Portugal Bike Value

ÁGUEDA, Portugal - The timing couldn't be better: lead-times of more than 6 months for essential components while demand continues to escalate. The impact on the market is increasing and accelerating the trend of close-to-market production.

BORRALHA, Portugal - A group of 39 companies and organisations gathered by the industry organisation ABIMOTA have applied for funding of up to €258 million as part of Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan. The project is being led by Polisport.

AGUEDA, Portugal - The e-bike industry in Portugal has reported a hike in sales in response to the rising demand for two-wheeled electric vehicles on both national and international markets. According to the latest statistics from the country's industry association, ABIMOTA, e

COIMBRA, Portugal - The Portuguese industry added another well-known name to its list of bicycle component manufacturers. On 30 July, the new production facility for Time-branded pedals was opened in Coimbra, Portugal.

VOUZELA, Portugal - The high-tech carbon frame production facility of Carbon Team has been inaugurated by Portugal's Minister of State for Business and Digital Transition, Pedro Siza Vieira. The first frames made by Carbon Team have already been certified after passing rigorous lab tests in Germany.

BORRALHA, Portugal - The Portuguese bicycle industry association ABIMOTA shapes up the promotion for its members with the introduction of digital platform. According to ABIMOTA, "this platform will be the next important tool to push the internationalization of the Portugal Bike Value."

AGUEDA, Portugal - To increase Portugal's autonomy, Ciclo Fapril developed a new project to start cargo bike frame and component production. As partner in the Triangles project, Ciclo Fapril played an important role in the start of bicycle frame production in Portugal a few years ago.

SERZEDO, Portugal - Europe's largest bicycle producer in units, RTE, is strategically expanding its business. On the one hand, an e-bike factory for its own young e-bike brand Beeq as well as for (OEM-) production has been started by the Portuguese near the existing bicycle factory in Serzedo. Furthermore, in Poland another RTE factory is currently under construction.

To serve the need for carbon fiber products in Europe a group of investors have founded 'Carbon Team' in Portugal. After the success of Triangle's aluminum frame production founded by Rodi, Miranda and Ciclo Fapril, these 3 Portuguese companies joined forces with Bike Ahead composites (Germany) and Art Collection

CARREGOSA, Portugal - Polisport Group has taken over the Spanish premium cycling helmet brand Catlike. The Portuguese helmet manufacturer will now act exclusively for the development, industrialisation, production, sales, and promotion of Catlike brand and products.