Specialized has emptied the Trail House bike shop in Santa Rosa: the cafe stays open, and a former executive counts 48 of the brand's stores in the United States.
In the Netherlands, Decathlon joins Lease a Bike: 50 models available through employer leasing over 36 months, in 20 stores and on its online shop.
Over nine months, Shimano's bicycle division sold 4.6% more and its operating income rose 10.9%; the group is raising its full-year forecasts.
From 2027 and for three seasons, Team TotalEnergies will ride bikes from Pardus, a Chinese brand based in Shandong, in place of Cube.
In Samoëns, Selwyn Bicycles launches a 140 mm full-suspension MTB in Reynolds steel, sold without delivery: you collect it at the workshop, ride included.
In France, a bike is stolen roughly every minute. Researchers hid trackers in a hundred bikes in Amsterdam: most stolen bikes don't go far. They change hands and are back on the road.
Bought for €1.56 billion at the peak of the cycling bubble, Accell (Raleigh, Lapierre, Batavus) was declared bankrupt in Amsterdam on 11 August 2026.
The 25 km/h cap on e-bikes is not a speed limit: it is the line between a bicycle and a moped. Plate, insurance, helmet, derestricting — what the law actually says.
The bill making helmets compulsory for cyclists rests on one figure — and that figure covers scooters. Three bills since 2021, not a single vote.
