ANNECY, France - The new owner of Mavic SAS, the French Bourrelier Group wants to refocus the brand on its core business: wheel sets. Co-chaired by Yoann and Jean-Michel Bourrelier, they want to bring back innovation at Mavic but they must also rationalise the other product categories: shoes, helmets and bike wear. They also intend to increase their OEM activity by being more attentive to manufacturers.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The existing ISO 4210 safety standard for bicycles was supposed to be extended with a new paragraph on e-bikes. On 1 September ISO officially published this Part 10, but not as a standard, but a technical specification.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - What happened to the OEM-industry event Taichung Bike Week, which was announced for 22 to 25 September? Due to COVID-19 the organisers had already turned this important international industry meeting into a small national industry get-together. As Bike Europe found out from co-organiser Wheel Giant, this year's event was cancelled just before the opening. How and why you can find out here.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Tern has upgraded to its Vektron folding e-bike line-up to include more powerful Bosch drivetrains, and updates to the frame, components, and colour options. With similar price points to the previous models, shipping of the upgrades to the EU and North America will start in Q4 2020.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Darkbuster E1 e-bike light features high level protection against dust, sand, dirt and is corrosion resistant. Developed by Taiwanese Brightstar it complies to stringent international electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) standards.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, USA - Improperly manufactured cables for e-bikes distributed by Pedego Inc. in the US can cause dangerous circumstances. The company has received five reports of cable malfunctioning, causing the bike to unexpectedly accelerate and is now issuing a recall.
SAALFELD, Germany - The introduction of injection-molded frames by Velosione earlier this year opened the possibility to start recycling carbon frames. The issue of recycling carbon frames is high on the circular agenda to make the bicycle industry more sustainable.
KUFSTEIN, Austria - Before Covid-19 hit the global market young e-mobility service company Greenstorm Mobility GmbH had been working on nothing but growth and expansion. The 2016 founded start-up has now hit the brake and will only focus on what they call essential business areas - meaning, "where experience has shown that it makes sense and above all stands for profit and liquidity".
SCHLITTERS, Austria - Nox Cycles, the sister brand of Hawk Bikes, was founded 16 years ago by the late Lorenz Hoser and his team in Berlin. Since 2017 the company has relied on its own close to the market e-bike production site in Austrian Ziller Valley. Now the activities of local Nox Cycles Austria GmbH, based in Zell am Ziller, will be significantly expanded.
LA-ROCHE-SUR-YON, France - Arcade Cycles is one of the biggest bike manufacturers in France with a production of 50,000 units (e-bikes included) per year. With a strong focus on rental bikes, the Covid-19 crisis has impacted Arcade Cycles' production, but the French manufacturer has succeeded in limiting the drop in activity and is now eyeing an increase of its turnover for the 2019-20 fiscal year as production ramps up.
比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－相較歐盟電動自行車進口，常規自行車進口在今年1至5月大幅下滑。總進口量減少超過15%，從去年的2,577,256輛到今年的2,181,239輛。台灣因轉攻電動自行車而在出口自行車至歐盟的國家排名當中躍升前幾大輸出國，中國出口至歐盟的量也持續增加。
美國，諾克斯維爾（Knoxville）－LeMond的名字一直沉浮於業界之中，他試圖創立的競賽公路車品牌未果，在售出給Trek之後一樣無聲無息。在2013年時試著重創品牌，但宣告失敗。而現在LeMond品牌正試圖以全新的類別捲土重來。
德國，康士坦茲（Konstanz）－D2C（Direct to Customer）供應商Canyon Bicycles GmbH的2019/2020（截至九月）財務年度報告顯示銷售創4億歐元的紀錄，增長了三成。該公司創辦人兼執行長Roman Arnold相信現在正是時候設定追求進一步成長的未來藍圖，包含優化管理及吸引新投資夥伴加入所需的改變。
荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹（Amsterdam）－VanMoof近期的好消息是他們獲得了一筆能夠支持其正擴張的電動自行車業務的投資。最新注入的4000萬美元（3380萬歐元）將總資金提高到7300萬美元（6108萬歐元）。壞消息是該公司仍沒辦法擺脫目前面臨的成長難題，像是糟糕的客戶服務、供應議題和品管問題，而這筆資金將會有幫助。
GORINCHEM, the Netherlands - Bicycle trade fair Vélovak, which was due to start next Sunday in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, has been postponed to September 19, 20 and 21, 2021. Reasoning is the regional introduction of 'code red' travel advice for Belgians and Germans, the tightened Corona measures across the country and the changed sentiment among exhibitors.
KNOXVILLE, USA - The name LeMond keeps on roaming around in the industry. His attempts to build a road race brand were not sustainable, even after he sold it to Trek. In 2013 he already tried to restart the brand unsuccessfully. Today the LeMond brand is attempting to make a revival in an all new category.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Cycling industry associations including CONEBI, Cycling Industries Europe and European Cyclist's Federation have launched a Women in Cycling Network and are calling for responses to a survey on women in cycling, as part of a drive to boost diversity in the cycling sector.
The organization of the Sea Otter Europe Costa Brava-Girona Bike Show today announced that the fourth edition of the cycling festival, which was to be held on the weekend of 25-27 September, has been cancelled. The decision was made after new measures set out by the government to contain Covid-19 infections were known.
