Jan-Willem van Schaik

REUTLINGEN, Germany - The past year has shown an unprecedented growth for the e-bike industry. How will this impact product availability for the next model year? "2021 brings a lot of uncertainty on all levels," said Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus Fleischer.

MUNICH, Germany - the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and the IAA Mobility organizers VDA and Messe München have decided to move the date of the World Cycling Forum (WCF) to 6 - 7 September 2021.

PARIS, France - Increasing e-bikes sales are still attracting more and more automotive suppliers to the industry. The latest newcomer is French Valeo, who saw a hike in e-bike sales on their home market. The company has adapted its 48V motors for the electrification of bicycles.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - According to projections of the Dutch dealer association Bovag the total market volume increased this year by almost a third. "This could have been 10% to 20% more if we had been able to get the parts on time," stated Accell Group CEO Ton Anbeek.

FSA has developed cable routing systems for road, gravel, aero, and MTB bikes which can be used for both internal and external cable routing. This patent-pending system combines FSA's knowledge bases in both headset and cockpit development as well as manufacturing.

The world is going digital. More and more devices are connected to the internet or to each other. Digitalisation is increasingly shaping our everyday lives and changing our habits. Also smart cycling becomes a reality with the connected pedelec. Mobility, in particular, will benefit from networking.

KONSTANZ, Germany - D2C-supplier Canyon Bicycles found a new majority shareholder in Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL). Roman Arnold will remain the Chairman of the Advisory Board and reinvest a significant part of his proceeds alongside GBL,

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Growing demand for components in Europe to ensure sufficient e-bikes and bicycles in the shops urges components manufacturers in Asia to increase capacity. Industry insiders have already warned that product availability in 2021 will bring a bigger challenge than in 2020.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - During the recent CONEBI General Assembly, the Board of Directors, secretariat and national members honoured Siegfried Neuberger. They unanimously decided to rename the CONEBI E-Bike Working Group into the Neuberger E-Bike Working Group.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission released its Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy yesterday. The cycling associations ECF, CIE and CONEBI gave a cautious welcome to the positive statements about cycling,