Peter Hummel

ZÜRICH, Switzerland - Last weekend the largest Swiss city launched the first Urban Bike Festival. Thanks to the attractive mix of exhibition, test options, competitions and shows, public interest surpassed initial expectations.

SOLOTHURN, Switzerland - As in other European countries also the Swiss bicycle industry benefited of much better weather conditions compared to 2013. That resulted in much improved sales. However, a wet summer prevented even better results.

SACHSELN, Switzerland - Electronic components which were well enough for a NASA mission, must be good enough to prove itself on the competitive e-bike market. That idea made Maxon, the Swiss specialist for high-performance micro motors, decide to develop an efficient rear-wheel drive for e-bikes.

瑞士，GRENCHEN- 去年任命Erwin Steinmann為BMC集團執行長後，瑞士「品牌之家」BMC、Bergamont和Stromer就展開了廣泛的組織重組計畫. 此組織改造包括了出售電動自行車品牌Stromer的可能性。

GRENCHEN, Switzerland - The appointment of Erwin Steinmann as CEO of the BMC Group last year was the start of a widespread reorganization program at the Swiss 'House of Brand' BMC, Bergamont and Stromer. This restructuring includes the possible sale of the e-bike brand Stromer.

GRENCHEN, Switzerland - Not at the renowned Sea Otter Classic (as all other brands) but at the Swiss Bike Days, their "home festival" close to the head office, BMC presented the remarkable new 2016 cross-country bike Teamelite 01. This is neither a fully nor a hardtail - it's rather a rebirth of the early softtail, created for optimal race performance.

GRENCHEN, Switzerland - Flyer producer Biketec has appointed Christian Müller as its new sales manager. Müller is the former CEO of Stromer and widely regarded as one of the most experienced industry experts. He will take up his post this summer.

OBERWANGEN, Switzerland - Rumours about changes at Stromer are going around for quite some time. However, the latest announcement is a surprise. Instead ...

ZURICH, Switzerland - A new e-bike manufacturer called YouMe has popped-up from Switzerland. It wants to create a new e-bike category with a cool ...

HUTTWIL, Switzerland - Kurt Schär, former CEO and co-founder of Flyer's e-bike manufacturing company Biketec AG, kept his word after he handed over the ...