TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The lack of one central organiser of Taichung Bike Week might turn out to become the biggest hurdle for the event to overcome the current problems in the bicycle industry. Three hotels in Taichung's business district open up their rooms and banquet halls for exhibitors who invite their customers to come over. For the rest it is wait and see. This means a solid foundation and future vision for TBW are lacking.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - In response to the trend towards energy-efficient assembly technologies for bicycles, Transart has developed a decal that requires only one baking process. This technology was displayed at Eurobike.

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany - Eurobike remains worthy a visit for bicycle designers. This latest edition from 21 to 25 June 2023 was also brimming with innovation. Dutch dicycle designer Peter van der Veer reflects on the latest trends in design and form. He mainly saw a trend of an increasing number of different models in longtails, cargo, compact and fat bikes.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - In the weeks before Eurobike opened its doors for the last time in Friedrichshafen, it was unclear how many visitors would make the trip to Southern Germany. After two years without an international industry gathering, many from Europe were well prepared to attend the event

MUNICH, Germany - "Why are you exhibiting on a car show as bicycle company?" asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Kettler Alu-Rad's export manager Ole Honkomp. Angela Merkel attended the IAA Mobility last Tuesday to open the show

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - As with all other Asian bicycle parts manufacturers, saddle maker DDK Group has also reported overwhelming demand for their products. DDK's existing Vietnam factory in Thủ Dầu Một has a production capacity of 10 million saddles annually,

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The transformation of the Taiwanese industry from producing traditional bicycles and the appropriate components to e-bikes has created an all new dynamic. One of the showrooms for Taiwan's innovative strength is the annual design and innovation awards which is organised by the country's industry organisation Taiwan Bicycle Association (TBA) together with the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA). TBA Secretary General Gina Chang on the position of TBA now and after Covid-19.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Last Tuesday Taiwan's parliament passed the review of a draft bill to step up the fight against fake origin labels and certificates of origin. The bill was initiated by Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs after the government identified several companies that tagged Chinese products with fraudulent labels of origin in an attempt to avoid anti-dumping tariffs imposed by the EU on Chinese exports.

POZZOLEONE, Italy - Saddle manufacturer Sello Royal puts greater effort into trade marketing activities in order to improve the brand's presence in stores. "Our objective is to help dealers to increase the performance of their saddle business and ultimately the customer experience in the shops," says Selle Royal.

MOSCOW, Russia - One of two major Moscow bike shows - VeloPark - was held this year in February, much ahead of a 2019 bike season starting in April. A mild winter with a prospect of early spring prompted a hefty rise of interest to summer sports equipment.

MILAN, Italy - Prologo developed its latest saddle in close cooperation with the Politecnico University of Milan. The design challenge at Polifactory, a multidisciplinary research laboratory of the University resulted in the Proxim W650.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's e-bike exports soared in volume and in value during the first nine months of this year. Export volume upped by 48 percent and reached nearly 200,000 units. Money-wise Taiwan electric bicycle exports grew with 52 percent to USD 269 million.

WASHINGTON, USA - The Trump Tariffs on bicycles, e-bikes and bike products imported into the U.S. from China will enter into force next Monday, September 24. From that day onwards up to the end of the year a 10 percent tariff will be levied which is to be raised to 25 percent with the start of the New Year.

OSTERMUNDIGEN, Switzerland - The UCI's announcement to allow disc brakes to be used in all road competition as of 1 July 2018 is welcomed by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI). Both organisations worked closely together on this case since 2015.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - An iconic brandname is celebrating its rebirth at this year's Eurobike. It's Sachs. In Hall A1, on stand 401, the brandname is proudly presented on an e-bike mid-motor which will be produced by ZF. This company is one of the largest automotive parts makers in the world.

LUXEMBOURG - Earlier today the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed the appeal of the European Bicycle Manufacturers Association (EBMA)

THE HAGUE - the Netherlands - After months of negotiating, the new Dutch government agreed to invest 2 billion euros additionally into mobility.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - The e-bike and its components are certainly not that widely visible at the Taichung Bike Week 2017, which started earlier today,

MOSCOW, Russia - Renowned names like Shimano, Schwinn, Cube, Specialized, Merida, Haibike and Marin were there through their distributors.

BOULDER, USA - The potential of the US e-bike market can best be illustrated by the 'e-bike update page' in the first ever annual report of the BPSA