Jan-Willem van Schaik
Editor in Chief

Editor in Chief


德國,科隆- 債權人委員會和德國聯邦競爭管理當局已經正式批准經銷商合作組織ZEG收購Kettler自行車部門一案。

BERGAMO, Italy - Cycleurope owned Bianchi partners together with Ducati Motor Holding to manufacture a new range of Ducati bicycles, including junior, MTB, sport and city models. Ducati Motor Holding has already been on the bicycle market for several years.

GALPAGAR, Spain - X-Fusion Suspension stepped up its service in Spain with the addition of DIBike to its network. Based in a suburb of Madrid, DIBike will service the X-Fusion suspension products as of 1 January 2016.

DOETINCHEM, The Netherlands - An in-depth report on the new type approval for speed e-bikes effective from 1 January 2016, Vittoria Group President Rudie Campagne on: 'the leap forward in key performance areas with Graphene' and a vision on the future of the global cycling industry.

TAINAN, Taiwan - Chain manufacturer KMC (Kuei Meng International Inc.) reports a continued buoyant growth on existing as well as emerging markets. The company benefits from the mild climate this year on its main markets as well as increasing sales of high-end bicycles in Europe and North America.

CARLSBAD, USA - Focus Bicycles USA issued a voluntary recall for the 2014-2015 Focus Izalco Max bicycles with Acros-branded upper headsets. Earlier this year Focus brand owner Derby Cycle sent out a safety notice only to its dealers in Europe.

COLOGNE, Germany - The creditors committee and the German Federal competition authorities have officially approved the acquisition of Kettler's bicycle division by dealer cooperative ZEG.

GAND, Belgium - "Recent e-bike research lacks a scientific forum for beyond 'state-of-the-art' developments, the latest improvements and further studies in e-bike commuting", states the University of Leuven, Belgium in a press release announcing their academic workshop on e-bike commuting.

GAND, Belgium - More than 20 different European training institutes from 11 different member states gathered for a work shop on e-bike training project, TWIN. "The training is very in-depth and I am very impressed," says Julian Thrasher, trainer at ATC in the UK in this evaluation video.

荷蘭,DIEREN- 為了在國際電動自行車市場上拓展其能見度,自行車製造商Gazelle(隸屬Pon Bicycle Group)宣布了一項新的策略。