NUNSPEET, the Netherlands - The launch of Shimano's new mid-range off-road SLX groupset brings many of the performance features of Deore XT to almost every type of mountain biker. New at Shimano is also Deore XT with Di2 electronic shifting.
AMSTERDAM, THE Netherlands - It might be a little early for euphoria but, bike sales in the Netherlands really took off in the first months of 2016. Data from the country's bike market researcher Gfk underlines it as well as the sales figures from retail organization 'Bike Totaal'.
MARCLOPT, France - New at Mach 1 is a further expansion of its Stormer Disc rim program which is targeting road race bikes fitted with disc brakes.
AIGLE, Switzerland - In a statement published this afternoon the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced its decision to suspend, with immediate effect, the trial of disc brakes currently being carried out in road races.
CLOPPENBURG, Germany - Pon owned Derby Cycle and its brands Focus, Kalkhoff, Raleigh, Univega and Rixe will not be taking part in Eurobike this year. In turn-over the largest bicycle manufacturer in Germany announced yesterday afternoon "to concentrate more on our dealer events in 2016".
HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Completely opposed to quitting Eurobike by Derby Cycle and other brands is what Accell Group aims for with regard to the Friedrichshafen Show. Asked for a comment on Derby Cycle's announcement to skip Eurobike 2016 Accell CEO René Takens says, "We set out focus full on the show with one joint booth for all our brands."
VIENNA, Austria - The total number of e-bikes and e-MTB sold on the Austrian market hiked last year by 54.4% to 77,220 units. "Nearly one-fifth of all bicycles sold in Austria is an e-bike," notes Alexander Raffeiner of the Austrian sporting goods industry association VSSÖ.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - As part of the electrification of the bike, Neco already developed smart components in the past. The latest addition is their hub power generator.
台灣，台中- 台灣自行車重鎮舉辦的第七屆OEM活動將會由台中自行車週和歐洲自行車展聯手合作主辦。雙方宣布將會緊密合作並期望將活動橫跨數個展區，並運用全新的媒合工具。
台灣，台中- Giant Manufacturing Co Ltd在其2015年的財報上表示：「雖然去年在國內、美國和日本的銷售情況十分紥實，在中國市場的年度同比銷售則下滑了17%。由於歐元的貶值，歐洲市場的銷售略有改善。」
荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹- 今年八月，IKEA將會開始在全球銷售自行車。就目前而言，產品僅限於提供26寸或28寸版本的單一車款。
德國，科隆- 經銷商合作組織ZEG宣布他們進入了瑞士的市場。「我們一直持續我們擴展市場和多元化的策略，這也是讓我們在最近50年營運十分成功的策略。」ZEG總經理Georg Honkomp說。
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - This August IKEA starts selling bicycles worldwide. For the time being the offering is limited to a single model that is available in a 26-inch or 28-inch versions.
COLOGNE, Germany - Dealer cooperative ZEG announces its entrance on the Swiss market. "We consistently continue our strategy of market expansion and diversification which made us so successful in the past 50 years," says ZEG Managing Director Georg Honkomp.
ROME, Italy - The foundation of a cross-party parliamentary group dedicated to two-wheeled mobility, is an important step forward in the promotion of both motorbikes and bicycles in Italy. The 'Amici delle due ruote' or 'friend of the two-wheels' was initiated by the member of parliament Vincenzo Garofalo and senator Erika Stefani.
VEIJLE, Denmark - While Eurobike announced an additional public show, the Danish industry show Cykel & Knallert Messen (CKM) will become an industry only event as of 2016. It will focus exclusively on servicing the bicycle industry and not on the public any longer.
AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS - In two separate events the Dutch and Belgium industry organizations announced their bikes, e-bike and speed e-bikes of the year.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The 7th edition of the OEM event in Taiwan's bike metropolis will be organized as a joint effort of the Taichung Bike Week and Eurobike. Both parties announced to work closely together and envision an event that will stretch across several exhibition areas and utilize a new matchmaking tool.
