BRUSSELS, Belgium - Bike Republic, Colruyt Group's chain of bike shops, is planting its flag in Brussels for the first time following the take-over of the large bicycle retailer, IMP Bike. The acquisition puts Colruyt Group on course for further expansion in the French speaking part of Belgium.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia earned $505 million (€505 million) from bicycle exports in the first six months of this year, the country's Ministry of Commerce has announced. This is a 104% increase compared to last year. Besides high demand, a new investment law and influential trade rulings are cited as reasons for the growth.

LUDHIANA, India - Hartex Rubber has opened a new bicycle tube plant at its Ludhiana site, creating an additional daily capacity of 25,000 tubes. "The new tube unit, at an investment of INR 150 million (€1.8 million) has been set up to cater entirely for the export market," explains Varun Sureka, Director, Hartex Rubber.

MUNICH, Germany - With serious supply shortages and ongoing delivery problems hitting the world market, German start-up TFJ Bucycle GmbH launched its used bicycle online marketplace. After a successful start on the home market, the company is now expanding its business concept and taking it international.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Taiwanese saddle manufacturer, DDK, has around 150 saddles in its range. The newest addition is the Mini-Ma. On display at this years' Eurobike, the company has taken a 'less is more' approach with its latest product.

英國，倫敦（LONDON）—英國國際貿易署（Department of International Trade）之下的貿易救濟局（Trade Remedies Authority，簡稱TRA）提出，新踏入英國市場的兩間中國電動自行車製造商應被允許降低進口關稅。他們在聲明中表示，隨著英國電動自行車銷售成長，調整關稅有益滿足成長市場的需求。

德國，法蘭克福（FRANKFURT）—除了幾間屈指可數的小型供應商之外，TQ傳動系統多年來都被冷落。不過現在該德國廠商以全新輕量、無聲又小型的馬達回歸，據聞他們將和大型供應商Trek Bicycle合作。

荷蘭，宰斯特（ZEIST）－電動自行車是否易於著火？專家對此表示不認同，不過如果電動自行車起燃，通常都很難撲滅。迷你滅火器E-Bulb是電動自行車起火的最新剋星。

法國，巴黎（PARIS）－法國議會為推廣國內永續交通載具，於七月投票通過一些新措施。法國國民現在有一些補助方案可選擇，幫助民眾購入電動自行車，進一步推動自行車產業。

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The total sales in the Belgian bike market fell by 1.2% in 2021, turning the tide on the 4% growth seen in 2020. A drop in e-bike sales and the sportive segment, which were both hampered by limited availability due to the supply chain problems, contributed to the overall decrease.

FREEHOLD, NJ, US - The US-based electric vehicle technology company, Cenntro Electric Group Limited, has acquired a minority stake of 25% in Antric GmbH, a German-based e-cargo designer. Through the seven-figure investment Cenntro will support manufacturing the company's Antric One e-cargo bike in Germany and market the product globally.

Did you see the horror crash of Formula 1 racer Zhoa at Silverstone this year? He survived, miraculously, due to a mandatory safety measure that was introduced in 2018 by car sports federation FIA: the halo. The halo is a titanium part that is placed over the driver's cockpit. The design has a strong resemblance with the upper part of a flip-flop - just look at your Havaianas.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - KwikFit has entered into e-bike servicing. In addition to cars, electric bicycles and cargobikes are now also maintained and serviced from four city centre locations in the Netherlands. The company's ambitions don't stop there, noticing a potential gap in the market, the company is eyeing a complete national network followed by an international roll-out of the concept, a move enthusiastically supported by the UK head office and the Japanese shareholder.

PARIS, France - This July the French Parliament voted in some new measures to promote more sustainable and active mobility in the country. In what should be a boost to the bicycle sector, French nationals now have access to several financial aids to help them purchase an e-bike.

SUZHOU, China - After two years and a capital investment of more than ￥10 million (€1.44 million), Bafang has completed the building of an Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) laboratory, becoming one of the few companies in the global electric system industry to own such a facility. The e-bike drive system manufacturer says that the new facility "will substantially and positively impact Bafang's product development, driving up quality and efficiency while reducing costs".

LONDON, England - Two Chinese e-bike manufacturers who are new to the UK market should be allowed to move to a lower import tariff rate - this has been proposed by the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), a body of the UK governments' Department for International Trade. With e-bike sales on the rise in the UK, "the change in tariff rate would help meet demand in this growing market," the TRA said in a statement.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Apart from a few niche suppliers who could be counted on one hand, for years there was no one on the road with the TQ drivetrain unit. Now the Germans are back with a new lightweight, quiet, small motor with which they say they have a major bike supplier onboard with Trek Bicycle.

BERLIN, Germany - To recycle all elements of lithium-ion batteries in key markets across Europe, leading micro-mobility provider Tier has entered an agreement with recycling company Remondis.