Jan-Willem van Schaik

SHENZEN, China - Two Dahon innovations were awarded this year at China Cycle. The 'safety disc brake' received a Gold Award and the 'Curl Folding e-bike' an Invention Award. Due to COVID-19 the folding bike company could not display at Eurobike which is according to Dahon, is still "their most favourite international show". What more innovation can we expect from Dahon?

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A new portable tyre repair capsule package made by Krönyo bears a customised brand name or logo and is available in up to 12 selectable colours. The tyre repair tool kits are manufactured via an automated machinery approach with a one-stop service including R&D, production, manufacturing, packing, and shipping in Taiwan.

RISSKOV, Denmark - Is it the smallest e-bike display on the market? Promovec has integrated the display and much more into a grip. The Danish company received a Eurobike award for this patented design.

LEUVEN, Belgium - The Brightlands Chemelot Campus will display the first test models of the 100% Limburg Bikes this weekend in the Innovation Hub as part of the 2021 UCI Road World Championships in Leuven, Belgium.

ZURICH, Switzerland - Indian mobility group TVS Motor has invested €15.3 million to obtain 80% of the shares of the Swiss e-mobility company EGO Movement. Founded in 2015, the company operates 11 stores in Switzerland, Germany and Liechtenstein and claims a

BAD SODEN, Germany - With the unexpected death of Siegfried Neuberger in June 2020, the German industry association ZIV not only lost its managing director but also a long time representative and well-known name in national and international standardization bodies (

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Thanks to strong ties with the automotive industry, Taiwan based Roxim includes the latest technology in its recently developed auto-brake rear light, the R7EA. This smart light will be on the market in spring 2022.

SOESTERBERG, the Netherlands - Known for their design work for brands like Optima Cycles, Santos, Popal, dutch id and Bafang, Vroegh Design has hired Paul van Beusekom to expand its team.

AGUEDA, Portugal - The e-bike industry in Portugal has reported a hike in sales in response to the rising demand for two-wheeled electric vehicles on both national and international markets. According to the latest statistics from the country's industry association, ABIMOTA, e

MUNICH, Germany - BMW chose IAA Mobility as the best platform to present their BMW i Vision AMBY, their first high-speed pedelec for urbanists. For BMW, it is a visionary two-wheeled solution for the urban mobility of tomorrow.