Jack Oortwijn

德國，福吉沙芬(Friedrichshafen)－在展場上往往最需要四處採訪蒐集最熱門話題，不過今年卻很不一樣。問題都還沒提出，廠商自己就滔滔不絕地談論了，談論時甚至從走道上談進了攤位裡，就是要更明確表達意見及擔憂。這就是今年展場上的景象。Bike Europe所採訪的每一位都明顯表示，2019年的展期安排得不妥當。

It seldom happens that as a journalist you do not even have to ask about a pressing issue, but that people start spontaneously about it. And for expressing their opinions (and worries) that

Next to Sachs, Mubea and Fazua another newcomer that debuted at the 2018 Eurobike was Metz. And like the others it also has its roots in the automotive sector. However, through the Daum group, that since 2015 owns Germany based Metz, it also has a background in e-bikes as well as bicycle ergometers.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - An iconic brandname is celebrating its rebirth at this year's Eurobike. It's Sachs. In Hall A1, on stand 401, the brandname is proudly presented on an e-bike mid-motor which will be produced by ZF. This company is one of the largest automotive parts makers in the world.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - In hall B2, at stand 300 Haibike is launching its next generation of e-Performance bikes. They have been set out to really do what they stand for; perform. They come with an 120 Nm motor! And much more.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Immediately after the May 3 publication in the EU Official Journal on EU Commission's decision to make imports of electric bicycles originating in the People's Republic of China subject to registration,

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - For over 100 industry peers Eurobike 2018 started early; yesterday already. They participated in the Bike Europe Conference that this year digged deep into "The Scenes Behind Online Sales." Four speakers were lined-up to highlight the challenges that come with direct-to-consumers strategies.

AGUEDA, Portugal - The launch of the Bike Valley Portugal in 2016 marked the start of a whole series of initiatives to promote the bicycle industry in and outside the country. Like at Eurobike where the Portuguese bike industry is presented for the first time in a joint booth in Hall A3 at stand 310.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Digitalization - transforming data into value; uniform product coding; data mining and exchange as well as a practical case study on the repercussions of the Direct-to-Consumer Shift in the US,

TÜBINGEN, Germany - Last month, after an antitrust review and the commercial registration of the company, Sachs Micro Mobility Solutions GmbH started. It's a joint venture of BrakeForceOne (BFO), ZF and Magura.The company debuts at Eurobike.