Pon 在自行車業界持續併購
荷蘭,ALMERE - Gazelle、Derby、BBB和Cervélo的所有人Pon Holdings,於上星期五宣布收購總部位於加州的高階登山車製造商 - Santa Bruz Bicycles。這項收購就發生在Pon收購主要國際零配件進出口商BBB Cycling的幾個月後。

荷蘭,ALMERE - Gazelle、Derby、BBB和Cervélo的所有人Pon Holdings,於上星期五宣布收購總部位於加州的高階登山車製造商 - Santa Bruz Bicycles。這項收購就發生在Pon收購主要國際零配件進出口商BBB Cycling的幾個月後。

瑞士,GRENCHEN - 緊接在其電動自行車品牌Stromer之後,BMC Group也將捨棄Bergamont。Bike Europe在2015年的五月刊中採訪BMC執行長Erwin Steinmann,這位瑞士自行車製造商表示根據他的新品牌策略,他已宣布將其德國公司Bergamont Fahrrad Vertrieb GmbH賣給同樣來自瑞士的競爭對手Scott Sports SA。這項交易於六月底定案。

奧地利,KIRCHBERG - 令人驚豔的布置、完美的天氣以及提爾洛居民的熱情好客為Eurobike首屆媒體日打造了完美的條件。從2015年6月30日到7月2日,一群被選定的媒體獲得見識與測試自行車創舉的獨家機會。

荷蘭,阿姆斯特丹 - 對於先進替代交通工具的粉絲而言,Ford正快速地成為焦點公司。在上禮拜的記者會中,Ford伴隨新的Peer-2-Peer汽車共駕程式,發表了新的電動自行車原型。

ALMERE, Netherlands - Last Friday Gazelle, Derby, BBB and Cervélo owner Pon Holdings announced to have acquired Santa Cruz Bicycles, the California-based high-end MTB maker. This take-over comes only a few months after Pon bought BBB Cycling; a major worldwide operating P&A importer and distributor.

GRENCHEN, Switzerland - Next to its e-bike brand Stromer BMC Group is also divesting Bergamont. As part of a new brand strategy, on which Bike Europe interviewed BMC's CEO Erwin Steinmann in its May 2015 edition, the Swiss bike maker has announced to sell its German Bergamont Fahrrad Vertrieb GmbH to competitor and countryman Scott Sports SA. The deal was finalized at the end of June.

KIRCHBERG, Austria - Stunning surroundings, perfect weather and Tyrolean hospitality made the perfect conditions for the first edition of the Eurobike Media Days. From June 30-July 2, 2015 a selected media group was offered an exclusive opportunity to see and test bike innovations.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - For fans of advanced alternative transportation, Ford is quickly becoming the company to watch. In press conference last week, Ford announced new e-bike prototype alongside its new Peer-2-Peer car sharing pilot program.

WARNGAU, Germany - SR Suntour in North America and Europe issued a voluntary recall for more than 100,000 forks sold between November 2014 and May 2015.

On July 1st 2015 the new international norm ISO 4210:2014 replaces the European norms EN 14764:2005 ff and will be valid on a global scale. Thun announces that their BB sets with German origin will fully comply with the new norm in order to meet the highest standards in terms of product safety. "When it comes to safety-related components such as the bb-set there is zero tolerance for mistakes," states Alfred Thun.

MILAN, Italy - The e-bike that recharges while pedaling, that's what Velorapida electric bicycles are all about. As well as being vintage.

BEVERWIJK, the Netherlands - Thanks to the expected growth of the speed pedelec market in the Netherlands this year more and more e-bike companies launch new models in this 45 km/h category. One of them is Dutch ID who introduced the Trekking HS N360 mid June.

COSTA DI MEZZATE, Italy - "Create your own ventilation and style with a click." That was Limar's idea when developing the new Velov city helmet. Thanks to the removable protection plates the looks of the helmet can be changed in minute.

ULFT, the Netherlands - It is called 'Cudo' and gives an all new look to the style of the Bosch e-bike mid-motor. For e-bike manufacturers it aims on differentiating their Bosch specified e-bikes.

Bicycle manufacturer Minerva was declared bankrupt on June 25, 2015. The cause is an accumulation of setbacks after high investments in new premises in 2013

APELDOORN, the Netherlands - For the rapidly growing mid-motor e-bike category, Accell Group developed its own system. For its existing front and rear wheel hub motors Accell Group partners with a factory in China. However for the production of its mid-motor system the company looked for another motor manufacturer and found one in Japan.

APELDOORN, the Netherlands - "We did not want just another mid-motor, but a product with its own riding characteristics that could add value to our e-bikes," said Sparta's commercial director Mark Kuper about the new ION mid-motor. As the innovative e-bike brand of the Accell Group, Sparta will launch the new developed mid-motor in their MY 2016 range.

ROMILLY-SUR-SEINE, France - The company calls it the re-invention of the city bike. Gitane, one of the premium brands of Cycleurope, worked two years on the development of this striking looking e-bike which is named Signature.