PRZASNYSZ, Poland - The Soil is Kross' latest development project and one of the most advanced in the 25 year history of the brand. This bike stands at the basis for the design of subsequent models. At Eurobike Kross will present a detailed back ground on the creation of the new Soil.

While the cycling industry has been riding the e-assist bicycle wave for the past 2-3 years we are now seeing the rise of specialty 'e-tailers' who sell nothing but e-assist bicycles. What is the main force driving this type of focus by the owners of these stores?

德國，Ennepetal -五通主軸專家Thun將在2015年的歐洲自行車展推出一系列新的五通碗組，此五通碗組將與優質皮帶驅動供應商Gates Corporation所生產的新型五臂Gates Carbon Drive 曲柄相搭配。Thun的Volta系列將會為Gates較低價位的全新自行車驅動系統CDN提供精確的皮帶系列產品。CDN驅動系統於2015年的台北國際自行車展中推出，目的是要幫助自行車製造商製造末端用戶售價介於750到1500歐元的皮帶驅動自行車。

AGUEDA, Portugal - At the Taipei Cycle Show last March initiatives for creating supply chain flexibility for the bike industry in Europe came to light in Taipei. Two (aluminium) frame and other component production centers were discussed; Bike Valley Romania and Bike Valley Portugal. As it stands now Bike Valley Portugal is becoming reality.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Europe's biggest in e-bikes is Dutch Sparta, part of Accell Group NV. This bike maker was the first to start with electric city bikes over a decade ago. After years and years of front and rear wheel hub motors the company is for MY 2016 introducing a mid-motor drive system. Here are the first photos.

GAND, Belgium - For the second time, the European Association for battery, hybrid and fuel cell electric vehicles AVERE LEV-TF will participate at Eurobike. In a joined booth AVERE LEV-TF and Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) are presenting themselves on the first floor of the West Entrance, FW-OG103.

TOKYO, Japan - As part of its 25th anniversary SPD celebrations Shimano has released its second commemorative shoe and pedal combination of the year. Shimano's new M200 Blue Enduro/Trail shoe with matching blue XTR style M995 trail or M990 race pedals continues the trend set by a revolutionary design in 1990.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - 2014 was a very positive year for the European bicycle industry. EU employment, production and sales in 2014 grew compared to the 2013 figures. This is the outcome of an economic study carried out by CONEBI, the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry.

COLOGNE, Germany - To celebrate its 50th anniversary the German dealer cooperative ZEG hosted a dinner party for over 1,500 guests at the annual members meeting. During the dinner ZEG Managing Director Georg Honkomp announced interesting figures like, "Last year ZEG's dealer turnover passed one billion euro."

QUEBEC, Canada - For the first six months of 2015 Dorel Sports (including its Cycling Sports Group division) saw its revenue decrease by USD 46.6 million (€ 42.5mn), or 8.8% to USD 480.0 million (€ 437.7mn) compared to last year's USD 526.6 million (€ 480.2mn). Organic sales declined in Europe is noted in the financial report of listed Dorel Industries Inc.

ENNEPETAL, Germany - Bottom bracket specialist Thun will launch a series of new BB cartridges at Eurobike 2015 that will match the new five-arm Gates Carbon Drive crankset produced by leading belt drive supplier Gates Corporation.

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - It was one of the few European countries missing a national, non-profit cycling organization representing bicycle users. That made representatives of the main cycling NGO's lead by Nadace Partnerství decided to join forces and establish a new Czech cycling federation.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - To raise the bicycle industry's voice for increased political support of urban cycling the Cycling Industry Club (CIC) initiated an industry leader's bike ride to the Eurobike show venue on the opening day.

MATTIGHOFEN, Austria - In a joined declaration battery manufacturer Panasonic and KTM announced a voluntary recall of model year 2013 e-bikes with hub motors due to problems with the batteries.

ULFT, the Netherlands - Ever since its foundation in 1976 the Dutch bicycle accessory label Basil has strived to see people enjoy cycling. Just before the company is celebrating its 40th anniversary the brand Basil is repositioned.

CALIFORNIA, USA - Supacaz, the new bar tape and grip brand in USA, Asia, and South America is now seeking partners in Europe. Supacaz has quickly established itself as a premium bar tape and grip brand in the market. This year, Supacaz enjoyed countless victories in the UCI Pro Tour: Tour of California GC (Peter Sagan) , Giro di Italia GC(Alberto Contador), Yellow Jersey (Tony Martin), and a multitude of sprint victories (Mark Cavendish).

瑞士，蘇黎世 -金融界裡著名的瑞士信貸集團，最近發表幾家自行車產業公司的經營報告。該報告指出，市場往高價位轉移，同時也正在擴張當中。

日本，東京 -Shimano 2014年自行車零件銷售成長了26.1％，此領域的淨銷售額和2015年上半年的數字成長相似。自2013年起，Shimano公司自行車零件的淨銷售額，已飆過50％了！