FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - What this year's Eurobike is making clear to all is that the business is migrating on an enormous scale.

The bicycle industry seems to have found an effective way to prevent bicycle theft. It's by using a GPS tracker integrated in a bike lock. According to a

PARIS, France - The French bike market has registered growth for the third year in a row. According to the French bicycle observatory

DENKENDORF, Germany - The Pinion C-line gearboxes come standard with two years manufacturing warranty. From now on, owners of Pinion C-Line

OSTERMUNDIGEN, Switzerland - The Responsible Sport Initiative (RSI) is initiated by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI)

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The link with cycling is being shaped more firmly as the outdoor sector focuses on the urban lifestyle trend.

Accell Group宣佈該公司正停止與Pon Holdings於4月11日的出價競標進行探索性商討。該公司甚至是在Pon提高了對Accell股份的出價至每股33.72歐元（之前為每股32.72歐元）之後才宣佈此訊。其發表的聲明中有較深入地說明拒絕Pon Holdings提案的原因。

美國，波德(Boulder)－在今年的頭3個月，美國境內供應商至經銷商的運輸量掉了15%。3月的運輸量與去年的相比更是特別地低，這表示美國的經銷商依舊飽受高庫存的折磨。

韓國，首爾(Seoul)－電池製造商Samsung SDI預期電動自行車銷量會快速成長。根據該韓國公司，適用於電動自行車的鋰離子電池市場今年將會增長18%，而接下來幾年的需求量將會持續擴增。

The World Cycling Forum features an impressive line-up of keynote speakers. It includes bicycle industry insiders as well as highly respected specialists

月台北自行車展上，Fritz Jou表示其位於葡萄牙的自行車製造廠已開始進行建設。該廠位於葡萄牙靠近Agueda的自行車谷(Bike Valley)，預計在該地假期(7月)開始以前便能做好準備。

台灣，台北－有公司在上週的台北自行車展中宣布即將把自行車及電動自行車的零件生產從亞洲轉移到歐洲，開起「製造業回流」(reshoring)新的一頁，以提升供應鏈彈性。碳纖維零件的生產即將於歐洲開始。

JAKOBSTAD, Finland - Herrmans Oy Ab have completed the first phase of its factory expansion and modernization. The bicycle parts makers plans an increase in production of some 50% in the next five years.

阿肯色州，小岩城－美國新任總統川普大力推行美國國內的製造業，促使這股風氣更加盛行。而標榜美國手工製造的HIA Velo很剛好地也在這個時機將碳纖維車架的生產移至阿肯色州。

土耳其，埃斯基謝希爾－在葡萄牙的Triangle旁邊，第二個主要生產鋁製車架的製造廠正在歐洲出現，這些車架將會用於運動自行車及電動自行車。Korel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS現在也正加入使用大型機器生產鋁合金車架的行列。該公司位於伊斯坦堡東南方約300公里處，其聲稱每年產能約100萬件，並且已開始生產。

荷蘭，杜廷荷姆（Doetinchem）－Bike Europe今年最終刊（平面雜誌第22期）完整版上線，歡迎點閱。

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.

DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - The electrification of bicycles is opening new frontiers. It's now firmly established as THE main trend which is starting to also dominate the P&A sector.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - An increasing number of Taiwanese bicycle companies are relocating their production back from China to Taiwan.

"E-Cargo Bikes are a great alternative for some 20 percent of all delivery vans currently operating in large cities." This is the conclusion of a recently published two-year study into the use of "Light Electric Freight Vehicles" for city logistics by the