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Accell bankruptcy: Dutech takes over Batavus, Koga and Babboe, but not Sparta
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Accell bankruptcy: Dutech takes over Batavus, Koga and Babboe, but not Sparta

Accell's administrators sell Batavus, Koga and Babboe to the Singapore-based group Dutech, along with the group's Hungarian factory. Sparta stays out.

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Pivot has 12 electric mountain bikes stolen from its UK demo tour
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Pivot has 12 electric mountain bikes stolen from its UK demo tour

Twelve Pivot electric mountain bikes were stolen during the brand's UK test tour; it has cancelled its last dates and is asking riders to stay vigilant.

13.10.2026
London: Lime adds £1 million to its bike parking fund
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London: Lime adds £1 million to its bike parking fund

Lime is offering £1 million to London boroughs to create parking bays for shared bikes, bays that are also open to its competitors' bikes.

13.10.2026
Newmen Streem G.62: the aero gravel wheel goes 32-inch, at 1,670 g
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Newmen Streem G.62: the aero gravel wheel goes 32-inch, at 1,670 g

Newmen brings its Streem G.62 aero gravel wheel to 32-inch: 1,670 g per pair in the carbon version, reserved for now for bike manufacturers' original equipment.

13.10.2026
Lachlan Morton beats the Pony Express record by bike in 6 days and 21 hours
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Lachlan Morton beats the Pony Express record by bike in 6 days and 21 hours

Setting off from Missouri on 5 October, Lachlan Morton reached Sacramento in 6 days, 21 hours and 15 minutes, faster than the 1861 horseback relay.

13.10.2026
MET Parachute MCR 2: the convertible full-face helmet weighs 730 g in size M
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MET Parachute MCR 2: the convertible full-face helmet weighs 730 g in size M

MET renews its full-face helmet with a removable chin bar: 730 g in size M, 24 vents and NTA 8776 certification for electric mountain biking.

13.10.2026
Muc-Off Ceramic Spray Sealant: ceramic protection in a spray, for €25
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Muc-Off Ceramic Spray Sealant: ceramic protection in a spray, for €25

Muc-Off launches a ceramic protection spray for bikes, claimed to last up to six months and applied in a few steps. The 250 ml bottle costs €25.

13.10.2026
Atherton Bikes: fire hits headquarters and factory in Machynlleth
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Atherton Bikes: fire hits headquarters and factory in Machynlleth

Around 30 firefighters attended a fire at Atherton Bikes in Wales on Sunday. The brand says everyone is safe and well, and is assessing the impact on production.

12.10.2026
Suomi Tyres: DMACK plans RFID-chipped bicycle tyres from 2027
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Suomi Tyres: DMACK plans RFID-chipped bicycle tyres from 2027

Finnish manufacturer DMACK Nordic wants to fit an RFID chip into its Suomi Tyres bicycle tyres from 2027, to trace the origin of the natural rubber.

12.10.2026
Muc-Off opens The Hangar, a UK factory producing 70,000 bottles a week
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Muc-Off opens The Hangar, a UK factory producing 70,000 bottles a week

Muc-Off is investing in The Hangar, a British site that produces 70,000 bottles a week, and in a brand-new warehouse in South Carolina.

12.10.2026
Gusto GTG: Taiwanese brand moves into gravel with three carbon models
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Gusto GTG: Taiwanese brand moves into gravel with three carbon models

Gusto launches the GTG, a carbon gravel bike in three versions, from Shimano GRX RX610 to GRX825 Di2, with in-house Attaque wheels and 50 mm tyre clearance.

12.10.2026
Chiru Vagus:i: a French titanium gravel bike that takes 60 mm tyres up front
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Chiru Vagus:i: a French titanium gravel bike that takes 60 mm tyres up front

Chiru unveils the Vagus:i, a grade 9 titanium gravel bike with a choice of two forks and up to 60 mm of tyre at the front. The frame starts at €2,950.

12.10.2026
Kids’ bikes: eight models compared, for ages 3 to 12, in 2027
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Kids’ bikes: eight models compared, for ages 3 to 12, in 2027

Eight kids' bikes compared, from 14 to 24 inches, rated by the ADAC and Stiftung Warentest: height, age, weight, brakes and price, from €159.99 to £585.

12.10.2026
Gravel Worlds: Denmark’s Magnus Bak Klaris sprints to the world title
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Gravel Worlds: Denmark’s Magnus Bak Klaris sprints to the world title

In Nannup, Australia, Denmark's Magnus Bak Klaris beats defending champion Florian Vermeersch in a sprint to become gravel world champion.

12.10.2026
Böttcher Fahrräder, German bike maker with roots in 1851, enters preliminary insolvency
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Böttcher Fahrräder, German bike maker with roots in 1851, enters preliminary insolvency

German manufacturer Böttcher Fahrräder is in preliminary insolvency: business continues and the salaries of its nearly 100 employees are secured for three months.

11.10.2026
Gravel World Championships: Marianne Vos becomes first two-time world champion in Nannup
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Gravel World Championships: Marianne Vos becomes first two-time world champion in Nannup

In Nannup, Australia, Marianne Vos becomes the first rider to win two gravel world titles, after dropping Rosa Klöser in the final 4 kilometres.

11.10.2026
Engo3 Titanium: 28.9 g smart glasses limited to 500 units
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Engo3 Titanium: 28.9 g smart glasses limited to 500 units

French brand Engo lightens its head-up display glasses with a 3D-printed titanium frame: 28.9 g, more than 24 h of battery life, 500 units.

11.10.2026
UK: Deliveroo calls for a ban on unsafe e-bike conversion kits
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UK: Deliveroo calls for a ban on unsafe e-bike conversion kits

With its Ride Safe campaign, Deliveroo is asking the UK government to ban the sale of unsafe conversion kits and will track riders who go too fast.

11.10.2026
PNW Loam Gen 3: flat pedals certified for electric mountain bikes, at €172.95
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PNW Loam Gen 3: flat pedals certified for electric mountain bikes, at €172.95

PNW Components updates its Loam flat pedals: a new axle certified EFBE Tri-Test E-Gravity, 440 g a pair, at €172.95 in five colours.

10.10.2026
Van Rysel GRVL AF: about 1,150 gravel bikes recalled in the United States
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Van Rysel GRVL AF: about 1,150 gravel bikes recalled in the United States

Decathlon is recalling about 1,150 Van Rysel GRVL AF gravel bikes sold at REI in the United States: the front wheel locknut can loosen.

10.10.2026
Tout Terrain Catalina: a steel bikepacking hardtail for €3,199
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Tout Terrain Catalina: a steel bikepacking hardtail for €3,199

Tout Terrain launches the Catalina, a steel bikepacking hardtail with a Shimano Deore 1x12 derailleur, at €3,199 or as a frame kit from €1,300.

10.10.2026