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Not only Leader Fox, but many other manufacturers around the world are betting on the increasingly visible Asian S-Ride component brand in these problematic times for component supply.

Leader Fox - founded in 1996 in České Budějovice, a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic - the bicycle manufacturing company has come a long way from its humble beginnings and is currently one of the most sought-after producers and exporters of various bicycles and e-bikes models across Europe.

Gates has partnered with transmission manufacturer enviolo to offer a series of training sessions in Europe. The Retail Training Series will enable dealers to get better acquainted with the combination of Gates Carbon Drive and enviolo products.

Well-known suspension specialist SR Suntour celebrated 10 million suspension units being produced globally back in 2010 and say their subsequent successful growth has been partly fuelled by the fact that e-bikes are much more popular now than 10 years ago.

TEKTRO and its premium brand TRP take an important step into the European market: next spring, in April 2022, the TEKTRO Europe Service Center opens near Frankfurt in Germany. It is primarily focused on supporting OEs, DIs and dealers. The setting up of this physical and digital service facility goes hand in hand with an expansion of the product portfolio.

Supply chain has been a longstanding problem among bike retailers: from lengthening order lead times to holding inventories, the risk has been a cause of concern for many players. As the industry becomes less and less agile, players who are able to go against the flow are sure to enjoy significant benefits. This is the story about Polygon, a brand that through its agile supply chain practices is well poised to woo retailers in a post COVID-19 world.

Have you ever fully considered the business potential that Central Europe has to offer in terms of the cycling industry? To be specific, let us talk of the Polish, Czech, Slovak and Hungarian markets. We interviewed Marek Dolezal, the CEO of Aspire Sports - a constantly evolving company and one of the most recognisable distributors of cycling and sports equipment for this region.

The years 2020-2021 have definitely changed our cities, and for the better. The current shift is influenced by strong factors: policies related to total reduction of CO2 emissions, continuous development of infrastructure for bicycles and the changing attitudes of the population. Leader 96 is following this trend.

Paul Lange & Co., based in Stuttgart, Germany, recently raised their logistic capacities to a new level by investing in a new warehouse facility, securing an even faster and even more reliable supply to eight European markets. This, however, is only the first step. Even bigger investments in logistics capacities are planned to make the company fit to supply to markets that will settle on a much higher level than before Covid.

Tech company Tracefy brings a new GPS tracker and concept for e-bikes to the market. In a lead time of approximately ten weeks, bicycle manufacturers (OEM) can release a whole series of 'connected' e-bikes.