PADOVA, Italy - Extrusion fender manufacturer Eurofender celebrates its 10th anniversary this month. What once started as a small ambitious manufacturer of mudguards has grown into a full-fledged supplier based in Northern Italy for the European bicycle industry.
BONN, Germany - Germany's national competition authority (Bundeskartellamt) announces that it has imposed an over ten million euro fine on the Cologne-based dealer cooperative Zweirad-Einkaufs-Genossenschaft eG (ZEG).
LONDON, UK - An analysis of the UK's HM Revenue and Customs trade statistics comparing Jan-Dec 2017 with the same period for 2018, detailing e-bikes entering the UK under CN code 8711 60 10 shows only a modest increase in the total of units entering the country.
HANNOVER, Germany - In 2019, Deutsche Messe is launching a new event dedicated to micromobility. The premiere of the micromobility expo will be held from 2 to 4 May at the Hannover Exhibition Center.
SANGERHAUSEN, Germany - Public bike sharing systems around Europe as well as in other parts of the world are increasingly being electrified. Also nextbike, the German bike sharing system provider that claims to be leading in Europe, is adding more and more electric bicycles to its fleets.
IRVINE, USA - The Sena R1 road cycling helmet received the 2019 German Design Award as 'Excellent Product Design' in the category 'bicycle'. The helmet features the 4.1 Bluetooth technology offering a variety of communication possibilities.
比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－接任歐盟理事會輪值主席的羅馬尼亞所制訂的討論議程中，歐洲議會選舉將於5月23至26日進行，這代表進度已經緩慢的越歐自由貿易協定（EVFTA）將不會在2020年以前生效，程序將拖得更久。
荷蘭，杜廷荷姆（Doetinchem）－2019世界自行車產業論壇為產業對談提供了一個舞台，同時帶來一系列活動，是建立人脈網絡的絕佳機會。同2017年，今年也會有兩百多位業界菁英一同出席這場盛會，來了解自行車產業能夠如何實現永續發展的可能性。這場論壇提供的對談機會非常難得，詳細內容可見近期公佈的贊助／合作方案說明。
比利時，布魯塞爾（Brussels）－進口至歐盟28國的電動自行車量自去年起便不斷增長，目前進口數量已破百萬。據歐洲統計局（Eurostat），2018年前9個月的進口上升36%。自台灣的進口量快速增加也促成了這波成長，不過中國製自行車佔比依舊最大。反傾銷稅也連帶促成許多採購中國製電動自行車的進口商的囤貨效應， 這也是進口成長的原因之一。
荷蘭，杜廷荷姆（Doetinchem）－電動自行車反傾銷案大局已定，生產也將從中國流向其他國家，包含歐洲。2018年中國進口至歐盟的電動自行車共有75萬台，其中絕大部份都將移地生產。由於這一大部份都將移到歐洲生產，也讓在歐洲採購車架變得更加艱難。Bike Europe在去年11、12月參加台北自行車展及越南展期間，針對鋼管車架及合金車架製造發展做了調查。
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Parliament elections, which take place May 23-26, are causing further delays for the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). At least that's the outcome of the provisional agenda set by the new Romanian EU Presidency.
DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The World Cycling Forum 2019 sets the stage for an industry-level dialogue and provides a series of events perfectly suited for networking. Likewise, the 2017 event, again some 200 of the industry's top decision makers will be gathered.
OBERWANGEN, Switzerland - Swiss speed pedelec specialist myStromer AG returned to profitability after it saw its sales grow by 20 percent last year. With that a successful restructuring process was completed which had drastic consequences for, among others, the supply chain of the company.
SponsoredThe Czech company Comp Drives,that produces mid-motors C17/C18 with intelligent shifting GSGI, started a cooperation with Apache Bicycle. The Apache MY2019 offer is expanded with 7 ebike models with C18 motors. Comp Drives is establishing its market position and is becoming more and more known abroad.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The import of electric bicycles into the European Union's 28 member states has been growing to over 1 million units last year. According to Eurostat, that e-bike import showed a rise of 36 percent in the first nine months of 2018.
DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - With the e-bike anti-dumping case now finalized it's clear that production will shift from China to other countries including to Europe. It would involve the production relocation of a big part of the 750,000 electric bicycles that were imported into the EU from China in 2018.
CAMBRIDGE, UK - The Bicycle Association of Great Britain (BAGB) has 'soft-launched' its brand-new market data service that includes UK sales data covering bikes, parts and accessories.
MORGAN HILL, USA - Specialized Bicycle Components announced a voluntary recall of specific 'Roubaix', 'Ruby', 'Diverge' and 'Sirrus' road models. They are specified with the brand's own innovative front damping system 'Future Shock'.
