BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission has decided to classify e-bikes powered via a generator and not driven via a chain as regular 25 km/h and 250W e-bikes excluded from Regulation 168/2013 following Article 2.2(h). Until now for these bikes type-approval in the L-category was required. This proved to be a legal bottleneck for technological development and successful market introductions.
LONDON, UK - The UK has finally laid out in detail its proposed harmonisation legislation to bring its electric bike legislation in line with Europe. ...
GRÜNHAIN-BEIERFERLD, Germany - The Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke AG (MIFA) started a cooperation with Elektromotorenwerk Grünhain GmbH (EMGR). This ...
GAND, Belgium - The European Commission and ETRA have reached a compromise on the e-bike power limitation which no longer blocks market entry for ...
HUTTWIL, Switzerland - The high end e-bike brand Flyer was the most remarkable one in dramatic the e-bike test of the German Automobile Tourist club ...
BERLIN, Germany - The ADAC/Stiftung Warentest publication on e-bikes last week incited a witch-hunt on Europe's largest market for e-bikes. E-bikes in ...
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Bike Europe has updated its database for European laws and regulations on bicycles; the trade in bicycles as well as P&A. ...
In response to reports on the two incidents with electric bicycles at the Belgian postal services, the European associations ETRA and RECHARGE made a ...
GIVISIEZ, Switzerland - With a recent ruling of the UK Intellectual Property Office the case between the owners of the name of AC/DC's lead singer Bon Scott and Scott Sports SA the legal dispute has come to an end. Scott Sports had filed the case in 2020/2021 with regard to the application of the trademark for clothing items and sunglasses.
LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg - Four suspects have been arrested in The Netherlands on suspicion of large-scale customs fraud involving bicycles imported from China. The value of the alleged fraud is over €7 million.
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.
It is foremost about stability and reliability; about securing supply chains as well as being more cost effective, faster and more flexible. All that comes with close-to-market production; with production in Europe. And in particular with e-bike production. But making the switch to producing electric bicycles requires considerable investments. It calls for robotization wherever possible, needed for reaching a 90 seconds flow time. All this is transforming bike production in Europe that stands to quadruple in volume in the next five years.
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands - Approximately 3,500 fatbikes have been seized by the Dutch authorities due to not meeting the legal requirements of an e-bike, but that of a moped. This requires a different type approval. Fatbikes, in some cases tampered with, have become immensely popular amongst younger riders in the Netherlands prompting calls for more law enforcement in the market.
MAASTRICHT, The Netherlands - Will globalisation come to an end because of the various supply crises? Professor Bart Vos doesn't believe so: "Reshoring is mainly geopolitical mood-making." Bike Europe spoke to him about the state of affairs and current developments in supply chain management.
ZEIST, the Netherlands - The reshoring of European bicycle production continues to gain momentum as demand grows and supplies tighten. Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is seeing an influx of big and mid-scale players entering the market. Bike Europe takes a look at the current status...
The first World Cycling Forum that takes place June 7 and 8 in Porto, Portugal, has finalized its agenda. Presentations by high-level keynote speakers on
The busy agenda of the World Cycling Forum 2017 also includes Q&A sessions with the speakers, workshops, panel discussions and networking opportunities
TIMISOARA, Romania - Aerial footage shows the sheer size of the building process currently taking place in Romania. When construction started last year, it was announced to become Europe's biggest bike factory. It will be operated by Decathlon partner, Sport Mechanical Workshop.
By participating in the World Cycling Forum you will be able to join an exceptional network where both academics and representatives from other industries
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - 'Better understanding of how to implement Manufacturing 4.0 in your business' is one of the main topics of the 2018 World Manufacturers Forum powered by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI). The final seats for the forum are now available.
