MORGAN HILL, USA - At just 12.2 kilogram, Specialized's new Turbo Creo SL e-racer is much lighter than other e-bike with bottom-bracket based motors. Instead of using an existing system designed for urban riding or mountain biking, Specialized have built a system from the ground up specifically for road riding.

荷蘭，海倫芬（Heerenveen）－金融市場和分析師皆認為Accell稍早發佈欲出售美國業務的消息是個「好消息」。他們很高興這間歐洲電動自行車品牌大廠能不再被加速下滑的美國子公司拖累。阿姆斯特丹泛歐交易所（Amsterdam Euronext）的股價上週上漲約7%。

荷蘭，海倫芬（Heerenveen）－關於Accell的另一則消息，該集團似乎已結束調整煥新管理階層。該公司上一批管理團隊中最後幾位的其中一員於8月1日正式與團隊道別了，在全球零售總監Wouter Jager離開團隊之前已有好幾位管理同仁先退出。

荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－Speed pedelecs大概是歐洲電動自行車市場中唯一落後的類別了，尤其在和銷售快速成長的一般電動自行車及電動登山車比較之下更是明顯。不過現在該類別在荷蘭有了值得注意的新進展，讓人不禁好奇這是否會是高速電動輔助自行車的新突破。

波蘭， Podgrodzie－上週在波蘭東部開張的AG Motors鋁製車架工廠將會大幅改善自行車產業的供應鏈彈性。該廠每日產能為1,500單位，年產能達40萬個車架。這座全新的機器人工廠將會對縮短鋁合金（電動）自行車車架交期、快速回應市場等議題帶來很大的改變。

The Devron Europe's electric range will be at centre stage at the next edition of Eurobike Show. The annual fair will be held in Friedrichshafen from the 4th to the 7th September and will gather professionals and amateurs of the bike world.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The upcoming Eurobike Show, taking place from 4 to 6 September followed by the public Festival Day on 7 September, will put 43 Award winning innovative products in the spotlights. Of the just under 400 products that were submitted, the jury selected nine entries which

HINCKLEY, UK - 2020 looks set to be a year of expansion for Clarks Cycle Systems. The company is investing half a million British pounds (550,000 euro) in a new distribution centre that makes it possible to turn around orders in deliveries within 24 hours.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - At Eurobike booth B1-405 Kenda presents its new e-MTB tyre series which includes the top of the line Regolith Pro. This is an all-new, all condition electric mountain bike tyre developed to set the benchmark in offroad versatility.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - At Eurobike booth A3-320 DNM Suspension Technology will be presenting a range of new components suited for e-MTBs; from rear shocks, suspension forks to dropper posts.

PODGRODZIE, Poland - The opening of the AG Motors aluminum frame factory in the East of Poland last week will contribute substantially to improve supply chain flexibility in the bicycle industry.

CHANGHUA, Taiwan - Lee Chi Enterprises Co Ltd that makes braking, cockpit, drivetrain and MTB parts under the Promax brand, is planning to build new plants in Indonesia and Vietnam.

Building a successful 'direct-to-consumer' (DTC) strategy is just like building your brand or company, it requires investment in capital, time, and staff to train yourself and your team on the new skills as they continue to emerge.

At this year's EUROBIKE, Carsten Friede will be happy to meet clients at the Thun stand (A2-107).

A pioneer in green mobility, Dahon has been heading folding bike market since the early 80's and has become one of the world's leading bicycle brands. As part of its mission, Dahon unveiled three sharing economy programs that are set to disrupt urban mobility.

Financial markets as well as analysts are responding to the yesterday announced sale of its U.S. activities by Accell Group as 'good news'. They are glad that Europe's biggest in e-bikes has been able to get rid of its troublesome subsidiary that showed rapidly growing losses.

Other news on Accell Group is that it appears to be ending the rejuvenation process of its management. One of the last members of the holding company's 'old' senior management team said 'goodbye' on August 1. The departure of Global Retail Director Wouter Jager was preceded by many of his management colleagues.

It's probably the only segment in the European e-bike market that lagged behind. In particular when comparing its development with the rapidly increasing sales of regular e-bikes as well as e-MTBs. However, in the Netherlands there's now something remarkable taking place with speed pedelecs.