Jan-Willem van Schaik

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Bike Europe and the bike dealer magazine for the Netherlands and Belgium, Tweewieler (both trade journals published by Vakmedianet), will be present at the 29th edition of Eurobike.

Messingschlager supports OEM customers in bringing their own e‐bike models to market maturity in a maximum of 12 months based on eight Messingschlager e‐bike concepts.

On Thursday 2 September, LEVA-EU organizes an information meeting on hot topics on the agenda. These include the review of technical legislation for e-bikes and all other LEVs, the standardization for e-bikes, e-cargobikes and personal transporters, the EU proposal for a new battery regulation and COP26.

NANTONG, China - Dingyu Manufacturing has developed a new concept for the manufacturing of custom-made frames whereby customers can choose from various dropouts, head tubes, motor brackets for Shimano, Bosch and Bafang systems. All components and tubes are designed to limit the number of welds to five.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The industry organisation CONEBI and ZIV will host an update event on future legislation in the European Union. A high-level panel will discuss the role of the EU in securing robust, long-term development of the bicycle industry and the related ecosystem in Europe.

EEFDE, the Netherlands - Jeroen Snijders Blok, a former member of the Accell Group board of directors, suddenly passed away at the age of 62. As one of the current Accell Group founders, he worked for the company for more than 25 years and for the companies that are now part of the company.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - To avoid all uncertainty like last year about Taichung Bike Week, the organisers have issued a clear statement about the 2021 edition: Taichung Bike Week will not take place this year. The next edition is scheduled for 2022.

ROSSANO VENETO, Italy - Wilier Triestina's investment programme in both regular and e-bike MTBs seems to pay off. The well-known Italian brand has reported an increase in sales and profit during the first half of this year. The company expects to generate a turnover of €65 million this year.

CHICAGO, USA - SRAM's Force derailleur gearing range is their second most premium offering, sitting just below the extremely pricey Red family of options. So for serious road riders the new SRAM Force XG-1270 10-30 cassette might be interesting as well.

VIENNA, Austria - The company's first foldable gravel bike has already made an appearance at the Pro Days in Paris (July 18-20) and Eurobico in Frankfurt (July 24-26). The Viennese folding bike manufacturer combined the flexibility of a folding bike with riding performance for off-road use.