Jan-Willem van Schaik

ALMERE, the Netherlands - Known for his sense for trading and lust for life, former owner of Dutch agency Buzaglo Ger Leeseman has passed away.

EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands - If buying an e-bike, one in four Europeans would choose a city e-bike. That is one of the conclusions noted in Shimano's third version of its large consumer survey. The study looked at the place e-bikes have in our societies and how Covid-19 and the events of 2020/2021 have inf

SHENZEN, China - Tritek will soon establish technical service centers in Spain, Germany and United States. In addition, the company also made preliminary plans to establish overseas manufacturing centers for e-bikes and light electric vehicle batteries.

NIEUW VENNEP, the Netherlands - Investment company, Korys, of the Belgian Colruyt family has taken a minority share in the Dutch bicycle builder, Santos. The investment should help Santos in its international expansion. Founder Robbert Rutgrink remains CEO of Santos, and Robert Vaneman remains financial director.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Oxo-Pro was born out of the idea of combining European design and product development with Asian effectiveness and networking. "We want to produce our grips where our customers assemble the final product," explains Ronny Höglund, founder of Oxo-Pro.

THAON LES VOSGES, France - Moustache Bike founders, Emmanuel Antonot and Greg Sand, want to focus on inventing e-bike ranges for 2025-2030, penetrating new international markets and expanding the domestic business presence as well as imagining new green mobility solutions for the future.

BORRALHA, Portugal - A group of 39 companies and organisations gathered by the industry organisation ABIMOTA have applied for funding of up to €258 million as part of Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan. The project is being led by Polisport.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Dutch e-bike brand VanMoof has announced a fast e-bike capable of hitting speeds up to 60 km/h. The VanMoof V is the brand's first high-speed e-bike and is full of new features. With this speed e-bike VanMoof is explicitly mingling in the e-bike regulation discussion.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The company name D'Ieteren is not unknown in the bicycle industry. The multi-billion euro, stock-listed Belgium car importer representing brands including VW, Audi and Yamaha is eyeing the expanding bicycle market...and this is not for the first time.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Supply chain constraints in combination with shortages of components and shipping containers have disrupted distribution from Taiwan to Europe and the US. As a result, Merida Industry Co Ltd reported a decline in shipments and revenue last month.