Jan-Willem van Schaik

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - Lithium-ion battery manufacturer BMZ and the Dutch bicycle bags and basket supplier Basil both hired industry insiders to strengthen their organization. Kim Madsen joined BMZ as of February 2019, while Patrick Ebbeling started at Basil at end of 2018.

CHICAGO, USA - 'Always in the right gear' is SRAM's payoff for eTap AXS groupset launched yesterday. The new bike component integration system take wireless shifting to the next level.

BERLIN, Germany - The German draft standard for cargo bikes DIN 79010 has been published for public review. At this point, it is only available in German. The deadline for free of charge review and comment is 1 April 2019.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Eurobike presented today a new media event for urban mobility with product testing of top innovations from leading manufacturers. The event is schedule for 10-11 July in in Frankfurt am Main.

PADOVA, Italy - Extrusion fender manufacturer Eurofender celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. What once started as a small ambitious manufacturer of mudguards has grown into a full-fledged supplier based in Northern Italy for the European bicycle industry.

IRVINE, USA - The Sena R1 road cycling helmet received the 2019 German Design Award as 'Excellent Product Design' in the category 'bicycle'. The helmet features the 4.1 Bluetooth technology offering a variety of communication possibilities.

WEITERSTADT, Germany - From model year 2019 onwards, Riese & Müller will be the world's first manufacturer to fit a main beam and brake light onto its e-bikes. They will come as standard features on the Homage and Delite models.

LILLE, France - Decathlon detected a front mudguard defect on its B'Twin B'Original bikes sold between January 2016 and 31 August 2018. The French retail giant issued a voluntary recall in several countries including France, United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands

LAS VEGAS, USA - Schaeffler's close to production-ready Bio-Hybrid was launched at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this week as a new form of personal urban mobility that basically re-invents the electric bike.

SUZHOU, China - E-Cargo bikes batteries have different requirements compared to regular e-bikes. Besides the need for more power and a longer life cycle, operators have often set higher safety standards. Phylion is targeting their unique prismatic laminated battery cells to specific e-cargo bike use.