On behalf of the Bike Europe team, I would like to thank you for your continued support during yet another eventful year.

MUNICH, Germany - On September 5th, 2023, the second edition of IAA Mobility will kick off in Munich. With a focus on sustainable and intelligently connected mobility solutions, the new motto for the event is 'Experience Connected Mobility'. The organisers have also adjusted the concept based on the response they received following the inaugural 2021 event.

LUDHIANA, India - Hartex Rubber has opened a new bicycle tube plant at its Ludhiana site, creating an additional daily capacity of 25,000 tubes. "The new tube unit, at an investment of INR 150 million (€1.8 million) has been set up to cater entirely for the export market," explains Varun Sureka, Director, Hartex Rubber.

I'm writing this blog while sitting on a train to Amsterdam. Once I arrive and walk to my destination, I'll need to watch out for a fairly recent phenomenon: fatbikes. I live in a quiet little village, so I thought it wasn't that big of a deal. But whenever I come to Amsterdam, I suddenly understand the alarming Dutch news headlines much better. These things can be dangerous!

SANGERHAUSEN, Germany - In the middle of the largest cycling boom ever, one of Germany's largest bicycle factories, Sachsenring Bike Manufaktur GmbH has applied for insolvency. It seems the company cannot get over its troubled MIFA history.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The new expert group of Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) has the ambition to become a unique think tank for cycling, attracting top strategic leaders and analysts from all sectors of cycling. The group will gather evidence and produce intelligence that will allow accurate market forecasting, stronger promotion of the industry, and better information for the industry as well as NGOs, policymakers and investors.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The corona pandemic hit the world, societies as well as economies in an unprecedented way. Like most other industries, also the e-bike industry came almost to a standstill. But the reasons differ per industry mainly as a result of how the supply chain has been organised.

ANNECY, France - Mavic's receivership has entered a new phase and a possible take-over is now under discussion. The renowned French business lawyer Didier Poulmaire aims to avoid Mavic's demise as he explained to the French national newspaper L'Equipe.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The cargo bike and cycle logistics industries represented via the international organizations Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) and European Cycle Logistics Federation (ECLF) have taken an active role in the development of the European standard for cargo bikes.

NEUSTADT A/D WEINSTRASSE, Germany - Thomas Seifert joined the management team of Sigma-Elektro GmbH as CEO. Thomas is known in the sports and cycling industry as Managing Director of Polar Electro GmbH Germany. He held this position until the end of 2017.

The busy agenda of the World Cycling Forum 2019 includes Q&A sessions with the speakers, workshops, panel discussions as well as ample networking opportunities during the breaks.

At Thun, we are well aware that an off-the-shelf center e-drive unit is not suitable for all electrified bikes. In this context, we have developed our X-CELL RT torque sensor.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's bicycle industry is changing its face. Finally, after years of decline in volume and value, more money is again coming in. Bike Europe's 4th online magazine focus on the turnaround of Taiwan's industry and what we can expect to find at the upcoming Taipei Cycle Show.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The first stop of the European tour of the Indian delegation representing the country's bicycle and components manufacturers was the CONEBI (Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry) office in Brussels yesterday.

MILAN, Italy - The combination of increasing e-bike sales and the cancellation of the Italian CosmoBike show in September results in a growing interest for participating in the e-bike section of the upcoming EICMA motorcycle and bike show. "The Italian e-bike market is recording a straing growth.

The well-known manufacturer of high-end bicycle luggage carriers Tubus announced a change in its sales strategy. In a statement the company announced that,

At Eurobike on September 1 at 5:00 pm in Room Rome the Advocacy Summit will show how successful strategic plans for cycling are selling more bikes in cities

There's a huge interest for the Bike Europe Conference on Supply Chain Flexibility - Increased Speed to Market that takes place August 30, 2016.

The wholesale distributor J&B Importers has acquired the BMX aftermarket and OEM brand Alienation. This company is best known to be first offering a.....

The strategy of Pon Bike Group member BBB Cycling for the German market will change drastically as of 1 September this year. From that date distribution...