Stefan Mang is Thun's new leader of the R&D department and has officially been on board since 1 September 2018.

HELSINKI, Finland - After Amer Sports announced one week ago that it wants to sell its activities in the cycling market with Mavic and Enve, the Finnish holding got a takeover bid for all Amer shares by the Chinese companies ANTA Sports Products

LONDON, UK - The UK's options post-Brexit are becoming more clearly defined as the negotiating deadline ahead of the UK's actual withdrawal in March 2019 looms large. Bike Europe have looked at the latest UK trade stats for January to July 2018 to see what the implications might be of a no deal scenario

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The Taichung Bike Week is paying the price for the international trade show shuffle. After several years of double digit growth, the 2018 event which will take place from 26 - 28 September, is seeing a decrease in the number of exhibitors and participating hotels.

COLOGNE, Germany - Enabling cyclists to find the best IBD nearby and make booking appointments online easily 24/7; that's what Flexini.com is about. Bicycle dealers can use the management tool of flexini.com to organize their appointments efficiently. This is the concept behind the new online platform flexini.com.

芬蘭，赫爾辛基（Helsinki）－Amer Sports的策略是欲追求帶來成長效益的永續發展，不過Mavic及Enve將退出這塊藍圖。Amer Sports總裁兼執行長Heikki Takala稍早於宣佈公司新策略時表示：「我們將紡織品、B2C、中美及數位化的加速提升擺在優先。」

德國，普洛興根（Plochingen）－迪卡儂（Decathlon）稍早於這個月收購了瑞士體育連鎖商店Athleticum，將瑞士該國的分店從2間增加至23間。而該公司現在再次宣佈拓展業務的消息，這次地點為德國。該國符合迪卡儂全通路策略的全網路商品供應方式，讓客戶能夠在網路下單並選擇在鄰近商店取貨。

英國，雷迪奇（Redditch）－Halfords最新的財務報告顯示今年前20週的自行車營收同比成長0.8%。該公司表示在年初經歷惡劣天氣之後，接著一波暑期銷售旺季，帶來不錯成績。

英國，倫敦（London）－英國媒體報導，擁有60家分店的英國 High Street自行車連鎖商Evans Cycles已僱用財務重組公司，且必須籌借1000萬英鎊（1120萬歐元）的資金。Evans Cycles最新帳務顯示截至2017年10月28日的稅前虧損為250萬英鎊（280萬歐元）。銷售緩慢升至1.388億至1.557億歐元，與前一年相比共虧損580萬英鎊。

Bike Europe edition 9-2018

Where does the use of Graphene stands now? Is the use of this revolutionary material in the cycling market still limited to the hi-end tyres made by Vittoria? What's to come in the very near future?

The European Cyclist Federation (ECF) and the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI) state in a joint response to last Thursday's Bike Europe article on the EU Motor Insurance Directive (MID) that a compulsory insurance for e-bikes Is not an unalterable fact. Both organizations say that what

Media in the UK are reporting that the 60 stores strong UK high street bicycle retailer Evans Cycles has hired a financial restructuring firm and that a financial lifeline of GBP 10 million (11.2m euro) borrowing is required.

In addition to the e-MTB drive units E8000 and E7000 as well as the E6100 city/trekking e-bike groupset, Shimano now introduces the E5000 for city/comfort bikes. With these four systems Shimano offers a complete range in the main e-bike categories. But how is the performance in real-life?

ST. JEAN DE MOIRANS, France - The Rossignol Group, owner of Felt, Rossignol and Time, announce the departure of co-founder and President of Felt Inc, Bill Duehring. The Rossignol Group has appointed Scott Rittschof as Senior Vice President of the company's Global Bike Division.

HELSINKI, Finland - Mavic and Enve no longer fit in Amer Sports' strategy to pursue sustainable, profitable growth. "We prioritize acceleration in soft goods, B2C, China, United States, and digitalization," said Amer Sports President and CEO Heikki Takala this morning while he announced the company's updated strategy.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Last May the European Commission's decision that regular 25km/h - 250W electric bicycles need to have a third party liability insurance, perplexed many.

PLOCHINGEN, Germany - Earlier this month Decathlon acquired Swiss sports store chain Athleticum, adding 21 locations to its store count in Switzerland and bringing the total to 23. A likewise rapid expansion is now announced by the world's biggest sporting goods retailer