英國，辛克利（Hinkley）－英國摩托車製造商Triumph將重操自行車舊業，並以Trekker GT品牌踏入電動自行車市場。該公司具有118年的歷史，每年生產65,000輛摩托車，而這是Triumph首次發表電動自行車。

德國，科隆（Cologne）－德國摩托車產業協會（IVM）與Koelnmesse已決定暫停舉辦今年的Intermot展會（原訂10月6至11日舉辦）。今年將轉以數位的方式來進行，目前尚在籌備中，將於年底呈現。由於該展屬兩年一展，因此下一屆實體展將會在2022年舉辦。

REUTLINGEN, Germany - The exceptional situation on the e-bike market with booming sales in many countries will impact the financial performance of Bosch eBike Systems. "We hope to match the impressive figures from last year, but we might even surpass them," said Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus Fleischer yesterday at the online sneak preview of the model year 2021.

SANDVIKEN, Sweden - GSD Global, an engineering and design consultancy company which creates premium e-bikes, has paired with additive manufacturer, Sandvik to develop a 3D printed titanium motor node, which "can reduce costs by up to 75% and offer substantial quality and sustainability improvements as well."

BUSNAGO, Italy - The introduction of FSA's e-bike drive system was one of the highlights at Eurobike last year. The company now announces the start of mass production in July. The first e-bikes specified with the FSA system will be in the shops early September.

LONDON, England - E-bike manufacturer Volt has opened its new UK manufacturing facility in Milton Keynes. The move represents a significant investment by the firm in UK manufacturing, and centralises its production in a facility with the capacity to build up to 25,000 e-bikes per year.

Log in and view the digital editions of Bike Europe. Main topics in this edition: - Mixed fortunes in Austria as bicycle sales drop but value rises - E-bikes continue to penetrate French market - Mass scale frame production begins in Germany - Supply chain disruptions during corona pandemic

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - Media reports on massive consumer demand for bicycles and e-bikes in combination with a rapidly number of orders gives the industry full confidence for the future. This is in full contrast with the outlook only a few months ago at the start of the corona lockdown.

BURY, England - In recent years UK retailer Go Outdoors has expanded the space in its large, out of town style stores given over to cycling. Now the camping and outdoors retailer Go Outdoors' owner JD Sports has announced it will be reacquiring the retail chain after an initial announcement that they would be calling in administrators.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Swapfiets, the Dutch bicycle concept known for its recognisable blue front-tired rental bikes and e-bikes, has reached a new milestone of 200,000 customers in four countries, doubling the number of customers in a year. Popularity outside of the Netherlands is driving the accelerated growth.

NOTTINGHAM, United Kingdom - Following two and half years as Managing Director of Raleigh UK, Pippa Wibberley is moving on to a new position within the Accell Group as Global Managing Director of Accell Bike Parts GmbH. There, she will succeed Christoph Mannel.

PORT WASHINGTON, USA - The extraordinary growth trend for US cycling sales that began in March accelerated even further in April. Retail sales for traditional bicycles, indoor bikes, parts, helmets, and other accessories expanded a combined 75% to USD $1 billion (885 million euro) in April compared to last year.

NEW DELHI, India - The outbreak of Covid19 in China and later across the world as a global pandemic, created supply chain disruption in the global bicycle industry. Assemblers and distributors invested millions and years to build factories and a full supplier network in China, which has suddenly become vulnerable.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF), with its members from across Europe, has collected detailed information about the measures taken by local or national authorities for the recovery after COVID-19 quarantine. The COVID-19 Cycling Measures Tracker monitors the progress of European authorities to achieve more liveable cities through cycling and walking.   

VERONA, Italy - Cycling clothing manufacturer, Alé has launched a new collection, Velocity G+, which will "arm cyclists with a precious ally that is as thin as an atom: graphene. The graphene-based fabric helps cyclists push their performances to the max while keeping their bodies at the ideal temperature," the company claims.

MANILA, the Philippines - Giant Manufacturing is considering to invest in a new production facility in the Philippines. This was reported yesterday by the national daily newspaper 'Manila Standard'. "Initial talks from last year provided a good lead to investments," said Philippine Trade Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo. "From what we have discussed so far, they said they are interested."

LONDON, UK - The pandemic has prompted many people to take to two wheels. Many see public transport as the least desirable option, the number of cyclists is expected to grow to unprecedented levels. It put the discussion on the necessity of wearing visible cycling clothes high on the agenda. Whether it is mandatory varies per country. Chris Salmon, Director of Quittance Legal Services, explains in this column: 'what the UK law says about cyclist visibility'.

MUNICH, Germany - The German automotive industry and Messe Munich developed an all new show concept with an eye on future, sustainable mobility. In a joint publication the two partners state that the IAA (International Automobile Exhibition) 2021 contains "a comprehensive mobility mix including passenger cars, e-bikes, e-scooters and local public transport".