Jo Beckendorff

MILPITA, USA - Technology company, Arevo Inc has announced not only "the completion of the world's largest 3D printing facility for carbon fiber composite additive manufacturing", but also the first shipment of bicycles and e-bikes with frames out of the 3D printer.

FRANKFURT, Germany - The name change from 'Ebike the Original' to 'Ebike Advanced' by German e-bike supplier E Bike Advanced Technologies GmbH came together with the announcement of a sustainability strategy as well as the introduction of new products.

BERLIN, Germany - The Berlin-based e-bike division of German automotive supplier, Brose Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. KG, has appointed a new managing director. On 1 August, Dr André Luhn took this position over from Dr Thomas Leicht, who will retire at the end of the year.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Many bicycle retailers have already experienced suppliers reporting yet another regrettable delay in the delivery of goods, referring specifically to supply chain interruptions and the Covid-19 pandemic. These supplies were meant to fill empty warehouses and storefronts.

MUNICH, Germany - Dominating headlines in the first half of 2021 were reports on acquisitions, company mergers, the entry of investors from outside the industry, as well as IPOs. For Ralf Kindermann, long-term bicycle industry expert in both trade and manufacturing,

MUNICH, Germany - Unlike many other industries, the cycling industry enjoyed a major boost in the Covid-19 year of 2020 - a development that continued into 2021. In the first quarter of this year, when many countries returned to lockdown

TOKYO, Japan - Despite growth trends seen in many other countries in 2020, Japan's bicycle market moved in the opposite direction. While the Corona-19 pandemic in Europe and North America gave demand for individual bicycle and e-bike mobility a hefty boost, that effect has completely bypassed Japan.

LAS VEGAS, USA - More and more suppliers in the e-two-wheeler industry have exhibited at the leading Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in recent years. Therefore, the organiser, Consumer Technology Association, announced a dedicated e-bikes and e-

VARESE, Italy - The traditional Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta Motor S.p.A. is entering the highly dynamic market for electric bicycles. As part of the planned brand extension the first e-bikes are now rolling into the market. E-scooters should follow very soon.

BAD URACH, Germany - Michael Funk has joined the management board of German brake expert, Gustav Magenwirth GmbH & Co. KG (Magura Group), effective 1 June. In his new role as CEO, the 47-year-old is responsible for the entire Magura Group.