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Things are moving in the UK with regard to e-bikes. But the volume is still far from the great promise that one of the biggest markets of Europe holds.

EL MAR, USA - Benno Baenziger, who was one of the creators of the Electra bike brand, is back with Benno Bikes. It's not an Electra 'replay', but about stylish Cargo & Urban bikes with electric assistance.

COLOGNE, Germany - Europe's bicycle buyers powerhouse Zweirad-Einkaufs-Genossenschaft eG - better known as ZEG - is stepping through its wholly owned subsidiary Eurorad Deutschland GmbH into the tourist business. Under the brand name Travelbike ZEG claims to create, "The largest rental network for e-bikes."

HANNOVER, Germany - To improve the everyday suitability of electrically powered cargo bikes in particular, Continental developed the CDS cargo product line. This product line is made up of an aluminum/stainless steel 12 millimetre sprocket and a carbon belt.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The annual market survey by the Velofollies cycle show indicate a sales increase on IBD level of 3% to 450,000 units in 2015. Just like in 2014, the 3% expansion is the result of the popularity of the e-bike.

MILAN, Italy - At the International Motorcycle Show EICMA in Milan 2014, Piaggio already announced its entrance on the e-bike market and showed a stylish model. Not much was heard from the Italian scooter manufacturer until last week when they again introduced the Wi-Bike.

LETOHRAD, Czech Republic - Czech company Agentura REPRO Ltd. develops, produces and sells a unique processor controlled device which allows reducing or cutting off the motor power during shifting. It brings e-bikes intelligent shifting and reduced transmission wear & tear.

AMSTELVEEN, The Netherlands - Again and again it surprises even the insiders of the Dutch market; how the sale of electric bikes keeps progressing in a marketplace where for years already e-bikes are THE number one trend. Contrary to expectations there's no question what so ever of saturation. In September sales again upped 12% resulting in an unprecedented high average sales price for bicycles.

MADRID, Spain - Close to 1.1 million bikes were sold in Spain last year. According to the 'Bicycle 2014' study by AMBE, the national association of manufacturers, importers and distributors in Spain, the number represented a 5.2% growth in unit sales. Consumption of cycling products grew bigger and even outperformed sales of all other sports categories.

AMSTELVEEN, the Netherlands - The age group 25-34 made up a bigger portion of all e-bike customers in the Netherlands in 2023 compared with 2022. In Germany e-bikes enjoyed a growing popularity among women and one-person households. These are just two of the findings of the annual e-bike monitor by market research institute GfK.

NUNSPEET, the Netherlands - High inventory level continues to be troublesome for the once successful Dutch e-bike brand Stella E-bikes. Investor DM Equity Partners, who previously held a 35% stake has seized power at the e-bike manufacturer and obtained a majority of the shares.

LONDON, England - Lavoie, the e-scooter unit of British Formula One engineering and technology firm McLaren Applied, has agreed to buy bankrupt Dutch e-bike brand VanMoof, Reuters is reporting today. The new buyer states that it plans to invest in stabilising and expanding the business. This includes a switch to using third party retailers.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Accell Group's 2022 financial report is a remarkable indication of the huge change in the industry from shortage to oversupply. In the second half of 2022 the value of the inventory hiked by 70% to €936 million. Pre-pandemic this value hovered between €300 million and €350 million.

SYDNEY, Australia - The photos of landfills with carbon bicycle frames which did not pass the production tests or were at the end of their life cycle went viral some years ago. The contradiction between the environmentally friendly image of the bicycle and the single-use carbon frame is striking. Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed new methods to solve this major source of waste.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - "The future of cycling is bright," said Huub Lamers, cycling section chairman of the RAI industry association announcing the 2022 e-bike and bicycle sales in the Netherlands. The average price per unit increased last year, but not all figures show a positive trend.

BERLIN, Germany - In addition to the regular market for e-bikes, the replacement market is becoming increasingly important in Germany. No less than 25% of consumers who intend to buy an e-bike already owns one. This is a significant increase compared to previous years.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - The Accell Group take-over has entered a new period of uncertainty. Less than 80% of the fully diluted shares were tendered under the KKR/Teslin offer when the acceptance period expired on June 3rd.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The much-discussed topic of supply chain constraints have had a direct impact on product availability. Due to the delivery problems, directly related to the corona pandemic, the e-bike and bicycle market in the Netherlands saw a record sales volume decline for 2021.

WOUDENBERG, The Netherlands - Cannondale is currently at the forefront of the news, following the recent announcement of Pon Holdings' planned acquisition of Dorel Sports before the end of Q1 in 2022. Cannondale is adding to the excitement by announcing the opening of a new assembly sites in the Netherlands and the US.