Jack Oortwijn

WILTON, USA - Dorel Sports, a segment of Dorel Industries named Russell Merry Senior Vice President & General Manager North America and the UK, Cycling Sports Group. In this new role, Russell will have leadership of the Cycling Sports Group North America business. Whether this appointment is related to Dorel Sports' declining sales in Europe is not noted in the Dorel statement.

德國，FRIEDRICHSHAFEN- 能提供2組或是更多內齒輪的中置馬達在歐洲自行車展上亮相了。這表示馬達系統有了全新的方向，特別是針對高速電動自行車和電動登山車提供了新的性能。

義大利，MADONE- 終於來了；世界第一條用石墨烯製成的自行車車胎。Vittoria兩年前在泰國建立了一間專注於在化合物中使用石墨烯的工廠。

BERN, Switzerland - The 'Aerodynamics and Weight Limitation Working Group' has been installed as part of the Bicycle Committee of the World Federation Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI). The new working group is to take on changing UCI's 3:1 rule and the 6.8kg weight limit for road bikes in close collaboration with the UCI.

MADONE, Italy - Finally it's there; the world's 1st bicycle tyre made with graphene. Two years ago Vittoria opened a new factory in Thailand focused on the use of graphene in compounds.

BERLIN, Germany - The two-wheeled equivalent of self-driving cars was unveiled at last month's Eurobike. A Berlin-based electromobility company, coModule, presented a prototype of a fully autonomous e-bike.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Mid-motors that offer 2 or more internal gears were presented at Eurobike. They indicate a completely new approach of motor support that in particular offer new features focused on speed e-bikes as well as e-MTBs.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Mando Corp is taking its Footloose bikes to the next and third generation. It's the company's first e-bike featuring full-sized 26 inch wheels, complementing the smaller sized models it already has available.

英國，REDDITCH- 上星期營業狀況公布了，Halfords Group Plc宣布其自行車在8月28日前八個星期的銷售下滑了11%。Halfords UK怪罪於多雨的氣候刺激了折扣水準的提高。然而，該國零售協會ACT報導其經銷商的銷售在7、8月之間上揚了26%。

荷蘭，VALKENBURG- 2017年春，Shimano Europe計畫於荷蘭南部新開一間自行車、釣魚和划船體驗中心。昨天該企業和Valkenburg市政府、荷蘭Limburg省、建築師和「Wyckerveste」前酒廠開發商等單位簽訂了意向書。