DELFT, the Netherlands - For the last 2 years, Ere Research and CarbonX, a spin-off of TU Delft, have been working on the development of a brand new material for high-performance road bike tyres. The Ere Genus CCX tyre was launched at the Tire Technology Expo in Hannover.
REUTLINGEN, Germany - E-bikes with a Bosch drive that are delivered without battery. It is the talk of the town in the Netherlands, but also applies to other markets. Bike Europe asked Bosch about the reason for these delivery problems and how they are handling the issue.
GELDERMALSEN, The Netherlands — For many years it was thought that the bicycle and e-bike were fully developed in terms of shape, but the opposite is true. Gert-Jan van Breugel of the Dutch design agency, Modyn, explains how technology mainly associated with an e-bike has given design trends a new impetus. "The bicycle is really diversifying," he tells Bike Europe.
HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - "While demand across our regions and product categories remained strong in 2021, we cannot close our eyes for the significant uncertainties we face in the world today and how these can impact our business and performance," said Accell Group CEO Ton Anbeek today at the presentation of the annual results. Last year the company's net sales increased by 6% to € 1.377 billion.
MAASTRICHT, the Netherlands - Shimano has acquired a minority interest in Europe's largest independent service organisation, Get Bike Service (GBS). Both parties have agreed that no further details about the amount of this interest will be disclosed.
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - E-bike component manufacturer, enviolo has been taken over by private equity firm Inflexion. According to Dutch financial newspaper, Financieele Dagblad, an estimated $250 million (€219 million) is being invested into the company to support further growth in key markets.
BANGKOK, Thailand - Vittoria Group has announced its second multi-million investment this year. This time the company says the funding will g to construction of a new factory in Thailand. Vittoria's production partner in Lion Tyres Thailand (LTT) will expand its factory premises from 36,000 to 52,000 square meters
NUNSPEET, the Netherlands - Shimano Service Centers and other Shimano dealers can now provide 3rd party battery services for e-bikes specified with Shimano Steps drive units. Previously dealers requiring support with such 3rd party batteries had to reach out to the e-bike manufacturer or the battery manufacturer. But now Shimano is optimising this handling process.
Now the summer is officially over, it is time to prepare for the upcoming season. On June 24 the Dutch government gave trade fairs the green light to continue their events safely, thus the past months were busy times for the team of the trade event Vélovak. As long as people are able to keep 1,5 meters distance between each other, there is no limit to the number of people for gatherings.
SEOUL, South Korea - Puncture-resistance specialist Tannus has been awarded the 2019 'IP-R&D Outstanding Institution Award' by the South Korean government in recognition of the brand's work to secure its intellectual property.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Last September's Eurobike saw the premiere of X-Cobra premium made in Taiwan (electric) Mountainbikes. The heritage of this brand is special as X-Cobra Bikes is a subsidiary of Aprove; the Taichung, Taiwan based frame maker.
BREMBATE, Italy - At booth B4-308 3T Cyling is presenting its most recent innovation; the Strada which stands for "reinventing the aero road bike
The Velotto is an integrated system to adjust the tyre pressure of a MTB, Beach racer or a Fat bike. The prototype was presented at this autumn Bike Motion
BERLIN, Germany - Bike-ID UG, a startup focusing on protecting bike-owners from bicycle theft, has announced the launch of its online bicycle registry that allows all international bike owners to register their two-wheelers for free.
AGUEDA, Portugal - Bike Valley Portugal is gaining momentum as more bike component manufacturers are starting production here. Like a major maker of suspension forks whose production is planned to start here in the first quarter of 2017.
MORGAN HILL - The e-MTB market is expected to get a big boost with lots of newcomers for MY 2016. Also Specialized jumped on board with the introduction of their Turbo Levo range which contains no less than six models. The mid motor for the Turbo Levo was exclusively developed by Brose.
ULFT, the Netherlands - It is called 'Cudo' and gives an all new look to the style of the Bosch e-bike mid-motor. For e-bike manufacturers it aims on differentiating their Bosch specified e-bikes.
APELDOORN, the Netherlands - "We did not want just another mid-motor, but a product with its own riding characteristics that could add value to our e-bikes," said Sparta's commercial director Mark Kuper about the new ION mid-motor. As the innovative e-bike brand of the Accell Group, Sparta will launch the new developed mid-motor in their MY 2016 range.
SACHSELN, Switzerland - Electronic components which were well enough for a NASA mission, must be good enough to prove itself on the competitive e-bike market. That idea made Maxon, the Swiss specialist for high-performance micro motors, decide to develop an efficient rear-wheel drive for e-bikes.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Cheng Shin Tires - better known under its CST and Maxxis brands - has premiered its first tubulars. Cycle. A company spokesman said that it's CST's first step towards high-end tyres for (professional) road racing.
