CAMBRIDGE, England - The Bicycle Association (BA), the UK's national trade association, has released a new 'COVID Impact' report on the UK cycling economy, covering sales from January to October 2020. The 89-page report details 'unprecedented sales' of bikes and e-bikes in particular.

MAGDEBURG, Germany - With its Fairframe signet, German bicycle manufacturer Urwahn Bikes wants to set new standards in terms of sustainability within the bicycle industry and draw awareness to fairly manufactured and traded bicycles. Going one step further, the company states that it is "declaring war on the mass industry".

MILAN, Italy - Blubrake, the Italian company that designed ABS to be integrated into an e-bike frame, has announced a partnership with Stromer, the high-end Swiss speed-pedelec manufacturer. The partnership agreement will see the launch, in June 2021, of Stromer ST5 ABS, the first speed pedelec with a frame integrated ABS.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - European e-scooter operator, Voi Technology, has partnered with micromobility start-up, Luna, to bring computer vision and Edge AI technology to e-scooters to enable them to 'sense' pedestrians and recognise pavements.

MILAN, Italy - Pirelli is now offering a specific tyre for the winter season ideal for urban bikes and e-bikes. The CYCL-e Winter (WT) tyre is designed to be used on difficult city asphalts, very cold surfaces (even below 0°C) or surfaces dusted with snow.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Bicycle innovations from all over the world can still register to take part in the Taipei Cycle d&i awards. Registration is open until 14 December 2020 and both exhibitors and non-exhibitors of the Taipei Cycle Show 2021 are invited to participate.

E-bike and bicycle inventories in Europe have reached historically low levels. This creates room for innovations and a series of technological developments. The importance of niche categories is rising quickly, like e-cargobikes. It all comes together in disruptive innovations that might dominate future developments.

After virtually all events were cancelled this year due to Corona, Messe Friedrichshafen developed an all new road map for 2021 events. The 29th Eurobike will take place in the first week of September as well as a July order and preview event together with German retailer association BICO.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The corona crisis resulted in a rollercoaster situation for industry and retail. Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus Fleischer and CONEBI chairman Erhard Buchel explain what impact this had on for the industry and how they are preparing for 2021 in this Market Day Europe video.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - In Germany, the market also got overheated soon after the shops opened again. That was not a surprise. Since 2015 the e-bike market has expanded by double digits year after year. Messingschlager General Manager Dennis Schömburg and Ernst Brust,

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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia - Even in less cycling-minded markets like Slovenia, the spring lockdown sparked an unexpected cycling boom, similar to what happened in other parts of Europe when people were not confined to stay at home.

SOFIA, Bulgaria - The initial decline in production at the start of the pandemic followed by a huge demand, disrupted the Bulgarian industry. A quick response to the rapidly changing situation benefited most of the Bulgarian manufacturers.

LONDON, UK - According to the latest statistics published by the UK government, 2020 has shown huge growth in the value of e-bikes imported into the UK. For the first time, the value of e-bikes imported from other EU countries overtook those from outside the EU. In the first nine months of 2020, the total value of e-bike imports already stood at around €109.56 million. This is a 31% hike in value compared to €89.78 million for the full 12 months in 2019.

PARIS, France - Velco, the French company who focuses on OEM components for bike and e-bike connectivity, has raised €5 million in funds. These funds will be dedicated to "staying ahead of the competition" and developing the sales outside of France,

GIRONA, Spain - In early November, Sea Otter Europe announced that next year's event will take place in Girona from 24 to 26 September. This is a move away from its usual dates at the end of May. Gearing up for the fourth edition, the organisers have stated that "Sea Otter Europe continues with growth forecast in all its areas."

ULFT, the Netherlands - The MIK luggage carrier system has been extended to include MIK Heavy Duty (HD) and the capability of including a child seat. The system is the first platform to be approved by renowned testing institute TÜV Rheinland for the combination of MIK HD carrier,

法國，馬謝庫（Machecoul）－自行車製造商Française du Cycle（簡稱MFC）的2020年是一波三折，疫情終於在過去幾個月讓自行車和電動自行車的需求飆升。不過MFC在混亂之中仍投資了一項很有企圖心的四年拓展計劃。