Rosie Burgin

MONTREAL, Canada - Premium bike manufacturer, Argon 18, has established a new European headquarters in Lynge, Denmark. By merging operations with United Cycling, formerly Argon 18's official distributor in Scandinavia, Argon 18 Europe has been created. The European headquarters will offer a centralised distribution, warehousing and a customer service hub to better serve international partners.

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - enviolo has announced that industry veteran and former CEO of Derby Cycle, Mathias Seidler, has joined the company's board of directors. He took up the position in December 2020.

SUZHOU, China- Bafang has developed a Dealer Direct Service concept for bicycle manufacturers who use its complete e-bike drive system. This will be launched step by step from February; first within the Netherlands for several selected brands, followed by a phased roll-out across the whole of Europe.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - European micro-mobility operator, Voi, is collaborating with Bumblebee Power, a spin-out company from Imperial College London on testing trials of technology that enables efficient wireless power transfer for micro-mobility vehicles, including e-scooters and e-bikes.

KNOXVILLE, US - LeMond Bicycles has showcased the first production model photos of its lightweight Prolog e-bike. Designed for everyday use, the carbon fibre e-bike with integrated features is one of two models being launched by the US bike brand. It will begin shipping in February 2021.

MÜHLTAL, Germany - E-bike and cargo bike manufacturer, Riese & Müller, has published its first Social Responsibility Report. Here, the company outlines its sustainability strategy and zero emissions successes, and reaffirms its goal of becoming "the most sustainable company in the e-bike industry in 2025".

TREVIGLIO, Italy - Bianchi has extended its Lif-e Electric Intelligence Program with the new E-Omnia e-bike platform covering city, tourer and mountain bike types. The Italian high-performance brand, generally known for their sports bikes only, has unveiled eight models across the three different types in what it calls "a significant step forwards in the electric revolution."

FULDA, Germany - Parts manufacturer, Büchel is encouraging the industry to capitalise on the boom in the European bicycle market by starting within its own ranks. The company has announced an ambitious investment program of around €20 million for the next 5 years to expand production capacity.

TREVISO, Italy - The Pinarello Group, together with majority shareholder L Catterton, have announced key investments in top management creating an organisational structure which has been "designed to boost growth initiatives and accelerate the brand's development".

LONDON, UK - HumanForest, a newly established e-bike provider has raised £1.3 million (€1.46 million) via a crowdfunding campaign. Headed by a former senior executive of Spanish ride sharing company, Cabify, HumanForest aims to offer a sustainable e-bike service in cities starting with London this Spring.