Jan-Willem van Schaik

SANGERHAUSEN, Germany - Sachsenring Bike Manufaktur GmbH and the Swiss premium e-bike manufacturer Stromer AG announced a long-term partnership last week. Stromer's ST3 and ST5 for distribution on the European and the US market, will be assembled in Sangerhausen in the future.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - 'What is driving the innovation in the cycling industry in the age of the Internet of Things (IoT)' will be one of the main topics of this year's Taipei Cycle Show. The event will take place from 30 October - 3 November.

Lazer Sport found out that in some cases, certain Blade, Magma, Elle and Jade bicycle helmets sold since January 2015 do not pass roll-off tests under the CE or CPSC standards. As a result, in rare circumstances, the strap anchorage may detach

BERLIN, Germany - The Drive C is Brose's fifth e-bike system and specially designed for city use. Its dimensions are the same as Brose's other aluminium housed drive systems. The Drive C offers lots of design freedom to e-bike developers as it can be mounted in any 360 degree position.

DENKENDORF, Germany - Thomas Raith has been appointed General Manager at Pinion GmbH alongside the two company founders Christoph Lermen and Michael Schmitz. Raith will handle sales, marketing and service. In the future he will also participate in the company.

Today the ECF Cycling Industry Club announces that their informal group is changing into 'Cycling Industries Europe' (CIE) in 2019; a new association for corporate advocacy at EU level. A CIE founding meeting is to take place in Brussels on 11 October when senior

ASEAN Bike is the name of the new trade show developed and powered by Eurobike in close cooperation with a local partner. The show will take place at the IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center and held in partnership with experienced Bangkok based N.C.C. Exhibition Organizer (NEO), who has over

Automotive giant Volkswagen (VW) included a cargo e-bike as part of its solution for sustainable goods transport in urban regions. It can carry a load of up to 210 kgs (driver included), and is able to handle cargo volumes of up to a half cubic meter. Volkswagen's (VW) cargo e-bike is equipped with a 250-watt

EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands - Following the recent announcement that René Veenhuizen will become MD of Shimano Benelux, leaving his position as Sales Director of Shimano Europe's Bike division, Shimano Europe has appointed Niels de Lange as his replacement.

BAD SODEN, Germany - In an unusual public statement, the German industry association ZIV (Zweirad Industrie Verband) strongly advises against resorting to repair offers for e-bike batteries that cannot prove to have passd UN tests as well as against the manipulation of batteries and against the use of such