Jo Beckendorff

MUNICH, Germany - The year 2021 had it all: rising inflation, low and even negative interest rates, supply chains constraints, political crises, trade wars, more lock-downs, virus mutations, and so on. Despite all these uncertainties the global stock market trudged upwards, not to talk about the most ambitious 2021 bicycle stocks. How does that match?

WELS, Austria - Austrian powered-two-wheeler giant Pierer Mobility AG has received approval for listing on the Prime Market of the Vienna Stock Exchange. The listing is scheduled for 1 March which will make it one of the 39 largest and most traded companies on the Vienna Stock Exchange.

BASEL, Switzerland - To expand its sports range, the Manor Group will open a stationary shop-in-shop concept in its 59 Swiss department stores with products supplied by Decathlon-Switzerland. In line with Manor's omnichannel distribution, all products will be available online as well.

SUNDERN, Germany - SKS Germany produced no less than 1.2 million air pumps in 2021, plus some 4.5 fixed and 2 million detachable mudguards and fenders. Next to distribution on the company's home market, these were exported to more than 60 countries. Despite Brexit, SKS even increased sales in the UK.

CAMPIA, Portugal - Set up as a joint-venture by three Portuguese bicycle component producers and some partners, Carbon Team's new carbon frame factory in Portugal has started large-scale production. Bike Europe visited this new European carbon serial production facility,

COLOGNE, Germany - The booming and trendy cargobike sharing topic is getting its own European expert conference. The first Cargo Bike Sharing Europe conference will celebrate its premiere on 18 and 19 May 2022 at polisMobility - Moving Cities, a new trade fair in Cologne.

BERLIN, Germany - Micro-mobility operator, Tier Mobility, has made its third acquisition in 2021. The Berlin-based company has announced that Italian e-step-scooter sharing supplier, Vento Mobility Srl, is the latest addition to its portfolio.

BORRALHA, Portugal - The next report in our series on Portugal's industry is frame manufacturer Triangle's Cycling Equipments S.A. Founded by three Portuguese component makers, Ciclo Fapril, Miranda Bike Parts and Rodi Rims & Wheels, the company developed quickly while relying on innovative high-tech welding robots.

WELS, Austria - Pierer Industrie AG, the industrial holding group who already owns Felt Bicycles, GasGas and Husqvarna e-bikes but also KTM Motorbikes, is increasing its activities in the bicycle and e-bike business step by step. Recently Pierer Industrie took over a group of IBD shops

SERZEDO, Portugal - 2022 will start with popping the champagne corks at RTE S.A. Europe's largest bicycle manufacturer will start production in Poland in January while later in the year the e-bike production facility in Portugal will be opened officially.