Jack Oortwijn

PARIS, France - Last week the chairman of the European Bicycle Manufacturers' Association (EMBA) Brian Montgomery passed away. For years he was top of mind for lots of executives in the European bike sector as well as the ones in Asia. In particular as he was leading this effective trade block for over thirty years.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The two long-time editors Jan-Willem van Schaik of Bike Europe and Annemarie Visser of the Dutch dealer magazine Tweewieler have both been promoted to deputy editor-in-chief.

荷蘭，HILVERSUM- 本週稍早，一個關於消費者議題的荷蘭電視節目報導了測試20000輛電動自行車的調查結果。結論是全部的電動自行車電池有超過25%都出現故障。

GAND, Belgium - The TWIN project, aimed at developing electric bike training for dealers that has been funded with support from the European Commission, officially finishes at the end of this year. The consortium is preparing a webinar at which the results of the project will be presented to the electric bicycle business.

HILVERSUM, the Netherlands - An earlier this week broadcasted Dutch TV program on consumer affairs presented the outcome of a survey under its test-panel of 20,000 electric bikers. The conclusion was that over 25% of all e-bike batteries are faulty.

LETOHRAD, Czech Republic - Czech company Agentura REPRO Ltd. develops, produces and sells a unique processor controlled device which allows reducing or cutting off the motor power during shifting. It brings e-bikes intelligent shifting and reduced transmission wear & tear.

SHANGHAI, China - China's electric bike industry experienced its first production drop in the past 15 years. During the first half of 2014, the production of the top 50 e-bike manufacturers dropped by 1.98%; a big contrast to the annual average 30% increase in the past.

荷蘭，HEERENVEEN- Accell Group執行長René Taken口中2015年的歐洲自行車市場是有些微成長的，在這樣的背景下，這間旗下擁有多個自行車品牌的股控公司持續保持業績成長。Accell今年第三季幾乎在所有的國家都寫下了更高的營業表現。特別是電動登山車促成了強勁的業績成果。

日本，東京- 最近在日本一個電池研討會上，中國智慧型手機製造商華為展示 了一款利用石墨烯超導體的超快速電池充電技術。神奇材料石墨烯同樣也在輪胎上提供了前所未有的特性，正如同Vittoria在上個月展示的公路車、登山車和電動登山車輪胎之全新系列產品。

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Against the background of a European bike market which Accell Group's CEO René Takens characterizes as slightly increasing in 2015, the holding company for numerous bike companies recorded continued growth. In the third quarter of this year Accell grew in virtually all countries and booked a higher result. E-MTBs in particular contributed to the strong results.