ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands - After the price records of recent years during the pandemic, container rates are now dropping rapidly. The price decline has a major impact on the market conditions and probably also on the shipping capacity. For an industry that strongly depends on shipments from Asia, these strong fluctuations add to the existing uncertainties in the market.
WÜLFRATH, Germany - The sharp rise in demand for Puky kids and juvenile bicycles as well as its mountain bikes has prompted the German children and youth bike brand to start additional production in Poland.
WICKEDE, Germany - Under the Ergotec brand, bicycle parts manufacturer, Humpert has developed the new EG grip series. Presented for the first time at the Eurobike, the series combines ergonomics with dynamic design. The standout feature is the patent-pending adjustable damping properties.
比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－自行車物流和載貨自行車的運用普遍在歐盟和其他市場快速成長。產業聯盟City Changer Cargo Bike（CCCB）預言2030年前將達到每年六成的成長率。
羅馬尼亞，蒂米什瓦拉（TIMISOARA）－Sport Mechanical Workshop（SMW）是Decathlon在歐洲四間獨家組裝廠的其中一間，並以此聞名。該間羅馬尼亞公司透過與法國運動用品零售巨頭合作來展開他們宏偉長程計畫的第二階段。他們在今年初剛慶祝新廠落成，未來也還有更多計畫。
荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹（AMSTERDAM）－Pon旗下自行車概念品牌Swapfiets租賃（電動）自行車以辨識度高的藍色前輪聞名，他們獲得全球永續認證為B型企業（B Corp）。有了這項認證，他們也成了永續先驅企業的厲害名單之一，當中有Patagonia、Tony's Chocolonely和KeepCup等。
法國，CAPAVENIR－Moustache Bikes在三年前移到Capavenir廠房已不夠使用。他們預計會在明年夏季擴到目前正在建設的附屬建築中。
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Swapfiets, the Pon owned bicycle concept known for its recognisable blue front-tyred rental bikes and e-bikes, has been awarded the international sustainability label B Corp. With the certification, they now join the impressive list of sustainability pioneers such as Patagonia, Tony's Chocolonely and KeepCup.
RESITA, Romania - After a gradual termination of the cooperation with sports retail giant, Decathlon on December 31, 2021, Romania bicycle assembler, NextCity had to rethink its future. According to the company, "they had assembled almost 4 million bicycles for Decathlon exclusively in the past 12 years."
BERLIN, Germany - E-cargobike maker Onomotion GmbH moved into a new headquarters in Berlin earlier this year. Now the company has celebrated the move of the production facilities into this same location. Now all areas - from development and production to sales and customer service - are in one place.
TALLINN, Estonia - IoT provider Comodule has launched an entry-level solution for e-bike manufacturers. Named Guardian, the company says the innovation is a simple solution to enable safety features such as vehicle locating and anti-theft movement alerts. First samples are available for pre-order and mass production is estimated to start in the first quarter of 2023.
羅馬尼亞，蒂米甚瓦拉（TIMISOARA）－羅馬尼亞有很長一段時間被認為是歐洲的貧民窟。在共產獨裁者Nicolae Ceausescu於1989年被迫離開之後，有望迅速改善。不過事實證明，重整經濟相當有難度。該國自行車產業的發展潛力為何？Bike Europe前往拜訪一系列踏入該國的企業。
美國，紐約（NEW YORK）－就表面來看，自行車產業看似已學習適應於現在這個新現實－更高的運輸成本、非常態供貨，還要因應意外短缺不斷尋找新的供應來源。除了以上其實還有更多事情正在發生，美國市場專家Jay Townley表示：「金融破壞球（wrecking ball）已開始波及IBD和各大品牌。」
法國，里昂（LYON）－法國摺疊電動自行車製造商Eovolt已從創投公司Raise Impact和Financière Arbevel完成1600萬歐元的融資。Eovolt創辦人Luca Chevalier和Baptiste Fullen持有該公司多數股份。
日本，磐田市（IWATA）－Yamaha準備將其籌備已久的電動自行車逐步引入歐洲市場。他們在過去幾年都表示過，只是發表時機不明。現在該公司推出一系列涵蓋登山車、礫石車和都會自行車類別。
TIMISOARA, Romania - Sport Mechanical Workshop SRL (SMW) is known for being one of the four exclusive assemblers for Decathlon in Europe. The Romanian company joined forces with the French sporting goods giant to launch phase two of its ambitious long-term strategy. At the beginning of the year they celebrated the start of a major new factory and there is more to come.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Cycle logistics and the use of cargo bikes in general is expanding rapidly throughout the EU and beyond. The industry consortium City Changer Cargo Bike (CCCB) forecasts an annual growth of around 60% per year up to 2030.
CAPAVENIR, France - Moustache Bikes has outgrown its existing facility within 3 years since it moved into the building in Capavenir. Next year summer, the company expects to expand into the annex which is currently under construction.
