Neco's Intelligent Hub Generator
As part of the electrification of the bike, Neco already developed smart components in the past. The latest addition is their hub power generator.

As part of the electrification of the bike, Neco already developed smart components in the past. The latest addition is their hub power generator.

The Bike Europe Conference will be on creating supply chain flexibility for the bicycle industry in Europe in order to increase its speed to market.

The Bike Europe Supply Chain Conference at Eurobike will present insights on what is needed to correctly adjust supply to the European bicycle industry.

The bike sales in the UK shows a stable picture despite a decline in 2015 in both units and value imported.

LONDON, UK - In 2015 the UK government made GBP 700,000 (€ 906,000) available to fund e-bike sharing projects across the UK. Spring 2016 sees the winning bidders start to roll out their schemes.

German e-scooter maker emco claims that its new li-ion battery offers such more capacity that the potential range if its e-scooters is expanded by 30%.

The integration of electronics is the next phase in the development of the dropper post. Kind Shock gave an update on their latest innovations.

According to ADK, the popularity of road bike frame come together with the rise of the 'endurance' category.

The outlook of the Austrian bicycle industry is very positive due to skyrocketing e-bike sales. Nevertheless the overall market decreased last year by 2.8%.

Sparta is the first Dutch brand to deliver a 'connected' anti-theft bike, thanks to an intensive collaboration with AXA Bike Security.

Karbon Kinetics introduced the third-generation Gocycle G3 with integrated automotive-inspired daytime running light (DRL) employing light pipe technology.

Relo offers an electric assist kit that fits an almost every bicycle, thanks to flexible connection between the motor/battery modules and transmission.

That makes Armin Landgraf of Pon.Bike a strong believer in people-friendly, bike-able cities and in e-bikes that 'enhance the mobility role of bicycles'.
Subscribers onlyWhile the total number of bikes sold in Switzerland last year decreased by 1% to 323,059 units, the e-bike market continues to grow. In 2015 the volume increased 15%.

Dutch bicycle exporters account for approximately one-quarter of all EU bike exports. The bulk of Dutch bicycles for export are manufactured domestically.

Preparations for Intermot 2016 from 5 to 9 October are running at full blast and the international trade fair for motors and e-bikes is picking up speed.

The Dutch have now also gone crazy for e-bikes. In 2015 sales levels jumped nearly 24%, to 276,000 units and the e-bike now has a 28% market share.

Magura has recently introduced two new partnerships. One with Liqui Moly for the line of bike care & maintenance products and one with Maloja for bike wear.