Jan-Willem van Schaik

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Frame finishing is one of the delicate processes in e-bike and bicycle production. The sppot is an ecosystem of companies involved in this part of the production process. They have bundled their knowledge and offer this as a one-stop-shop solution. What this means from a technical perspective was recently presented in a one-day workshop for OEMs near Budapest, Hungary.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Industry confederation CONEBI has hired Daniela Leveratto as Technical Director. She will be involved in some of the most important European legislative files for the bicycle industry. Daniela started at CONEBI on 1 December.

ENSCHEDE, the Netherlands - "How can we make cycling safer? What about bicycles that could prevent accidents and detect dangerous situations? As part of his study on cycling safety Georgios Kapousizis, PhD student at the University of Twente, the Netherlands asks for your opinion on this topic.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - A provisional agreement on the overhaul of the EU battery regulations has been reached by the European Parliament and Council. The initial proposal was presented in December 2020 by the European Commission. The agreement reached on Friday 9 December still awaits formal approval.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Greet Engelen (58) was the industry representative at the European institutions in Brussels for many years. On Friday 9 December, after living many years with Multiple Sclerosis she passed away.

GÖTENBORG, Sweden - The Swedish car manufacturer Polestar is the next to step into the rapidly growing e-bike market. This announcement by Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath didn't come as a surprise as the company has been cooperating with Allebike on a regular bicycle since earlier this year.

DIJON, France - Accell Group announces today that Gilles Lapierre has decided to step down as Senior Advisor Innovation & Technology of Accell Group at the end of 2022. In his previous role as Director Innovation & Technology Gilles was responsible for the International Research & Development team of Accell Group based in Germany, France, and The Netherlands spread across three innovation centers Sports, Lifestyle and Cargo.

ALTENBERGHE, Germany - Today bicycle and e-bike manufacturer AT Zweirad reports that on 28 October this year high-end components for their Velo de Ville branded bikes were stolen. About 600 RockShox shocks in addition to some Gates pulleys were taken.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Global bicycle sales in 2021 reached 96 million units, while the booming pedal-assisted e-bike sales are estimated at 9.7 million units. This was reported by the World Bicycle Industry Association (WBIA) in their first-ever WBIA Global Market Report.

GENT, Belgium - Trade association LEVA-EU argues that the lack of knowledge and ignorance of the bike and e-bike anti-dumping regulations by custom's authorities in various European countries, has become a big hinderance in the development of the e-bike industry in Europe.