Jack Oortwijn

MONTREAL, Canada - Dorel Sports including Cycling Sports Group (CSG; Cannondale, GT, Mongoose among other brands as well as Pacific Cycle and Caloi) showed a strong second quarter performance with revenues increasing by 7.4 percent.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Data-driven business models, digitally networked bicycles and a Spotify-like approach to mobility are all examples of how the digital era will influence and transform the bike industry in future.

KYOTO, Japan - After a successful experience of providing e-bike systems in Japan for more than 7 years, the electronic motor manufacturer Nidec Copal has recently announced its 'invisible' motor for road, compact and folding bikes.

REUTLINGEN, Germany - Bosch eBike Systems and Magura announce a closer cooperation in service and replacement parts distribution. Bosch eBike Systems is taking a 50 percent stake in Magura Bike Parts, a subsidiary of Magura. The new joint venture will operate under the name Magura Bosch Parts & Services GmbH & Co. KG.

MAINZ, Germany - Accell Group's subsidiary for Germany, Austria and Switzerland can look back on a successful dealer event that ended last Monday. Accell D-A-CH order days welcomed some 3,000 visitors at its show in Mainz, Germany which, according to MD Dominik Thiele, marked a milestone.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Registration is now open for manufacturers and brands wishing to exhibit at the Taipei Cycle Show that takes place 4-7 March 2020. By exhibiting, companies secure direct access and exposure to a global audience of the cycling industry's leading buyers and media.

日本，大阪（OSAKA）－Shimano在2019上半年財務報告中特別提到STEPS電動自行車驅動系統和適用高階公路車的碟煞零件是這次營收成長的主要來源。雖然電動自行車去年熱銷許多歐洲國家，在今年上半年也持續延燒，但這股熱潮似乎沒有大幅帶動Shimano的業績。

比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－歐盟現在越來越意識到提高對政策實施關注度的需要，英國脫歐可能是造成此一現象的原因。歐盟委員會現在發佈了一個影片，說明自一月起生效的中國電動自行車反傾銷措施的實施原因及辦法。

OSAKA, Japan - In its report on the financial results made in the first half year of 2019 Shimano names specifically its STEPS e-bike drive system as one of the growth drivers, next to disc brake components for high-end road bikes.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - It is most likely related to the fact that the EU is becoming more conscious of the need to raise awareness on imposed policies. The European Union is presenting a video explaining the why and how of the anti-dumping measures in force since January of this year on the import of e-bikes from China.