Jo Beckendorff

MORGAN HILL, USA - Since 2014, Peter Denk, known as one of the most enigmatic bike developers in the international bike industry, and his team at Denk Engineering GmbH have been working for bike supplier Specialized Bicycle Components. Now the Californians have taken over the Freiburg-based full suspension and carbon technology expert.

ADELMANNSFELDEN, Germany - A new name in bicycle hub gear technology is debuting on this year's Eurobike. The innovative nine speed hub called '3x3 by H+B Hightech' is the latest development of the family owned company Heine + Beisswenger Group.

NEW YORK, USA - Stock market newcomer and e-commerce giant, Signa Sports United (SSU), recently presented itself to the US market at the virtual Jefferies Investor Conference. The focus was not only on the planned market conquest and growth strategy in the US, but also on further positioning of the online sports retailer in Europe. Within these plans bicycles and e-bikes are playing a dominant role.

MUNICH, Germany - In one of its latest Consumer Sector Briefings renowned consultancy firm Deloitte took up the topic of e-bikes. According to Deloitte, "e-bikes in particular are emerging as key drivers of e-mobility. The e-bike certainly benefits from recent trends like health consciousness and the urge of many people to exercise outdoor in connection with COVID-19. This all provided extra tailwind to this sector."

MUNICH, Germany - The first 'Made in Germany' pre-series parts production for Mocci's e-cargobike smart pedal vehicle (SPV) is underway. A pilot phase launch of the smart bikes is planned with selected B2B customers for fall 2022.

CHANGHUA, Taiwan - The production of carbon frames is extremely labour intensive. "No matter where we have produced over the years, carbon frame production relies on a highly handcrafted process," explains frame builder Astro Tech CEO Samuel Hu. At Eurobike 2022, the company will officially launch their latest innovation that could "revolutionise carbon frame production".

SALZBURG, Austria - Following successful sales in 2021, Pierer E-Bike has set its ambitions for the next five years. The Austrians want to expand their existing brand portfolio with further product categories to achieve sales of 350,000 units by 2026.

TOKYO, Japan - Neither the corona crisis or a shift in mentality to sustainable transport options have been able to lead to a strengthening of either the Japanese bicycle industry or the domestic bicycle market. A first look at 2021 bicycle figures compiled by the Japan Bicycle Promotion Institute (JBPI) show the same trend as previous years, that the market is weakening.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Taiwan's leading bicycle producer Giant Manufacturing Company Limited (Giant Group) has set a new historic quarterly record in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The Group's sales contribution from e-bikes reached a 26% share.

SCHRAMBERG, Germany - Stating a challenging business environment, German high-precision transmission parts and components manufacturer hGears AG, saw its young e-mobility business unit swallowing a double-digit 15.4% sales decrease in the first quarter of 2022. However, the publicly traded company can look to the future with confidence.