MUNICH, Germany - The German branch of retail giant Sport 2000 GmbH announced that it integrate the product category bicycles more prominently in its outdoor offering. The concept will be offered to retailers in the five countries where Sport 2000 GmbH operates: Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland.
ZEIST, The Netherlands - The June edition of Bike Europe magazine (issue 3/2023) is now available to read online in our digital magazine section. With Eurobike around the corner, this issue reflects on the momentum this brings to the industry despite the current challenges of high inventory and declining sales.
VILNIUS, Lithuania - The announcement by Pon Holding to construct a new e-bike and bicycle factory in Lithuania started a string of reactions in this small Eastern European country. With this new dynamic, the country has put itself on the map as the next bicycle production hub in Europe.
BÜHL, Germany - The time has finally come: Schaeffler Automotive Buehl GmbH & Co. is starting production of its 'Free Drive' digital drive technology developed by Schaeffler Group and Heinzmann. Production capacity is planned to steadily increase over the next few years.
ENSCHEDE, the Netherlands - "How can we make cycling safer? What about bicycles that could prevent accidents and detect dangerous situations? As part of his study on cycling safety Georgios Kapousizis, PhD student at the University of Twente, the Netherlands asks for your opinion on this topic.
HEFEI, China - The strict COVID regulations imposed in Shanghai made the organisers of the China Cycle 2022 decide not just to postpone the show, but also relocate the event almost 500 km east to Hefei, the capital of the Anhui province.
DIEREN, the Netherlands - As of this month Pon Holding will make Gazelle e-bikes also available in Italy. The Dutch bicycle manufacturer owned by Pon Holdings says the move ties in with its international growth ambitions. Gazelle has also announced a new managing director as of March 1st, 2022.
ITTIGEN, Switzerland - Since 1999, vertical supply relationships between manufacturers, wholesalers (distributors) and retailers are governed by an EU Vertical Block Exemption Regulation ("VBER") defining which business practices are permitted under EU competition laws and which are not.
On Thursday 2 September, LEVA-EU organizes an information meeting on hot topics on the agenda. These include the review of technical legislation for e-bikes and all other LEVs, the standardization for e-bikes, e-cargobikes and personal transporters, the EU proposal for a new battery regulation and COP26.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Bike Europe's preview edition and Eurobike Countdown newsletters will highlight the news presented at this show. All exhibitors are invited to e-mail information about their newest products and services.
The 'Made in Italy' high-quality helmet manufacturer, Kask, has added three new helmets to its range. Tapping into the growth in urban mobility, the new models have been designed to specifically appeal to city riders.
STUTTGART, Germany - One of Europe's leading bicycle and outdoor e-commerce company's Internetstores Holding GmbH (owned by Signa Sports) is expanding its German online store sales portfolio with cargo bikes with their platform Fahrrad.de. Additional storage and an assembly and delivery hall will support the move. When successful, Internetstores might also start offering cargo bikes on their international platforms.
After virtually all events were cancelled this year due to Corona, Messe Friedrichshafen developed an all new road map for 2021 events. The 29th Eurobike will take place in the first week of September as well as a July order and preview event together with German retailer association BICO.
STUTTGART, Germany - To increase the efficiency of its returns processing, German bicycle and outdoor multichannel retailer Internetstores GmbH, has opened a state-of-the-art returns centre. The company, which has been growing for years, will use the new centre in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim to focus primarily on efficiency, whilst offering a sustainable workplace for employees.
HÜLLHORST, Germany - German compact bike pioneer and niche brand i:SY GmbH & Co. will discontinue its license agreement with production and distribution partner Hermann Hartje KG at the end of 2021.
MECHELEN, Belgium - Shimano Belgium and Lazer Sport are relocating to a brand new office in Mechelen, Belgium as per 1 July 2021, Shimano Europe has announced. "Better facilities to meet the future growth ambitions of both companies" is what has instigated the move.
SAINT-CYPRIEN, France - Founded in 2015, Easy Design Technology is the parent company of special bikes brand, Kiffy. Located at Saint-Cyprien, close to Saint-Etienne, the company is specialised in the development and the production of tricycles and more recently of longtail e-cargo bikes.
MADRID, Spain - Shimano Europe is setting up its own business operation in Spain for cycling components, cycling gear and fishing tackle, ending the exclusive distribution agreement with Macario Llorente. The operation will be named Shimano Iberia S.L.
Product innovations make the difference in the highly dynamic e bike market, even during the corona crisis. The market is looking for new ways to shows these innovations to the outside world. We will continue to cover these and make them available to our online readership, which includes some 20,000 bike professionals.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Eurobike 2020, with its later 24-26 November date re-scheduled due to Corona is adjusting its concept. This year's edition is being adapted to a business lounge concept for spec meetings with a particular focus on OEM, parts and components. The organisers also expect to have a more regional focus.
