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Both physical and online events, Taipei Cycle & Taipei Cycle DigitalGo 2023, are open for pre-registration via the Taipei Cycle website. This year's show has confirmed attendance from 850 exhibitors across 3,000 booths. During the 2023 event, leading brands such as Giant, Merida, Shimano, SRAM, KMC, BESV will be presenting their innovations.

From the production of motorcycle parts to Portugal's biggest manufacturer of rims and wheels - the 70-year-long history of the Portuguese company Rodi Industries is more than impressive. With an increased production capacity and a new product line, the Aveiro based firm now wants to further expand its business field. The target: cargo bikes and their wheels.

With its new series hybrid drive system, the Pedalrite, South Korean producer HL Mando aims to contribute to the transformation of urban mobility. An example of how this can be achieved is the collaboration with the German start-up Hopper Mobility.

Smartbikes are the future of e-bikes. As an extension of our connected lifestyles and expectations for services, the mobile application is a must-have, the medium between the e-bike and the rider. The good news is that it is not necessary to be a full digital brand, to have an enormous budget or to have a complete dedicated team to offer an app to riders. Here's why and how.

Litemove designs LED lights for the global bicycle industry. Founded in 2019, the company is based in Taiwan. "We are a young energetic company complimented by a team with several decades of international experience in optics, electronics and mechanical engineering harnessed from the automotive industry. These key attributes are brought together in our bicycle product design team for the creation of world class products."

A hot topic in the bike industry currently is the quest for more sustainable bike components. The key to reaching real, long-term results, is to focus on the materials used to manufacture bike components, following-up with tangible targets leading to concrete impact.

The year 2022 has been a milestone for Leader 96 Ltd, one of the largest e-bike manufacturers in Eastern Europe, with over a quarter of a century of experience in production and distribution of bicycles, exporting to Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, and others. Rebranding, new factory and corporate acquisition are just a few examples of the changes that occurred in the last twelve months.

Being able to respond even better and faster to the needs of the rapidly growing market was the main goal of the relocation of KMC Chain Europe to Heerenveen in the Netherlands. At the new location, which is more than twice as large, the originally Taiwanese company has made significant efficiency improvements.

Leader Fox introduced a lot of changes this year. They have taken a significant step forward by installing a new suspended transport system in the production hall and have presented a new collection of e-bikes.

Despite the obvious market cool-down, Paul Lange Group (PLG) continues to invest heavily in IT and logistics in order to further improve its capabilities to serve the markets. Timely and reliable distribution of bicycle parts to OEM and retail customers and via those to millions of cyclists will be crucial to support the growing importance of cycling as a central pillar of modern, sustainable - and affordable - means of mobility.