Jack Oortwijn

DOETINCHEM, The Netherlands - The world's biggest sporting goods retailer is steadily expanding the number of stores in the Benelux countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Beginning next year Decathlon's Benelux store count stands at over 30.

HANNOVER, Germany - To improve the everyday suitability of electrically powered cargo bikes in particular, Continental developed the CDS cargo product line. This product line is made up of an aluminum/stainless steel 12 millimetre sprocket and a carbon belt.

義大利，BAGNATICA- 照片裡所呈現的是第一批在歐洲製造的鋁合金自行車車架。它們是由完全自動化的機器人所製造出來的。車架總生產時間限縮為4到5分鐘。這些車架是由總部位於葡萄牙的Triangles，這家開創性的公司，全新車廠所生產製造的。

法國，巴黎- 總部位於巴黎的NPD Group，消費者和零售市場調查資訊的提供者，在最近一項針對全球自行車市場的調查中顯示，2014年全球自行車零售市場稅後總值達357億美元(474億美元)。

PARIS, France - A recent survey on the global cycling market by the Paris based NPD Group, a provider of consumer and retail market research information for a wide range of industries, revealed the € 35.7 billion size (USD 47.4 billion) of the 2014 worldwide bike market at retail level, after VAT.

台灣，台中- 2016年歐洲自行車展在車展開幕前的星期一和星期二會不會將專為OEM廠商2018年式的產品搶先預覽活動包括在內?強烈的跡象顯示這很可能會發生，因為2016年台中自行車週的時間點太靠近歐洲自行車展了。

法國，PARIS- 歐洲自行車製造商協會(EBMA)主席Brian Montgomery在上星期與世長辭。多年來，對許多歐洲及亞洲自行車領域的高階主管而言，他是第一個想到的代表性人物。特別是他在這一有效貿易區塊裡領導超過三十年之久。

BAGNATICA, Italy - Pictured here are the first made-in-Europe aluminium bike frames. They are manufactured with a completely automated and robotized process. Overall production time for a complete frame is limited to 4 to 5 minutes. They will be made at the ground-breaking new frame facility called Triangles which is based in Portugal.

HONG KONG - The 3rd Manufacturers Forum organized by the World Federation Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) that closed earlier today in Hong Kong presented valuable insights for the future direction of making sporting goods as well as bicycles. Like on excellent lean production on which Bosch already started working in 2002.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Will Eurobike 2016 include MY 2018 product previews for OEMs on Monday and Tuesday before the show starts? Strong indications are there that this is to happen as the timing of Taichung Bike Week 2016 is close to that of Eurobike.