Switching to omni-channel distribution has started. This is what the e-commerce battle entails and how it's to become decisive in the coming years.

瑞士，奧斯特蒙迪根（Ostermundigen）－國際自行車聯盟（Union Cycliste Internationale，簡稱UCI）宣佈他們近期未來將批准電動自行車競賽，WFSGI也跟緊腳步，將會組成專屬的委員會投入這塊領域。WFSGI已成立了臨時電動自行車小組，並從業界的角度為UCI提供各種可能性的建議。新成立的WFSGI電動自行車委員會在九月的Eurobike便已亮相。

As subscriber to Bike Europe you can read your trade journal online. Log in and view the digital editions of Bike Europe. Main topics in this edition: - Taiwan Transforms Successfully to E-Bikes - Multi-Million Investment by Merida in Europe - Eurobike Transforms from Dealer to Industry Show - Is Brussels Threatening Current Distribution?

Brose supplies automotive industry with 200 million electric motors every year. 500,000 e-bikes now use Brose drives. Here's how such drives looks like from the inside.  

Scratch M5 / Scratch M5 PAS is the new saddle line that uses 4.0 technologies. The saddles are innovative in terms of size, shape and ergonomics and they are suitable for multiple uses, such as road, off-road and triathlons.

The SLR, Selle Italia's most iconic saddle, has been a reference point as far as style, performance, comfort and lightness go. It supported champions such as Contador and Ballan and has now been renewed.

即將於6月4、5日於荷蘭鹿特丹舉辦的世界自行車產業論壇將集結各界專家進行精彩演講。他們將從不同的角度切入，說明自行車產業在永續發展和對抗氣候變遷的角色。

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Bicycle design, cycling culture, e-bike trends and future city are the four main themes of this year's Taipei Cycle Forum. The event which take place during Taipei Cycle, is hosted by show organizer Taiwan Foreign Trade Association (TAITRA).

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Increasing consumer spending, sunny weather during the summer of 2018 and an ongoing interest in e-mobility products led to an unprecedented market expansion in the Netherlands.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Even during the opening ceremony of the 32nd Taipei Cycle Show that started yesterday and runs until Saturday, it was a subject that two of the four official speakers referred to.

泰國，曼谷（Bangkok）－Vittoria宣佈發表第二代石墨烯輪胎（Graphene Tyre）。該公司總裁暨創辦人Rudie Campagne在他們靠近曼谷的複合工廠表示：「為不斷地超越極限，我們成功研發出新一代的石墨烯輪胎。」

To mark its centenary year, Thun has changed its logo and tagline to 'Next Century Please' for the whole of 2019. The celebrations will get under way in style at Bike Motion (booth no. A011) this March.

NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND - Registration is now open for the 2019 World Cycling Forum being held on 4 and 5 June 2019. The Conference, organized by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) and Bike Europe, takes place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

美國，費城（Philadelphia）－曾為美國自行車零售巨頭的Performance Bicycle確定將收掉所有經營商店。該大廠擁有104間分店及1,700位員工，未來將以電商模式來經營。這是Patrick Cunnane擁有的Advanced Sports Enterprise （ASE）申請破產之後的最新相關消息。

SANGERHAUSEN, Germany - Public bike sharing systems around Europe as well as in other parts of the world are increasingly being electrified. Also nextbike, the German bike sharing system provider that claims to be leading in Europe, is adding more and more electric bicycles to its fleets.

2019 will be a very special year for Thun, not least because the company is celebrating its centenary. Thun was founded exactly 100 years ago, in 1919, by Alfred Thun - the grandfather of the current owner Alfred Thun III, and the great-grandfather of Alexander and Christian Thun. To mark this impressive milestone

美國，拉斯維加斯（Las Vegas）－Schaeffler稍早在CES發表了Bio-Hybrid，作為新型的個人都會交通工具，也重新定義了電動自行車，而該車款即將進入量產。該公司於賭城的展會上表示：「我們將自行車的所有優點集合於一身，並排除掉像是不穩定等的缺點。」預計在2020年進入市場。

MORGAN HILL, USA - Specialized Bicycle Components announced a voluntary recall of specific 'Roubaix', 'Ruby', 'Diverge' and 'Sirrus' road models. They are specified with the brand's own innovative front damping system 'Future Shock'.

荷蘭，鹿特丹（Rotterdam）－世界自行車產業論壇日期確定，將於6月4日、5日登場。在2017年第一屆世界自行車產業論壇於波多成功落幕之後，WFSGI將再次與Bike Europe攜手合作舉辦這場業界的盛會。

美國，威爾頓（Wilton）－隸屬Dorel Industries的Cycling Sports Group宣佈Eugene Fierkens將擔任CSG Europe的總經理。現任總經理Adriano Nascentes將接任Dorel Juvenile Europe的營運長。