
Poland: Europe's rising star in bicycle production
Amidst global shifts, disruptions in supply chains, and a renewed focus on environmental responsibility, many bicycle industry leaders are...

Technibike shifts production from Germany to Eastern Europe
DAUN, Germany - Despite naming its relatively young e-bike brand HoheAcht after the region in Germany where it is based, bike supplier Technibike...

Bicycle production steadily converging in Europe
In recent years an increasing number of bicycle companies have opted for close to market production in Europe. Spurred on by the need for a...

Austrian OEM bike assembler looks to quadruple production via...
REGAU, Austria - In order to continue growing as quickly as possible and to meet current demand, Austrian OEM bicycle and e-bike assembler WSF...

Ideal Bike sees double-digit revenue downshift in Q2
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - As the third in line after Giant and Merida, Ideal has also reported red figures for this year. While the bicycle manufacturer was...

Maker of custom-brand Müsing insolvent in self-administration
FREIRACHDORF, Germany - Müsing manufacturer Radsportvertrieb Ditmar Bayer GmbH is another bicycle company which has fallen into financial...

Merida reports first half year sales and profit decrease
CHANGHUA, Taiwan - The sparse numbers reported by Merida Industry Co, Ltd. clearly indicate that its 2023 export position is in decline compared to...

Will diversity study findings bring change to the bicycle industry?
LONDON, UK — "Senior leaders in the bicycle industry are overwhelmingly white, heterosexual men" and "women and those from minority groups are more...

New Polish e-bike factory backed by Chinese home electronics giant
FRANKFURT, Germany - Poland is gaining relevance for e-bike assemblers and a new factory is on the horizon. Backed by NKI, a Chinese manufacturer of...

E-Bike Advanced partners with Igus on recycled plastic components
FRANKFURT, Germany - The topic of sustainability at comparatively young e-bike brand E-Bike Advanced Technologies GmbH (Advanced) is not marketing...

Avon Cycles sees more export opportunities with new factory
LUDHIANA, India - The construction of an export-oriented facility on the outskirts of Ludhiana gave Avon Cycles an excellent opportunity to take its...

DDK to open European factory in Romania
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - To offer more flexibility and to increase its service level to customers, saddle manufacturer DDK has announced the opening of a...

Ciclo Fapril expands dedicated cargo bike frame factory
AGUEDA, Portugal - Ciclo Fapril is expanding its Alufap unit by another 12.000 square meters. Dedicated exclusively to the production of frames for...

Panasonic Cycle Technology edging closer to beating heart of European...
KASHIWARA CITY, Japan - The cooperation with former Flyer maker Biketec in Switzerland gave e-bike drivetrain pioneer Panasonic Cycle Technology Co.,...

Recycling ocean waste for use in bicycle tyres
FRANKFURT, Germany - An industrial nylon yarn for bicycle tyre casings made from recycled fishing net plastics from the sea, this is the concept of...

Ananda's global vision is focus on local production and service in...
SHANGHAI, China - E-bike drive system manufacturer Ananda is currently stepping up its activities in Europe which will result in the opening of a...

New EU directive enforces e-bike component recycling
BRUSSELS, Belgium - An agreement on the Critical Raw Materials Directive was reached by the EU Council recently. The Directive includes important...

Bangladesh reports declining bicycle exports
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A slow-down in demand on the European market is mentioned as the main reason for the decrease in bicycle exports from Bangladesh....

Thun restarts crank production in Germany
ENNEPETAL, Germany - Well known as a manufacturer of a wide variety of 'Made in Germany' bottom brackets, Alfred Thun GmbH has announced that it will...

Bicycle production in Spain goes up amidst high retail inventory...
MADRID, Spain - At the start of the cycling season, the Spanish bicycle production increase came as a full surprise. In line with the high inventory...

Sydney University claims solution for looming carbon frames waste...
SYDNEY, Australia - The photos of landfills with carbon bicycle frames which did not pass the production tests or were at the end of their life cycle...