An Amsterdam court declared Europe’s second-largest bicycle maker formally bankrupt on Tuesday, converting a six-day provisional suspension of payments into full insolvency and setting off a cross-border scramble to determine which of Accell Group’s 14 brands — among them Raleigh, Batavus, Haibike, Lapierre, Ghost, Koga, Sparta, and Babboe — can survive without the Dutch parent that owned them.
If you own a bike sold under any Accell-group brand, here is what you need to know right now: your warranty claim goes to your retailer, not to Accell. Retailers remain legally responsible for handling warranties under Dutch and EU consumer law, and can arrange repairs or replacements independently. If you bought directly…