Jan-Willem van Schaik

GREENSBORO, USA - Cycling wear giant VF Corporation, known by brands like Eastpak, JanSport and The North Face, is exploring potential apparel and footwear uses for an innovative new technology that adds high performance finishes to fabrics.

CLOPPENBURG, Germany - Last weekend Derby Cycle's dealers and media representatives got the first glimpse of the next generation Impulse e-bike drive train. This in-house developed technology was presented as the world's first fully integrated e-bike system.

ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatian Post has launched a tender for the purchase of 180 e-bikes. The bikes will replace 180 scooters with combustion engines currently used for mail delivery. The decision to switch to e-bikes was reached after the Pro-E-bike association arranged an e-bike test for the Croatian Post.

SHANGHAI, China - Preparation started already last October in Kunshan, China when Asian business leaders and officials of industry associations met for the first time. Next Tuesday, one day before the opening of the China Cycle Show, the Asia Bicycle Alliance will be installed officially.

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.