ZEIST, the Netherlands - As the year draws to a close the Bike Europe team would like to thank you for your continued support throughout this challenging year.

ÁGUEDA, Portugal - The steadfast dedication to sustainability was one of the reasons to announce Miranda Bike Parts as the Portuguese winner of the European Sustainability Award.

LONDON, England - Last-mile electric fleet solution provider Zoomo is partnering with EAV (Electric Assisted Vehicles) to extend its product portfolio to suit all urban logistics use cases. The partnership will see EAV e-cargo bikes integrated into the Zoomo platform in the UK and Europe.

MONTEREY, USA - With the US lacking a well-attended Eurobike-like event, Sea Otter is now a must attend event of the North American cycling season for brands, industry leaders, top retailers, and the media. That the show has an international draw was confirmed by Sea Otter CEO, Frank Yohannan; "This year we had 125 brands from foreign markets in attendance, a record."

ZEIST, The Netherlands - The February edition of Bike Europe magazine (issue 1/2023) is now available to read online in our digital magazine section. As the market prepares for challenging year ahead, this edition examines the current state of affairs as the bicycle industry prepares to face the headwinds in the market.

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FRANKFURT, Germany - Eurobike will have at least 400 new exhibitors when it returns to Frankfurt this year. Not only is the number of participating exhibitors increasing, the expo area will also be expanded compared to last year, the organisers Fairnamic have announced. Eurobike will be held from June 21 to 25 in Messe Frankfurt.

DEVA, Romania - The announced insolvency of Prophete Group last December immediately raised questions about the impact on the Eurosport DHS SA operation in Romania. Prophete holds 47.5% of the Romanian company. Reason enough for Eurosport DHS CEO Tianqi Yang to issue an official statement on the current situation.

BOCHOLT, Germany - Bicycle manufacturer and omnichannel provider Rose Bikes, has 45,000 bicycles in stock that cannot be assembled due to missing parts. Furthermore, the brand has also slashed sales prices by 15%, probably to improve the company's cash position.

MILAN, Italy - The character of the Italian industry show EICMA has changed considerably over the past few years. The bicycle industry returned to this Milan based event six years ago thanks to the e-bike. This year the motorbike industry has clearly embraced the promising market of e-bikes while the bicycle industry itself was almost absent this year, with some exceptions.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Mixing a trade and consumer show always raises questions about the efficiency for each exhibitor. It wasn't any different during the first Eurobike edition in Frankfurt last July. Eurobike announced to align the specific requirements of the exhibiting companies and to offer customised packages.

NOTTINGHAM, UK - John Macnaughtan spent 48 years at Raleigh and Sturmey-Archer which put him in the center of the global bicycle industry until he retired in late 2012. In his recently published memoirs he gives a little inside in this fascinating area when the industry saw a decisive transformation.

DENKENDORF, Germany - Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) is the new majority shareholder of Pinion, alongside the Pinion founders, managing directors and shareholders. "We are expanding our addressable market and entering untapped categories such as urban mobility and services beyond our existing powersports and marine products," said José Boisjoli, President and CEO of BRP.

SHENZHEN, China - Topband, the Chinese manufacturer of controllers, motors and lithium batteries for a range of industries is entering the e-bike mid-motor market for the first time. Building up from batteries to a complete e-bike drive system offering, the company displayed its new lightweight motor at Eurobike.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Danish start-up Pentalock enjoyed its second ever outing to Eurobike for this year's event. In contrast to a year ago, the anti-theft solution is making a market entrance in the Netherlands and is ready to scale-up production as CEO and co-founder Emil Norup explained to Bike Europe.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - In March 2023 the physical edition of the Int'l Taipei Cycle Show will open its door again, organiser TAITRA has announced. As the world is gradually lifting its travel restrictions and co-existing with COVID-19, TAITRA expects more international visitors to attend the show.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - The extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of Accell Group, which took place on Friday 20th May, voted in favour of the recommended public offer. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) and Teslin Alpine Acquisition initial offer was €58 making the total amount €1.56 billion.

VICENZA, Italy - For component manufacturer Campagnolo the market boom and supply chain constraints have triggered a renewed ambition to increase the global brand awareness and salience. For 2020-2022 the company reports the strongest sales growth since the 1980s giving the Italians confidence to dream bigger and expand significantly to capitalise on its recent growth.

NUREMBERG, Germany - Tao Wang holds the dual role of managing director of SFM Bikes GmbH and CEO of Zweirad Union eMobility GmbH, which took over German bicycle manufacturer Sachsenring Bike Manufaktur last year. Bike Europe spoke to her to find out about the new production synergies.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - On March 10th, Taipei Cycle will host the Future of Sports Tech Forum. During the full day program industry speakers will address points of concern for members of the sports industry and the effects of technology on the industry's future.