VOUZELA, Portugal - The high-tech carbon frame production facility of Carbon Team has been inaugurated by Portugal's Minister of State for Business and Digital Transition, Pedro Siza Vieira. The first frames made by Carbon Team have already been certified after passing rigorous lab tests in Germany.
BREMBATE, Italy - The Vittoria2GO is the first B2B service allowing to subscribe to a tyre and pay on a monthly basis. "We have specifically designed it for bicycle leasing and rental companies,
PARIS, France - Hutchinson Cycling has developed Gridskin - a tyre reinforcement technology which it says, "has the potential to significantly reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing". Two limited edition Gridskin models are being released which can be manufactured with less waste and fewer processes whilst maintaining a high performance.
AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - The SunRider cargo bike is equipped with highly efficient solar cells, which deliver 545 Wp. Thanks to the solar cells, the e-bike charges sustainable electricity while riding.
WOUDENBERG, The Netherlands - Extreme market fluctuations, a new business model overhaul, repositioning of the brand... it has been a busy couple of years for Cycling Sports Group (CSG) Europe and its leading brand, Cannondale. From the new headquarters in Woudenberg, the Netherlands, the company is now preparing for the next stage in its growth. Upstream investments are on the horizon.
A fair trade resource for green mobility: The Marathon E-Plus rolls on fair trade rubber - as the first bicycle tyre worldwide. Schwalbe is the only tyre manufacturer associated with Fair Rubber e.V., which pays out the full amount of the premiums to small farm cooperatives.
CLERMONT FERRAND, France - Michelin has extended its range of All Mountain MTB tyres, the Force AM2 and the Wild AM2, which are part of its Competition Line and designed to meet the expectations on all types of terrain.
JOURE, the Netherlands - Cannondale's latest Mavaro Neo with its built-in intelligent daytime running light is Spanninga's latest custom-made project. The company states that "customisation is growing in popularity in the bicycle world and there is a boom of new technologies to create higher performance with lower power consumption."
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Swapfiets, the Dutch bicycle concept known for its recognisable blue front-tired rental bikes and e-bikes, has reached a new milestone of 200,000 customers in four countries, doubling the number of customers in a year. Popularity outside of the Netherlands is driving the accelerated growth.
ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands - The upcoming World Cycling Forum, taking place on June 4 and 5 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, offers participants the opportunity to visit the Cycling Laboratory of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).
ÁGUEDA, Portugal - The bike-sharing project in the country's capital Lisbon developed by Miralago created an important spin-off for the company.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Goodyear debuted at this year's Eurobike which marked the second outing, after Sea Otter, of the US tyre brand in the bike business. Goodyear is in the process of staging a targeted launch in North America and in a variety of European countries.
MADONE, Italy - In the past five years Vittoria has been working intensively on the integration of wonder material Graphene in the rubber of its tyres.
Is it finally living up to the promises; is the revolution in tyres really coming now? It appears so now a new patent has been announced by Graphene
DOETINCHEM, the Netherlands - As a result of the persistent success of electric bikes in Europe, manufacturers, importers and dealers
There's a new breed of carbon fibers arriving. They are suited for use in bike frames, parts as well as in bike wear; products prone to high impacts.
PARIS, France - In volume and turnover the French bicycle market followed the European trend of growing business last year. Not only bicycles and accessories, but also e-bike sales are up substantially and becoming trend-setting. In 2014 the total value of the bike and P&A market increased by 7.5% to €1.616 billion.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - In the spring of 2016 Media Markt plans to start with the sale of electric bikes. At last week's Eurobike show representatives from the electronics retail giant were having talks with potential suppliers.
BERLIN, Germany - The two-wheeled equivalent of self-driving cars was unveiled at last month's Eurobike. A Berlin-based electromobility company, coModule, presented a prototype of a fully autonomous e-bike.
GAND, Belgium - At Eurobike the TWIN consortium will present the electric bicycle training, which they have been developing in the past 1.5 year. The, with the support of the European Commission, developed training package is targeting all training institutes in Europe.
