The B’Twin LD920E combines motor and gears in one mid-drive unit that is fully automated. – Photo Decathlon

Decathlon integrates motor and gears in newest e-bike

VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ, France - Decathlon, known for its development of mid-end e-bikes and bicycles, has added an e-bike with automatic transmission to...

In the new SRAM system, the drive unit will be manufactured by Brose. Photo SRAM

SRAM officially launches e-MTB drive Eagle Powertrain

CHICAGO, USA - The long expected official statement by SRAM on the introduction of an e-bike dive system came in today. Remarkably and without giving...

Bicycle brands in the Accell Group portfolio include Haibike, Winora, Ghost, Batavus, Koga, Lapierre, Raleigh, Sparta, Babboe and Carqon. – Photo Accell Group

Accell Group sees Fitch Rating drop for second time in months

HOOFDORP, the Netherlands - Citing "limited progress on addressing supply chain challenges, which has eroded liquidity headroom and led to deeply...

The company aims to produce 1,000 bikes per month by 2024. – Photo Pi-Pop

The beginning of the end of lithium-ion powered e-bikes?

ORLÉANS, France - An e-bike that uses no rare earth materials… that is the concept of the Pi-Pop e-bike which uses a supercapacitor to store energy...

Experience surface finishing process in real-time but also discuss the topic reshoring production at Get Technical 2023. – Photo Bike Europe

Experience innovations in surface finishing process at Get Technical

TURIN, Italy - This year's closing event of the surface finishing partners in the industry, the sppot, will take place at the Eurotherm facility in...

Porsche e-bikes on display at IAA Mobility this month, but the company now announces it will be focusing on the core business of the development and production of e-bike drive systems. – Photo Bike Europe

Porsche building e-bike motor factory in Europe, Greyp to be...

SVETA NEDELJA, Croatia - Porsche eBike Performance is currently looking at locations for its own e-bike motor factory in Europe, the company has...

The issue with the Shimano Hollowtech II crankset is being treated differently throughout the world. – Photo Shimano

Shimano widens Hollowtech crank inspection to global level

EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands - Shimano has issued a voluntary inspection and replacement program for its bonded 11-Speed Hollowtech II road cranksets....

For many new entrants the Taichung Bike Week is the big unknown. – Photo Bike Europe

Taichung Bike Week 2023: High hopes, low expectations

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The high inventory levels in the industry will have their impact on the Taichung Bike Week next week. According to industry...

China Cycle 2024 will have the theme ‘New track, new power, new journey.’- Photo Bike Europe

Dates announced for China Cycle 2024

SHANGHAI, China - The 32nd edition of China Cycle will take place from 5-8 May at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre the organisers have...

According to Blubrake, Bosch hindered the market introduction of their ABS system. - Photo Blubrake

Antitrust authorities investigate complaint against Bosch

MILAN, Italy - The Competition and Market Authority (AGCM) in Italy has started an investigation against Robert Bosch GmbH to verify the claim of...

Susanne (r.) and Felix Puello will continue with R Raymon, separate from Pierer New Mobility. – Photo R Raymon

Pierer New Mobility dis-invests R Raymon

SCHWEINFURT, Germany - The absence of the brand R Raymon at the Pierer New Mobility booth at Eurobike 2023 was already a clear indication. The...

Francois Joly started at Mavic as OEM sales manager. – Photo Mavic

Mavic to strengthen OEM presence and appoints dedicated manager

ANNECY, France - Component manufacturer Mavic has announced a change in its market strategy. To improve its presence on the OEM market again,...

The Askoll Ultra C90A, is the first totally 'Made in Italy' e-MTB power unit. - Photo Askoll

Italians combine as Focarini equips new e-MTB range with Askoll motor

MISANO, Italy - High-end Italian bike manufacturer Focarini debuted a new range of e-bikes equipped with the Askoll Ultra C90A engine at the Italian...