DENVER, US — Belt drive manufacturer, Gates Industrial Corporation has upgraded and expanded its Carbon Drive product portfolio for e-bikes and bicycles. With new and improved components across four key product lines, the company's next-generation belts and components are being introduced "to enable advances in bicycle drivetrain design and meet the growing global demand."
LAS VEGAS, United States - Bicycle-to-Vehicle (B2V) communication was definitely one of the hot topics at the virtual edition of this year's Consumer Electronics' Show (CES). A series of exhibitors released new products at the event which is known for showing remarkable innovations.
KĖDAINIAI, Lithuania - The new factory for the world's largest family of bicycle brands, Pon.Bike, has started to take shape in Lithuania. Construction has now begun on the 12-hectare site. The factory, which will start operations in the summer of 2024 is part of Pon.Bike's strategy to produce bikes close to market.
TIMISOARA, Romania - Sport Mechanical Workshop SRL (SMW) is known for being one of the four exclusive assemblers for Decathlon in Europe. The Romanian company joined forces with the French sporting goods giant to launch phase two of its ambitious long-term strategy. At the beginning of the year they celebrated the start of a major new factory and there is more to come.
TIMISOARA, Romania - German Corratec is the next in the industry to start bicycle production in Romania. On 6 August the company celebrated the grand opening of its new production facility in Timișoara.
PARIS, France - After four years of strong growth, the French market value of bicycle, parts, and accessories combined decreased by 5.5% in 2023. "There's a dichotomy between bicycle use, which is still growing steadily, and new bike sales, which are running out of steam this year," explained Jérôme Valentin, vice president of the Union Sport & Cycle at the presentation of the 2023 market data.
MUNICH, Germany - "After five editions ISPO Bike did not generate enough exhibitors and visitors to continue this show concept", said Tobias Gröber of ...
MOSCOW, Russia - The Russian bike market didn't make any significant achievements in 2019. Sales is estimated at 3 - 3.5 million bicycles; half of that number is locally assembled with China made parts. The other half is imported directly from China. Only some 30,000 bikes are of internationally renowned brands.
E-bikes have gained considerable recognition in recent years, yet many of their accessories and parts remain similar to those found on ordinary bikes. Essentially, this limits their potential, which is why Bafang's GVT technology, and specifically the G500A, a new 5-speed gear hub, have set the stage to optimise the e-bike shifting experience.
Magene has independently developed a new solution for e-bike systems, composed of a controller, display, torque sensor, radar sensor, electronic shifting and an app. All components are fully adapted and connected and can be displayed and set via the app. Upgrades, updates, and the maintenance of software and hardware products can also be completed via the app, to maintain the best riding status for an e-bike at any time.
A battery is an integral part of any electric bicycle, helping to determine range, performance, and durability. In this article, we'll be looking at some of the current and upcoming trends in e-bike batteries.
For many people, the name Mivice is still more or less unknown. But this newcomer has already been able to attract plenty of attention since its foundation.
PARIS, France - Created three years ago by French entrepreneur Marc Simoncini, Angell Mobility has announced a partnership with BMW to manufacture the first e-bikes under the Mini brand.
Darfon Energy Technology (DET), an independent subsidiary from Darfon Group with an expertise in high-quality battery and charger solutions, marks the start of a new chapter as its EU battery factory comes to the Czech Republic.
OTTOBRUNN, Germany - To speed up their e-bike business, Porsche and Pon Holdings' investment vehicle Ponooc founded two joint ventures. "We see great potential for Porsche in e-bikes. This is why we are consistently expanding our activities in this area," says Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG.
After a few years of development, Tracefy, a scaleup from Delft, the Netherlands, had its commercial breakthrough in 2019. Since then, Tracefy's enthusiastic founders have seen their turnover double each year, and they have great growth expectations for this year again. For 2022, growth is even expected to triple.
The trend for fully integrated cable routing in e-bike designs is fully on. This has triggered leading e-bike connector manufacturer Higo to come up with their smallest signal connector range on the market. This new series, the micro M, has been designed for connections like displays, switches, brakes and sensors. The key feature of this series is the use of crimp contacts instead of soldered contacts.
MORGAN HILL, USA - As a model range, the name 'Globe' is not new to Specialized, but with the creation of a new business unit baring the same name, the company will target an all new group of customers.
ZHUHAI, China - Displaying for the first time at an international show, e-bike system supplier KHGears presented their integrated downtube motor at Taipei Cycle show.
The market for bikes and e-bikes in Europe is still experiencing strong growth as a result of the global pandemic. With continuous increase in demand and at the same time, challenges in the supply chain, bicycle and e-bike manufacturers need to secure their assembly capacity for quick changes in the market situation.
