<b>Slovenia 2009: </b>Economic Crisis Came Late, But Hard
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia As for all sectors, 2009 was not easy for the cycling industry in Slovenia. The main impact is a delayed result of the global ...
In Holland One out of Eight Bikes Is Electric
Policymakers often use the Dutch market as an example on how rapidly e-Bike sales can develop. In the Netherlands electric bikes have gained a strong ...
ExpoBici Growing; 2010 Show with Three Halls
This year's ExpoBici Show, taking place 18 - 20 September, 2010 in Padova, Italy, will take up three exhibition halls. As the deadline for early ...
Astro Expands Alloy Frame Production and Starts in Carbon Frames
Renowned frame maker Astro Engineering Co. Ltd. is expanding its aluminium frame production. The company, which is not hampered by longer lead-times, ...
Battery Safety Committee Established
Recently the Technical Committee of the Battery Safety Organization (BATSO) has been formally established and the first meeting was held in Shenzhen, ...
Manitou Dorado Pro For DH and Big Mountain
The 2010 version of the Manitou Dorado Pro has extended the range of this fork from the original downhill race to a very capable park, free-ride, and ...
Shimano Launches New 10-speed MTB Drivetrain Technology
Today Shimano announces the launch of a new 10-speed drivetrain technology for mountain bikes called Dyna-Sys. Next to the extra gear, Dyna-Sys features ...
3T Launches Low-Cost, Carbon-Fibre Aerobar
3T has developed the Aura, a new, low-cost, carbon-fibre aerobar. The Aura shares its basic architecture with Mistral, but its basebar has the ...
人民幣升值；預期中國零配件價格將暴漲
中國即將調升人民幣匯率。除了人民幣的升值，目前在中國造成工資調高的勞動力危機，預計將導致中國製（電動）自行車零配件價格暴漲。根據預備該國出口部門就緒的中國政府發言人在商業刊物中指出，中國政府即將提高人民幣匯率。預計數週內人民幣匯率就會升值。
<b>Poland 2009: </b>Dramatic Drops in Sales
WARSAW, Poland The Polish cycling industry sold 541,000 bikes in the first three quarters of 2009 and is on track for a 21% drop in turnover when ...
BBB One Piece Stem Boasts Weight Savings
BBBs new one piece design integrates the stem and handlebar in a one piece design to provide a handlebar with maximum strength and stiffness while ...
Yuan Appreciation; Price Explosion Expected <br>for Chinese P&A
China is about to raise the exchange rate for its national currency, the Yuan Renminbi. In addition to a more expensive Yuan the current labour crisis ...
荷蘭每八輛自行車就有一輛是電動車
在荷蘭電動自行車取得了一個強而有力的立足點。在2006年到2009年之期間，市場從 40,000單位呈四倍成長到去年的153,000個單位。這意味著，在荷蘭銷售的每 8輛自行車裡就有一輛是電動車，其平均價格為一般自行車的3倍。
電池安全委員會成立
電池安全組織的技術委員會（BATSO）已於最近正式成立，並在中國深圳舉行第一次會議。約 有40名國際學員 ，為深入討論進一步的電池安全測試措施以及修訂BATSO 01手冊，參觀了TV德國萊茵電池測試中心，並選出了主席與BATSO技術委員會秘書。
巨大投資中國第6座工廠
巨大執行長羅祥安（見照片）最近宣布，將投資該公司中國第6座工廠。新廠除了系列齊全的自行車以外，還將生產碳纖維車架。巨大的第6座中國廠將設在昆山
法國市場承受壓力
經濟危機導致2009年法國市場在自行車及其零件和配件銷售量輕微的下滑。法國工業組織Tous Velo的最新數字顯示，去年比2008年單位銷售量下跌6％至3,132,300輛。自行車銷售總成交值下跌4.5％至8億1千9萬歐元。法國自行車的平均銷售額為261歐元。
BBB Comfortable Saddle without Weight Increase
The Supremebase Anatomic saddle by BBB comes in road as well as MTB models. It is developed with additional comfort in mind.
French Market under Pressure
As a result of the economic crisis, the French market encountered a slight decrease in consumer spending on bicycles as well as components and ...