Jan-Willem van Schaik

EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands - Taiwanese e-bike maker Darfon opened its European head office in Eindhoven. "We considers the Netherlands as a growth market as well as a gateway to Europe," said Darfon President Andy Su.

IRVINE, USA - Pedego Electric Bikes issued a voluntary recall of lithium ion rechargeable batteries. The company has received six reports of batteries overheating and catching fire.

台灣，台中- 台灣第二大自行車製造商-美利達工業報告該公司2013年的獲利為新台幣35.3億元(1.1億歐元)，而2014年獲利則下滑到新台幣33.5億元(1億歐元)。

立陶宛，ŠIAULIAI- Baltik Vairas的轉型過程有了回報，該公司今年第二季(到2月28日)的銷售表現和去年同期相比，大幅激增達93%，為1440萬歐元。

TAIPEI, Taiwan - For a third year in a row Taiwan's bicycle industry exports declined in volume. Nevertheless statistics from the country's Bureau of Foreign Trade show the export of bicycles for this year reached its low in the first half of 2014 and is stabilizing in the second half.

WATERLOO, USA - Trek Bicycles is once again faced with a quick release safety issue. This time it's huge. The company recalls more than one million bicycles relating to improper use of specific quick releases with disc brakes in the US and Europe.

PRASNYSZ, Poland - According to the latest survey by IPC Research Institute performed in March 2015, Kross is the most popular bike brand in Poland. Out of all the respondents asked about the bike industry, 11.8% pointed out Kross as their first choice.

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹- 上週末在加州Monterey舉辦的Sea Otter Festival推出了新類型的登山車輪胎-「加大」尺寸的登山車胎。此大尺寸車胎提供了額外的避震效果，但又不必犧牲掉可用性。這在登山車界裡算是炒作還是一種新趨勢?

台灣，台中- 踏板和鞋類製造商Exustar已經將其總部搬到新落成的建物裡。就座落在台中市的外圍，園區設有辦公室和倉庫等設施。該公司的製造部門仍留在數公里外的舊廠房裡。

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Last weekend the Sea Otter Festival in Monterey, California, saw the introduction of the new category of 'plus' size MTB tyres. The oversized tyres provide additional suspension without having to comprise usability. A hype or a new trend in Mountainbiking?