Jan-Willem van Schaik

MILPITAS, USA - Carbon frame printer Arevo has announced the introduction of the next generation high speed additive manufacturing system for large continuous carbon fiber composite structures. In addition to higher quality, the Aqua 2 is able to print four times faster than its predecessor. This enables the rapid, on-demand production of large (up to one cubic meter) custom composite parts.

BUSNAGO, Italy - Prologo has presented its most versatile line of saddles ever. The AGX line contains all road saddles developed for almost every condition. Prologo took a lot of inspiration for the design of this new line of saddles from its training project 'Explore the World'.

MONTREAL, Canada - Dorel Industries Inc. reports a spike in demand for all types of bicycles during the second quarter of 2020. For the owner, sales of brands such as Schwinn, Mongoose and Cannondale rose dramatically and was maintained throughout the quarter.

"Promote yourself to a wider audience," said Fiona Bull, Programme Manager at the World Health Organization (WHO) at last year's World Cycling Forum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Her presentation has been going through my mind a lot in the past months. All media reported on the cycling boom in many cities as people are looking for alternative means of mobility in the post-corona era.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - In corona-year 2020, Eurobike is scheduled at the end of November with tailor-made solutions as a special-edition working trade show and industry get together at a European level. Over 450 exhibitor brands and ten thousand trade visitors and media representatives are expected at the Eurobike Special.

IRVINE, USA - For over four decades, Fox Racing has been the global leader in motocross and mountain biking protective gear and apparel. Last year, industry insider Jeff McGuane joined the brand as CEO. "Once we had set our sights on the future of Fox, we invested in talent and culture."

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The corona driven rise in demand for e-bike and bicycles poses considerable challenges for top-to-bottom supply chain in the bicycle industry. In the run-up to the key industry get together Eurobike in November, Messe Friedrichshafen CEO Klaus Wellmann points out that "the show in November is the ideal opportunity to conduct important face-to-face talks at the end of the season and to kick off the new 2021 bike business year."

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Data from Cambodia's customs department indicate that the country exported 1.1 million bicycles to the European Union in the first half of this year. The bicycle exports were valued at €205 million between January and July.

GENT, Belgium - The take-over by supermarket owner Colruyt in 2019 saved the future of the Belgium bicycle retail chain Fiets!. A year earlier Fiets! already filed for chapter 11 and that was not without reason. According to a publication in Belgium newspaper De Tijd, Colruyt had to invest another €10 million in Fiets! to make it future proof.

NUNSPEET, the Netherlands - The phenomenon is widely known in the e-bike industry; lithium-ion batteries which catch fire spontaneously. Dutch e-bike specialist, Stella, was hit twice by battery fires in the past years. This month the company opened a highly advanced battery warehouse.