SANKT GALLEN, Switzerland - The Swiss company Komenda sets a new standard regarding battery integration with its new brand Bergstrom.

ZERBST, Germany - Just after the peak of the bicycle sales season, the German bicycle manufacturer Euro-Bike applied for insolvency which was published last Monday. Euro-Bike is known for manufacturing brands like Schindelhauer, Rothwild, Coboc and Nikolai.

德國，斐特列港(Friedrichshafen)－Eurobike將於Messe Friedrichshafen舉行，而即將在展前一天（8月29日）由Bike Europe主辦的全通路講座在業界引起了廣大迴響。由於有意參加之人數眾多，因此本屆講座原定的2間會議廳將會合併在同一廳進行。

中國，北京－由阿里巴巴率領的財團投資7億美元（6. 15億歐元）於Ofo，成為全球規模最大的共享自行車公司。有著這些數百萬的投資金額，Ofo將從歐洲開始征服全世界。

比利時，貝靈恩(Beringen)－Ridley Racing Bikes背後的公司Race Productions NV接管了自行車品牌 Eddy Merckx。Race Productions及Ridley的執行長兼創辦人Jochim Aerts說：「兩個品牌之間的協同效應可以帶比利時的自行車產業達到新高峰。」

德國，柏林(Berlin)－隨著新款電動自行車馬達Drive S問世，Brose Antriebstechnik現在出了其首款電動登山車的專用馬達。截至目前為止，該德國公司僅出了時速每小時25公里、適用都會及旅行自行車的電動自行車馬達，以及時速每小時45公里、適用於高速電動輔助自行車的馬達。

BEIJING, China - A consortium led by Alibaba is investing US$700 million (€615m) in ofo; the world's largest bike sharing company.

PAAL-BERINGEN, Belgium - Race Productions NV, the company behind Ridley Racing Bikes, took over the bicycle brand Eddy Merckx.

GRENCHEN, Switzerland - BMC is seen as one of the last internationally well-known brands to enter the e-bike market.

BERLIN, Germany - With its new e-bike motor, the 'Drive S', Brose Antriebstechnik now offers its first e-MTB specific motor.

DOESBURG, the Netherlands - On 18 June Hans Drexler died unexpectedly at the age of 64. He was, by the end of 2013, the last owner of the Dutch

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - There's great interest in the  Bike Europe Conference on Omni-Channel that takes place August 29 at Messe Friedrichshafen

WEST LAFAYETTE, USA - A technology developed by Purdue researchers could provide an "instantly rechargeable" method that is safe

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - After Nord Fair closed the CKM in Vejle, the Danish bike industry has been frustrated as the country's only trade show

TAIPEI, Taiwan - To improve flexibility in the assembly of bottom brackets, the Taiwanese company First Bicycle Components developed an eccentric version.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese MGR group focused on the development of sealant products since 2016.

PORTO, Portugal - What's on the horizon for the bike industry? This and many more hot topics were discussed at the first ever 2-day World Cycling Forum

LONDON, UK - The vast majority of UK cycle sales are imports from the Far East and there is a booming but relatively tiny e-bike market numbering