A new manufacturing process called DBGM makes it possible to for Wittkop to produce light weight soft saddles.

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CHAVENAGO DI BRIANZA, Italy (Oct 25) - Velo, the leading Taiwanese saddle maker, has recently opened up a European branch. Headed by Salvatore Truglio, ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Which battery cabinet provides sufficient protection when an e-bike battery catches fire? Many bicycle industry entrepreneurs are uncertain about the products available. The German VDMA 24994 standard is intended to help separate the good from the bad. According to Bart van de Broek of Dutch financial services provider Nationale-Nederlanden, it will soon be clear whether this standard will also apply across all of Europe.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission announced this morning to maintain the anti-dumping as well as countervailing duties on e-bikes imported from China for another 5 years. The Commission has opted for the imposition of per company targeted dumping duties. The dumping duties vary from 9.9% for Giant Electric Vehicle up to 70.1% for a group of non-cooperative companies.

FRANKFURT, Germany - Eurobike organiser fairnamic GmbH has expanded its leadership team by appointing Adrien Sockeel, an experienced professional from the bicycle and e-mobility industry, as the new head of sales.

奧地利，韋爾斯（WELS）－摩托車公司KTM AG於11月底提交自主管理的重組申請後，其母公司Pierer Mobility AG便於12月17日委託Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG重整所有權架構。

比利時，布魯塞爾（BRUSSELS）－隨歐盟新《電池法》（Batteries Regulation）於2023年8月上路，自行車產業對於其中關於可維修性的第11條規定格外關注。歐盟執行委員會（以下簡稱執委會）現已發布指引，以促進落實該法規，並針對廣受討論的單顆電芯更換議題提供進一步說明。

美國，華盛頓州（WASHINGTON）－在全球面臨關稅角力與貿易摩擦之際，2024年的美國自行車市場傳出好消息。美國海關最新數據顯示，該國常規自行車進口量自2021年驟降之後，再次回升。不過，由於中國為美國市場最大供應國，市場仍充滿變數。

A legal battle has been fought between the European Bicycle Manufacturers' Association (EBMA), Bulgarian bike maker Maxcom Ltd, the Council of the European

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The transition of Taiwan from a bicycle to e-bike exporting country has really picked up. Nevertheless, statistics from the country's

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - As Scandinavia's primary tradeshow for both consumers and industry participants, the Copenhagen Bike Show 2025, continues to grow. Held in the first weekend of March, this year's edition set new records for both visitor and exhibitor numbers.

BENTONVILLE, USA - The Arkansas Global Cycling Accelerator has selected 10 innovative companies for its program from a broad pool of international applicants. These companies represent the cutting edge of cycling technology and innovation, from performance analytics platforms to e-bikes and custom manufacturing.

荷蘭，海倫芬（HEERENVEEN）－Accell Group執行長Tjeerd Jegen將卸任並改任該集團監事會主席，該集團營運長Jonas Nilsson將接任執行長一職。執行長的交接流程將在2025年4月1日前完成，主席交接流程預計於今年稍後進行，以符合公司治理規範中的「冷靜期」（cool-off period）。

WASHINGTON, USA - To counter the rapidly increasing number of accidents with e-bikes, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has initiated a rulemaking proceeding. They have invited all industry stakeholders to comment on the risk of injury associated with mechanical hazards of e-bikes and plans to develop new standards to address these risks.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement to exclude e-bikes from insurance obligations. It is part of complete set of rules to better protect road accident victims.

The European Commission has used this year's transition period for the new e-bike type-approval. One major issue was the categorization of speed e-bikes.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The expensive replacement of e-bike batteries at the end of their life cycle sometimes results in batteries from unknown sources. ...

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - "The e-bike product group does hold a danger in itself. This concerns the safety of Speed Pedelecs. Legislation about ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - 17 of the 28 EU member states have now completely implemented the WEEE 2 directive. WEEE is aimed at improving the collection and ...