Jack Oortwijn

BIEL, Switzerland - DT Swiss, one of the biggest bike parts makers in Europe, changed its ownership. The company's longstanding CEO and Chairman Marco Zingg has sold his shares to his two business partners Frank Böckmann and Maurizio D'Alberto.

荷蘭，DOETINCHEM- 隨著在葡萄牙設立自行車谷後，第二個歐洲的自行車和零件製造中心正在成形當中。這個中心將會位於羅馬尼亞。

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹- 在荷蘭高速與需要領牌的電動自行車銷售大幅成長了30.3%。這可證明在歐盟其他電動自行車領先市場裡這個全新電動自行車類別的銷售情況的指標。

DOETINCHEM, The Netherlands - Along with the set-up of a Bike Valley in Portugal, plans for a 2nd bicycle and parts production center in Europe are taking shape. This one is to be located in Romania.

AMSTERDAM, THE Netherlands - in Holland the sale of fast and registered electric bikes increased by a big 30.3% in 2015. This could prove to be an indication on how the sale of this new electric bike category is developing in other leading European e-bike markets too.

NEW DELHI, India - The biggest bicycle manufacturer in India - Hero Cycles - sold over 600,000 bikes last December; 20% more compared to December 2014. It is the highest one-month sale in the history of the bicycle industry by any company in India, Hero Cycles said in a statement.

比利時，布魯塞爾- 電動自行車最新型號認證在2016年1月1日起生效。然而除了在輔助下時速最高達25公里之外且最大連續額定功率高達250W，電動自行車除了適用於相當非正式的「歐盟符合性聲明」外，所有其他需型號認證的電動自行車都必須要交付「符合性證明」，此證明是由型號認證法規所完全監管。

義大利，CASELA, d'ASOLO- 同業中最知名人物之一的Steven Merlini離開了Selle Italia。他在12月3日離開了他工作了21年之久的義大利座墊製造商。

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The new type-approval for electric bikes became effective on 1 January 2016. Whereas e-bikes with assistance up to 25 km/h and a maximum continuous rated power up to 250 W come with a fairly informal "declaration of conformity", all other electric bicycles that are in the type-approval have to be delivered with a "certificate of conformity", which is fully regulated by the type-approval legislation.

CASELA, d'ASOLO, Italy - Steven Merlini, one of the most recognized people in the industry, left Selle Italia. After working 21 years for the Italian saddle maker he stopped on December 3.