The General Court of the European Union ruled that customs authorities can classify e-bike parts imported in separate shipments as complete e-bikes. Industry association LEVA-EU warns that European assemblers relying on imported components now risk anti-dumping duties of up to 70.1%, retroactive claims and even criminal proceedings.

Certification bodies in China have suspended the compulsory 3C certificates of selected e-bike models from leading Chinese brands. Consumers who bought those models cannot register them for road use. The crackdown comes ahead of stricter certification rules that take effect on 1 November 2026.

As e-bikes become more sophisticated, bicycle lighting is evolving too. Rear lights are increasingly being integrated into the overall bike design, while new functions are helping improve rider safety. Spanninga is responding to these trends with its new Base, Beat and Pulse rear-light collection.

The organizer of Copenhagen Bike Show has launched Cykeljobs.dk. The job portal is dedicated to bike mechanics hoping to fill the vacancies in the trade that are estimated to grow tremendously.

Germany's bike-sharing fleet grew 1.5% year-on-year to 102,550 bikes, while private bike subscriptions fell 2% to 98,000. That is the finding of the second market data survey on sharing, subscriptions and rentals by German industry association Zukunft Fahrrad.

German bike leasing provider JobRad is introducing a follow-on lease that lets employees keep the same company bike for another 18 months once their regular contract ends. The company bike leasing revenue fell 4% to EUR 2.8 billion in 2025

Hattie Harnden secured her first-ever UCI MTB DH World Cup victory, while AON Racing team celebrated its first World Cup win — and they did it on a Gates belt-drive bike. With that historic win came another milestone: Harnden claimed the €100,000 Gates Belted Purse.

Giant has been building Buffalo bicycles for rural communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America for sixteen years, calling the project an excellent example of supply chain collaboration rather than a pure donation program. The millionth unit was made in Tianjin in mainland China.

While riding an e-bike is inherently sustainable, the bicycle industry—which likes to present itself as a driver of the green mobility transition—has so far struggled to find practical solutions for end-of-life batteries and motors. However, emerging approaches in motor repair offer promising perspectives for the trade.

The US subsidiary of Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Giant Group Giant Bicycle Inc recalls about 3,630 LED-light keys supplied with its SureLock bicycle lock sets. The LED- light keys run on button cell batteries that children can easily reach in these units.

Mike Dennison steps down with immediate effect because of expected low third quarter results. Full year net sales were first estimated to be 1.42 billion to USD 1.47 billion (EUR 1.27 billion to EUR 1.31 billion).

Chinese e-bike drive system manufacturer Ananda will launch a service partnership model in 2027 under which bike shops can become certified Ananda partners.

French sports retailer Decathlon has taken a stake in VoltR, a French company that builds new lithium-ion batteries from cells recovered from used e-bike, e-scooter and power tool batteries.

Hou Chi becomes the exclusive distributor of Italian bicycle brand Cinelli and of tubing specialist Columbus in Taiwan. It will also distribute Columbus tubing components in the country on a non-exclusive basis. Hou Chi was recently founded to represent cycling brands in Taiwan.

The global bicycle component market will grow to EUR 20.6 billion by 2034, according to a new forecast by Indian market research firm Fortune Business Insights.

Amsterdam-based e-bike brand Tenways has acquired Sparta from the trustees handling the bankruptcy of Accell Group.

German bicycle brand Stevens has launched a custom bike programme in which riders configure their bike online before it is hand-built in Hamburg.

Bicycle retail prices in the Netherlands fell 0.4% year-on-year in September 2026, marking a clear trend reversal after years of post-pandemic price hikes.r, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Overall inflation was 3.4%, making bicycles more affordable, even adjusted for inflation.