NIJVERDAL, the Netherlands - 'Design that makes your smile'. That's how the international jury described the product range of Urban Iki child seats when rewarding it with an iF Gold award this spring.

CHIBA, Japan - The Cycle Mode International show celebrates its 15th edition next November. Over the years, the event developed into the leading B2B and B2C show for the cycling industry in Japan. More than 380 brands and 27,000 visitors are gathering in the Makuhari Messe to see the latest in cycling.

MEQUON, USA - US bicycle component supplier Hayes Performance Systems which owns the brands Hayes, Manitou, Sunringlé, ProTaper, Reynolds Cycling and Wheelsmith, has completed the integration of carbon wheel specialist Reynolds Cycling LLC.

義大利，加達湖（Garda Trentino）－Sachs Micro Mobility GmbH在去年Eurobike宣佈進入電動自行車市場之後，於本月稍早舉辦的Gardasee Bike Festival發表了首款驅動系統。ZF是全球第三大的汽車零件製造商，也是從汽車產業跨到自行車產業的公司之一。他們在Eurobike展示了RS驅動系統。現在700W- 110Nm扭力的電動登山車版本已準備開始進入量產。

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Fritz Jou Mfg. Co. Ltd was among the first overseas companies who announced to invest in a production facility in the Bike Value Portugal. Bike Europe had the opportunity to talk exclusively with Fritz Jou Mfg. Co, Ltd founder and President Fritz Jou about his European ambitions.

PARIS, France - Apart from Germany and the Netherlands where 2018 e-bike sales increased by close to 40 percent; France is the next market in Europe that saw a likewise development for electric bicycles last year. According to the statistics of the French Bicycles Observatory which were published

The upcoming Shanghai Show (China Cycle) in May will be a great opportunity to raise a toast to Thun's 100-year anniversary while talking about innovation. Visit the company at booth no. D0015 in Hall 2.

芬蘭，赫爾辛基（Helsinki）－在上市公司Amer Sports Oyj宣佈欲出售自行車業務以作為其投資組合的一部份之後，該公司已和全球私人基金公司Rengent, LP達成獨家協議出售Mavic S.A.S，未公開價格，不過Amer Sports第二自行車零件品牌Enve並未包含在協議當中。

EMERYVILLE, USA - With the earlier this month opening of its first SuperStore, Decathlon is again trying to gain a foothold on the North American market. The SuperStore located in the East Bay Bridge shopping center in Emeryville, California comes after the French sports retail giant opened a 'lab store' in San Francisco last year. This was combined with a U.S. e-commerce site.

法國，里爾（Lille）－Decathlon公佈去年業績，全球銷售共上升五個百分點，達113億歐元（不含稅）。雖然還是有成長，不過與過去四年比較的話，依舊沒那麼亮眼。該公司在2014到2017每年都以二位數的速度成長。

荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－就目前看來，電動自行車銷售今年有一個好的開始，至少代理合作商Dynamo Retail Group對於荷蘭的市場是這麼描述的。在其研究報告當中，儘管電動自行車正處熱銷，但荷蘭的市場未見飽和跡象。

Is it about the journey or the destination? When the road ends, adrenaline kicks in and you become the lord of the trails - it means that you are riding a Devron bike! Thanks to our bicycles you can feel freedom and relaxation while touring on your two wheeled

荷蘭，杜廷荷姆（Doetinchem）－2019世界自行車產業論壇為產業對談提供了一個舞台，同時帶來一系列活動，是建立人脈網絡的絕佳機會。同2017年，今年也會有兩百多位業界菁英一同出席這場盛會，來了解自行車產業能夠如何實現永續發展的可能性。這場論壇提供的對談機會非常難得，詳細內容可見近期公佈的贊助／合作方案說明。

荷蘭，杜廷荷姆（Doetinchem）－2018年是電動自行車創新的里程碑，加入電動自行車馬達市場的新進廠商破紀錄。這塊市場的新舊玩家都推出更多動力、更輕巧型的中置馬達。歡迎閱讀Bike Europe第三期線上雜誌，進一步了解這塊市場的創新趨勢及發展概況。

MUNICH, Germany - the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and the IAA Mobility organizers VDA and Messe München have decided to move the date of the World Cycling Forum (WCF) to 6 - 7 September 2021.

中國，北京－中國自行車協會（CBA）公佈消息表示，中國自行車產業在年初快速克服了疫情導致工廠關閉的難關，也在2020前三季保持著成長趨勢。目前各大指標數據都呈正向發展，預期將會持續穩定成長。

蘇格蘭，東基爾布萊德（East Kilbride）－開發輕量車架整合式電動自行車馬達的蘇格蘭企業FreeFlow Technologies（FFT）在第二輪募資獲得185萬英鎊。該公司董事為Dyson前任執行長，他將把這筆資金投入於遷移全新總部及研發中心的計劃中。

德國，米爾塔爾（Mühltal）－對每個自行車廠商來說，現在有一個運作又配合良好的供應鏈是非常重要的。德國高階電動自行車商Riese & Müller GmbH（簡稱R&M）設立了新的運行架構來加強不間斷供應零件。從即日起，這個重責大任將由採購及供應鏈經理Alexander Eilhauer擔下。

匈牙利，拖塞格（Toszeg）－Accell Group匈牙利廠第三百萬輛產出的自行車為Haibike AllMtn 7。Accell Hunland Kft.於2001年開業，現今幾乎專做電動自行車。他們27萬輛的年產量當中約有98.5%為電動自行車。

GEDERSDORF, Austria - Another well-known motorbike giant enters the e-bike market. To mark the brand's 90th anniversary, parent company KSR Group GmbH is launching a range of ten Malaguti labelled e-bike models.