DEVA, Romania - Bicycle manufacturer Eurosport DHS is struggling with the current market situation. The company reported a 48.5% year-on-year decline in turnover to RON 119.5 million (€24 million) for 2024. While the country was once regarded as a leading production location for the bicycle industry in Europe, it has been hit unevenly hard by the current industry crisis.
TÜBINGEN, Germany — A speed-pedelec experiment in southern Germany has yielded promising results, but findings also show that key barriers to adoption remain. The experiment was conducted by researchers at RheinMain and Darmstadt universities and sponsored by Allianz Zukunft S-Pedelec, a coalition of speed-pedelec manufacturers - including myStromer, Klever Mobility, Riese & Müller and HP Velotechnik.
DHAKA, Bangladesh - The bicycle industry in Bangladesh is quickly recovering from a major slump in exports. In the last fiscal year from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025, the export value of bicycles increased by 41% from $83 million (€71.9 million) in 2023/2024 to $117 million (€101.3 million) last year. This data was released recently by the country's Export Promotion Bureau.
日本，大阪（OSAKA）－年初貿易政策轉變，很快便對自行車產業的財務表現帶來影響。作為OEM供應大廠，Shimano表示貿易流向已轉變，受到全球貿易政策影響，產業前景仍充滿變數。
比利時，布魯塞爾（BRUSSELS）－歐洲自行車及電動自行車市場持續修正，以回到疫前水平。2020年至2021年需求飆漲，接著供應鏈中斷，整個產業的韌性及彈性應對能力皆受到極大考驗。歐洲自行車產業協會CONEBI最新發布「歐洲自行車產業與市場概況」（European Bicycle Industry & Market Profile）顯示，各通路銷售持續呈下滑趨勢。
奧地利，韋爾斯（WELS）－Pierer Mobility在2025年上半年財報中指出，自行車業務撤除的進度比原本預期快得多。該公司旗下KTM AG摩托車部門在年初宣布進行重組作業，其財務表現因此受到嚴重影響。
英國，諾丁漢（NOTTINGHAM）－Accell Group旗下品牌Raleigh推出全新電動自行車Raleigh One，象徵品牌「吸睛的全新視覺形象」轉型。該車款採流線與幾何設計，搭配整合科技功能，體現品牌轉型成爲更加「都會、設計導向」的交通工具。該車款設計也隱約帶有VanMoof創辦人兼前執行長Ties和Taco Carlier的風格。先前業界做出的推測，也已被Accell Group品牌負責人Ertu Bilgin證實。
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ZEIST, the Netherlands - International tire maker Ralf Bohle GmbH, and its signature brand Schwalbe, is deepening its presence in performance-oriented and emerging bicycle segments, with high-potential markets identified across North America, Southern Europe, China and Southeast Asia. Nico Simons, chief sales officer of Ralf Bohle GmbH, recently shared his thoughts with Bike Europe on how Schwalbe views the market and where the century-old German company is headed in the next few years - kicking off Bike Europe's Industry Insider series.
ROVERETO, Italy - An additional funding of €1.6 million, following a previous pre-seed investment of €1 million raised from shareholders including Trentino Invest, makes it possible for Bikeflip to initiate further European expansion. "This investment confirms confidence in the project, supported by significant growth metrics in transactions and the availability of various bicycle models on the platform," says Bikeflip CEO Andrea Maranelli.
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PADUA, Italy - Fully dedicated to producing bicycle mudguards, Eurofender has established a significant presence in the Northern European market over the past 15 years. "We are a relatively small company which makes us very flexible, dedicated to providing made-to-measure solutions for the industry," said Alberto Silvestri, founder and CEO of Eurofender during Bike Europe's visit to its factory.
WELS, Austria - The winding down of the bicycle activities by Pierer Mobility is progressing much faster than planned. This was reported in the 2025 half-year results of Pierer Mobility. The financial performance of the company was significantly influenced by the restructuring proceedings of the company's KTM AG motorcycle division as announced at the start of 2025.
SHIZUOKA, Japan - The situation for the Japanese bicycle industry becomes even more challenging now that sales and production numbers for 2024 have turned out to be lower again for the consecutive year. For the first time in decades, domestic production fell below the 700,000 unit mark. Import volumes saw single-digit growth, but remained below the 5 million unit mark.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The market correction in Europe for bicycles and e-bikes returning to pre-pandemic levels is still ongoing. The exceptional surge in demand in 2020-2021, followed by supply chain constraints, demanded a maximum level of flexibility and resilience of the industry. The downward trend in volume on all levels continues to unfold, revealed by the latest European Bicycle Industry & Market Profile - published by industry confederation CONEBI.
德國，法蘭克福（FRANKFURT）－DJI在2024年Eurobike亮眼登場，成為眾人口中的話題，今年則帶著不同的消息重回到展場。目前已有16個品牌公開指定使用Avinox驅動系統，該中國製造商正準備讓這部份的業務從DJI脫離，全面成為獨立品牌。
日本，靜岡（SHIZUOKA）－MyCanyon於亞太地區推出客製計畫，同時在中國這塊新興運動用品市場開設分公司，不過其實D2C品牌Canyon已在日本成功經營十餘年。這間德國公司是如何在日本這樣以服務為導向的國家，成功建立一個D2C品牌？Canyon日本市場經理Yukikaze Ishiyama於本社專訪時進一步說明。
羅馬尼亞，蒂米什瓦拉（TIMISOARA）－Woom正透過其近岸外包策略不斷成長，同時與實力堅強的德國自行車製造商Corratec合作。自2026年Q1起，Corratec將會在羅馬尼亞Timisoara廠為Woom生產自行車供應歐洲市場。
義大利，米蘭（MILAN）－繼2023年完成一輪50萬歐元融資後，義大利新舊自行車網路交易平台Bikeroom再度完成新一輪300萬歐元融資。這筆資金將用於加速該公司在歐洲市場的成長腳步，並擴大其商業及技術營運規模。
BUCHAREST, Romania - Despite documented local market volatility, Romania continues to play a key role in European bicycle production, thanks to its generally low-cost labour and a high demand for its bikes in major export markets.
