CALIFORNIA, USA - Premium cargo bike specialist, Yuba Bicycles (Yuba), has appointed Pat Cunnane as President of North American Operations and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of its Global Business. In this newly created dual position, he will use his industry knowledge to lead the US operations.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Three European cycling industry associations announced a new forecast that the e-bike and bicycle market is expected to expand by almost 50% in 2030 compared with 2019. Taking the current supply chain problems into account, this projected market expansion requires substantial investments to increase component production as well as assembly capacity in the near future.
2020, what a year…! A year dominated at first by the negative impact of the coronavirus; the halting of production lines, closing of bicycle shops, supply chain disruptions, etc. This then evolved into a bumper year as markets exploded and e-bikes and bicycles became the transport/leisure activity of choice.
德國，羅伊特林根（Reutlingen）－電動自行車產業在過去一年來展現前所未有的成長幅度。新冠疫情成了最佳催化劑，讓自行車成為重要的政治議題。不過明年的商品供應又會受到什麼樣的影響？Bosch eBike Systems執行長Claus Fleischer表示：「2021的各個層面都有諸多變數。」
荷蘭，海倫芬（Heerenveen）－據荷蘭代理商協會Bovag預測，今年的市場交易量成長近三分之一。Accell Group執行長Ton Anbeek表示：「如果我們能夠準時取得零件的話，這數字還會再增加一到兩成。零件製造商需要投資提高產能以迎合需求。」
法國，巴黎（Paris）－電動自行車的銷售成長仍不斷吸引更多汽車供應商的加入。最新的跨界企業是法國的Valeo，該國電動自行車市場正夯。該公司已將其48V馬達應用在電動自行車上。
荷蘭，阿納姆（Arhem）－荷蘭設計公司StudioMOM研發出一款以輕量氫動力自行車為概念的LAVO自行車。該款設計受Providence Asset Group委託並與雪梨新南威爾斯大學（University of New South Wales Sydney）、Elian steering和Hyperkid合作，同時結合了澳洲的儲氫技術－LAVO系統。
EPINAL, France - "Make cycling fun to get them on an e-bike," was the main reason for both Manuel Antonot and Greg Sand to start their own e-bike factory in the French Voges in 2011. Now known as Moustache Bikes, the company has seen buoyant growth in the past years, making them the leading company in the premium category on their home market today.
HYDERBAD, India - Tronx Motors, with its flagship cross-over smart e-bike, the 'tbike One Pro' has announced countrywide availability across 14 cities of its high ROI and cloud-connected bike. The e-bike has been specifically crafted to address the fast growing shared/B2B e-bike segment in India. Following success in the domestic market, the company is now eyeing up distribution in Europe.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The organisers of Taichung Bike Week have announced the date for next year's show. The next edition will be held from September 28 - October 1, 2021. Like most trade shows in 2020, this year's event was cancelled due to the restrictions as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
ARNHEM, the Netherlands - Dutch design bureau, StudioMOM, has developed the LAVO bike, a compact modular hydrogen transport concept. Commissioned by the Providence Asset Group, the bike's design incorporates the Australian-developed hydrogen storage technology, the LAVO System.
REUTLINGEN, Germany - The past year has shown an unprecedented growth for the e-bike industry. How will this impact product availability for the next model year? "2021 brings a lot of uncertainty on all levels," said Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus Fleischer.
LONDON, England - While talks to ensure a Brexit deal are still on-going, e-bike manufacturers and exporters need to prepare legal provisions for trading in the UK market. Although a lot still remains uncertain, somethings are now clearer,
MUNICH, Germany - the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and the IAA Mobility organizers VDA and Messe München have decided to move the date of the World Cycling Forum (WCF) to 6 - 7 September 2021.
ENNEPTAL, Germany - Bicycle parts manufacturer, Thun, has developed innovative bottom bracket sets for e-bikes in the entry level segment for model year 2022. Particular to the bottom bracket sets is the Sensor Compatible (SC) system.
PARIS, France - Increasing e-bikes sales are still attracting more and more automotive suppliers to the industry. The latest newcomer is French Valeo, who saw a hike in e-bike sales on their home market. The company has adapted its 48V motors for the electrification of bicycles.
HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - According to projections of the Dutch dealer association Bovag the total market volume increased this year by almost a third. "This could have been 10% to 20% more if we had been able to get the parts on time," stated Accell Group CEO Ton Anbeek.
FSA has developed cable routing systems for road, gravel, aero, and MTB bikes which can be used for both internal and external cable routing. This patent-pending system combines FSA's knowledge bases in both headset and cockpit development as well as manufacturing.
