TAIPEI, Taiwan - OEM and aftermarket fastener component manufacturer New Goose Berry introduced its new series of cold forged cable guides and stops at Taipei Cycle 2022.

AARAU, Switzerland - After total bicycle sales skyrocketed by 38% in 2020, poor availability brought the Swiss industry back down to earth in 2021. Sales fell by 1.6% to a total of 493,826 e-bikes and bicycles. E-bike sales have now grown to a 37.9% market share.

CALIFORNIA, US - BMX bike and parts supplier, Haro Bicycle Corporation is expanding its operations to strengthen its dealer and distribution network worldwide. This includes a Europe based sales and distribution operation, a newly created supply chain group based in Taiwan and new staff announcements to support product development.

The current situation caused by COVID-19 has created a great opportunity for manufacturers of mechanically welded structures within the European Union.

TAINAN, Taiwan - Taya Chains has continued to invest in the development of its chain technology in recent years and anticipated on the dominance of e-bikes on the market. The chain manufacturer is also expanding the use of its exclusive GST technology to include the e-bike series and bicycle parts such as screws, nut and axels to extend the corrosion resistance lifetime.

NEW DELHI, India - Reliance Brands (RBL) which markets more than 50 international luxury brands in India, has forayed into bicycles with its own bicycle brand, Ralleyz. "Our plan is to create a bicycle brand here in India and take it to the world," explains Manu Sharma, group vice president (Business), RBL.

KRAKOW, Poland - As part of a long-term strategy, Polish battery manufacturer Green Cell has opened an e-bike battery plant near Krakow, Poland. With ambitions to assemble 50,000 e-bike batteries per year, the first products are already rolling of the assembly lines.

NANJING, China - E-bike controller manufacturer Nanjing Lishui has developed a dual drive controller offering maximum flexibility for customised settings. The system comes with a communication protocol for the controller and display.

荷蘭，寧斯佩特（NUNSPEET）－Shimano Europe宣佈計畫要將Nunspeet的倉儲完全外包。該公司於聲明中表示：「Nunspeet的業務成長已超出負荷範圍。」目前尚未決定新的承包商，此舉可能造成近45人失業。

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹（AMSTERDAM）－荷蘭自行車巨頭Pon Holdings在2021年的交易額達到80億歐元，創下營利5.59億歐元的成績。其中電動自行車帶來的收益超過13億歐元。

波蘭，普扎斯內什（PRZASNYSZ）－近期一份調查中有86%受調者注意到電動自行車在街道上越來越常見，有84%的人認同騎電動自行車在郊區移動很方便。波蘭自行車廠Kross委託機構進行調查顯示，電動自行車銷售同其他歐洲市場都有龐大潛力。

比利時，麥車侖（MECHELEN）－安全帽大廠Lazer重回鑽研衝擊吸能保護性能並開發出全新專利技術－KinetiCore。受到汽車吸能緩衝區（crumple zone）的啟發，該技術提供集成旋轉衝擊保護系統（intergrated rotational impact protection），稱之為升級版大腦防護。

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - The consortium KKR announced an all-cash offer for Accell Group shares today at €58 per share. The acceptance period runs from 8 April to 22 June. The announcement also includes the approval by the relevant competition authorities.

PARIS, France - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the shortages of bikes and components, the French market has recorded a strong increase in 2021. In the French Bicycle Observatory published by the industry organisation Union Sport & Cycle the total market volume increase by 3.9% to 2,789,545 representing a value of €2.215 billion, an increase of 15.1%.

REUTLINGEN, Germany - E-bikes with a Bosch drive that are delivered without battery. It is the talk of the town in the Netherlands, but also applies to other markets. Bike Europe asked Bosch about the reason for these delivery problems and how they are handling the issue.

ZEIST, the Netherlands - E-bike batteries lag behind electric vehicles (ev's), energy storage and industrial batteries in terms of lifetime, reliability and safety. Bike Europe's latest whitepaper addresses the main reasons why and how this can be improved.

ZHUHAI, China - Displaying for the first time at an international show, e-bike system supplier KHGears presented their integrated downtube motor at Taipei Cycle show.

SCHRAMBERG, Germany - In line with the company's strategic goal of expanding its business activities and increasing market share, hGears reports for its e-mobility business area a 2021 sales growth of 3.5% to €47.5 million. For the full year 2022, hGears expects high single-digit group revenue growth.