RECARO TERME, Italy - Guided by the vision of creating a total integrated system, Fabrizio Storti developed the Neox with an sequential 8-speed gearbox. The Neox was presented last year at Eurobike and is now on the crowdfunding platform kickstarter, "to find at least 300 customers," says Neox sales manager Gianni Mazzeo.
HARTMANNSDORF, Germany - With the growing importance of the e-bike worldwide Trek has stepped up its efforts to lead this rapidly expanding category. The market leader in road and mountain bikes, is seeing substantial growth in retailer interest and consumer demand for Trek's broad range of electric products.
HANNOVER, Germany - The Teasi Volt is the multi-functional e-bike GPS device available as OEM solution as well as aftermarket option for retailers. It is compatible with the TranzX, Ansmann and Brose systems.
THE HAGUE, the Netherlands - In a large scale operation to halt the influx of fatbikes that do not meet the legal requirements of an e-bike or a moped, the Dutch authorities seized a total of 16,500 fatbikes. The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate reports the fatbikes are in fact illegal mopeds and originate from several Chinese manufacturers.
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The international cargobike festival (ICBF) has been looking for a good partner event for some years in order to push the number of visitors and improve the exposure of this niche product in the bicycle industry. From 24-26 November the ICBF took place in Amsterdam together with Fully Charged Live.
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - KwikFit is set to play an important role in VanMoof's service network in the Netherlands as an official certified service partner. VanMoof has been thwarted by servicing issues in recent years, and this partnership will increase their service points to 80 across the country.
ZEIST, the Netherlands - The first half of 2022 saw a brisk increase in speed-pedelec sales in the Netherlands. From January to June the number of registered speed-pedelec increased to 2,129 units, or 11% more than the same period in 2021. After that followed a completely different period.
Faction Bike Studio, offering industrial design and engineering services to the bike industry, is growing rapidly. An important contribution to this growth is a unique prototype service. This service enables Faction Bike Studio to create a prototype for every step of the development process.
LELYSTAD, the Netherlands - Willem Buitenhuis has stepped down as general manager of Giant Benelux on 1 December to enjoy his retirement. He joined Giant in 2005 and a lot has changed in his time at the company since then.
SOESTERBERG, the Netherlands - It is possible to distinguish an Audi from a Peugeot from a distance, but this isn't yet the case with (electric) bicycles. Dutch bicycle designer Bob Vroegh is aiming to bring a change to this. "In the future bicycle brands are going to focus on their own characteristic design."
EINDHOVEN, the Netherlands - If buying an e-bike, one in four Europeans would choose a city e-bike. That is one of the conclusions noted in Shimano's third version of its large consumer survey. The study looked at the place e-bikes have in our societies and how Covid-19 and the events of 2020/2021 have inf
EEFDE, the Netherlands - Jeroen Snijders Blok, a former member of the Accell Group board of directors, suddenly passed away at the age of 62. As one of the current Accell Group founders, he worked for the company for more than 25 years and for the companies that are now part of the company.
DOETINCHEM, The Netherlands - A new type of moped is preparing to conquer Europe: the Brekr B4000. In terms of looks, this is reminiscent of an old-fashioned moped, but it is electrically powered and connected and therefore focused on the future. The Dutch creators utilised their knowledge from the bicycle industry to bring the product to market.
LADOUX, France - Michelin has launched the Pilot SX and Pilot SX Slick, two new BMX tires in its Racing Line range. They come with competition rubber compounds, sourced from Michelin road bike tyres. Vincent Ledieu, Michelin Bicycle Business Segment Manager explains the growing relevance of BMX.
DEN BOSCH, the Netherlands - At least 9% of the consumers in the Netherlands expect to buy an e-bike this year. According to recent market research by Multiscope this will result in a market volume of some 1.2 million e-bikes. That's a major hike on top of the already successful market last year.
MILPITAS, USA - Carbon frame printer Arevo has announced the introduction of the next generation high speed additive manufacturing system for large continuous carbon fiber composite structures. In addition to higher quality, the Aqua 2 is able to print four times faster than its predecessor. This enables the rapid, on-demand production of large (up to one cubic meter) custom composite parts.
NAARDEN, The Netherlands - Accell is accelerating its presence on the e-cargo bike market. With Carqon, the company launches a new luxury design brand on the market which immediately competes with brands such as Urban Arrow, Riese & Muller and Ca Go.
HEERENVEEN, The Netherlands - Accell Group has reported that bike sales rebounded in May after weak March and April sales as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions. In parallel, the company has arranged an additional credit facility as a
REHAU, Germany - Car parts manufacturer and polymer & plastics expert Rehau AG announced the termination of its e-bike brand Nuvelos.
ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands - The cycling industry's multi-day International Congress started this morning. Close to 200 top managers coming from a wide variety of companies have been welcomed aboard former cruise liner ss Rotterdam; the World Cycling Forum's maritime location. T
