brand officer (CBO) to its management team. Alongside Dr. Hans Dohrmann, Thomas Spengler, Raid Naim, Olivier Rochon and Martin Netinder, Frank Aldorf is now part of the company’s management board. In his new function as CBO, Aldorf is now responsible for the purchasing department of ...
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Eurobike Spezial 2020 canceled
Organizer Messe Friedrichshafen has canceled the Eurobike Special 2020 event scheduled for Nov. 24 - 26 due to the current situation and the resulting restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Messe Friedrichshafen will automatically reimburse visitors for purchased tickets via the payment method chosen at the time of purchase. No ...
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News briefsSigma Sport and Hermann Höhing receive German Packaging Award
The Deutsche Verpackungsinstitut e.V. (German Packaging Institute) has awarded Sigma Sport and Hermann Höhing GmbH the German Packaging Prize 2020 in the category “Design and Finishing.” The packaging of the iD.Free multi-sport watch convinced the jury with its unusual shape and design. The prize has been awarded annually since 1963 ...
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News briefsWintersteiger launches bike maintenance services
Wintersteiger, the Austrian company known for its ski maintenance equipment, has entered the growing bike category as a counter-seasonal business. After two years of market research and product development, it launched a new Bike Services division in an inaugural YouTube Livestream, offering a package for bike rentals that includes the ...
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Eurobike will be trade-only, limited to 10,000 visitors per day
Physical attendance at the special Nov. 24-26 edition of the Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen will be limited to 10,000 trade-only visitors per day. Only 400 exhibitors will participate in the leading European bike show, compared with more than 1,400 in September 2019. Described by the organizers as ”The Place to ...
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News briefsMIPS presents its own team of sponsored athletes
MIPS, the Swedish supplier of helmet-based safety and protection of the brain, has announced the formation of its first professional athletic team, “Team MIPS.” The team will serve as an “ever-growing global force of helmet safety advocacy,” with athletes from around the world with a wide range of backgrounds and ...
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News briefsNorrøna opens factory in Lithuania
On its blog, the Norwegian brand Norrøna revealed that it has just opened its own new factory in Kaunas, Lithuania, which has been developed and built since 2018 to make highly functional products with premium quality more sustainable. “Having our very own factory also allows us to improve innovation and ...
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Changes in the team at Chris sports
Chris sports, a Swiss distributor for numerous sports, bike and outdoor brands such as Giro, Kari Traa, Keen, Elevenate, Evoc and Mountain Hardwear, is reorganizing the business unit hardgoods/bike in the same way as its softgoods/shoes department – with only one sales manager – due to the departure of Hubert ...
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ArticleGerman bicycle and e-bike industry defies the Corona crisis
In its latest “sentiment barometer” for the first half of 2020, the German Bicycle Industry Association (Zweirad-Industrie-Verband e.V.; ZIV) comes to the conclusion that bicycles and e-bikes have been the winners of the coronavirus crisis in Germany, while many other industries have suffered as a result of the global measures ...
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ArticleBicycle donations make a difference in developing countries
As part of the company’s corporate responsibility program, the Danish shoe brand Ecco is donating bicycles to children in Vietnam. While this is just one of the aid projects - others include donating school supplies to schools in Thailand or funding mobile libraries in Indonesia - it is a great ...
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News briefsGiant benefits from the cycling boom
The Giant Group posted revenues of $33 billion Taiwan dollars (€1.0bn-$1.1bn) for the first six months of this year, representing a 7.5 percent increase as compared to the first half of 2019. Sales were boosted by increased global demand for bicycles following the coronavirus lockdown period, as many consumers have ...
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News briefsGlobetrotter starts equipment rental service
Globetrotter, the German outdoor retail chain that is part of the Fenix Outdoor Group, is now offering the rental of outdoor equipment. The offer will initially cover the categories of water sports, backpacks & bags, tents, bicycles, outdoor kitchens and children’s equipment, but is likely to be expanded after a ...
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Eurobike offers Digital Days in September
Eurobike is complementing its special edition (Nov. 24-26) with Digital Days, a live online conference taking place on the original show date (Sept. 1-3). Messe Friedrichshafen had to postpone the date of the trade show by almost three months over the Covid-19 pandemic. The three digital conferences in September will ...
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Eurobike Award 2020 is open for applications
Industry registration for the 16th Eurobike Award is open until Oct. 1, 2020. The organizers are looking for innovations and new products that can shape the bicycle market. In addition to products in the “standard categories” of bicycle & e-bike, components, accessories and clothing, awards will also be granted to ...
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POC extends e-tailing team
Source: POC Ines Radacher POC, the Swedish manufacturer of helmets, goggles, body protection, clothing and accessories, is expanding its internal online retail (e-tailing) division due to the increasing digitalization of the retail sector. Therefore, Ines Radacher was appointed to the new position of “online account manager, DACH” ...
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ArticleRossignol to sell Raidlight except for Outdoor Experiences division
The Rossignol Group has announced the sale of Raidlight Vertical, a French company specializing in footwear, apparel and equipment for trail running and ski touring, with an annual turnover of around €8 million. It will only keep and expand its Outdoor Experiences division, which organizes trail running, Nordic walking, mountain ...
