DELFT, the Netherlands - The Cycling Lab of the Delft Technical University (TU) opened its doors for the World Cycling Forum participants last month. In a series of presentations, they were informed on the background of the Cycling Lab and what this lab brings the bicycle industry.

HOOFDDORP, the Netherlands - The trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam provides a unique opportunity for e-bike manufacturers and importers. E-bike battery expert James Post offers collective battery production in Vietnam. Very competitive, up to 28 Ah and 8 years prorated warranty; a pioneer in safety monitoring.

Having passed the halfway point of 2019, which for Thun is also its centenary year, the company has strategically evaluated a number of challenges it expects to face in its next century.

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JOURE, the Netherlands - As part of a restructuring of the company which has resulted in the 3 companies that belong to the Spanninga group now operating under one identity towards customers, also management changes have taken place.

IWATA, Japan - The company has made a new for itself in motocross and even points to its DNA coming from motorsports. With that background Yamaha is now claiming to have set a new benchmark for hi-end e-MTBs with its new top mid-motor PW-X2.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - You can see them in more and more cities around Europe. And the numbers of docked and/or free-floating electric step-scooters on offer on the streets is growing like wildfire. As well as their use.

瑞士， GIVISIEZ－在六到八月時，運動用品供應商Scott Sports Group將邀請來自26國的1600間IBD參加其舉辦於瑞士Givisiez的Scott Week活動，受邀者屆時將能參觀該企業的新總部。Bike Europe得到機會能夠先一探究竟，該總部預計於九月正使啟用。

德國，施韋因富特（Schweinfurt）－就在董事總經理Susanne Peullo和KTM Industries AG執行長Stefan Pierer在2017年Eurobike首次發表Pexco GmbH之後，Pexco便進入新的階段。Stefan Pierer表示：「我們會加速接手Pexco的計畫，預計會在2021年完全接管，負責生產自行車及電動自行車。」

BERN, Switzerland - The Swiss e-bike sales broke a new record in 2018. As expected, the e-bike sales volume passed the threshold of 100,000 units. With a total of 111,000 units, almost every third bicycle sold in Switzerland was electrified.

斯洛維尼亞，Begunje－斯洛維尼亞的Elan d.o.o.目前的業務主要是生產滑雪板和帆船遊艇，不過在自行車產業也相當成功。該公司已被保加利亞的自行車製造商Leader 96收購，也因此讓人好奇Elan bicycles有沒有機會重回市場。尤其他們的新東家，芬蘭的投資商KJK Capital Oy計畫建立一個保加利亞的自行車王國。

ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands - Venture capital is investing billions of dollars into last-mile urban mobility products. As bicycles become cornerstones of urban mobility and policy, markets expand and new competitors and substitutes enter.

KOPRIVNICE, Czech Republic - The recently sold and the country's largest manufacturer Bike Fun International (BFI) has presented its fiscal year report 2020. Despite some discrepancies in the time period of reporting company figures, the overall result is clear.

LETOHRAD, Czech Republic - Panasonic is preparing their GX motor series to be compatible with Gearsensor, the intelligent shifting sensor. OEMs will be able to incorporate the mid-motor shifting sensor for the MY 2022 GX series motors.

台灣，台北－台北國際自行車展主辦貿協於一封信件中向所有參展商宣佈將於明年三月舉辦實體虛擬雙展。聲明中說道：「由於新冠疫情的不確定性加上無法預測明年的國際旅行限制，我們因此做出此決定。」

FIVE, the largest Italian electric bicycle factory, is continuing its expansion plan following a period of development, a point to which the market is proving as equally receptive. Read this interview with Gary Fabris.

SUZHOU, China - During a recent event in China, lithium battery manufacturer, Phylion, issued a new brand strategy and revealed the 'China electric vehicle lithium battery partner action' to further promote the development of lithium battery technology.

美國，華盛頓（Washington）－美國內政部（Department of the Interior）公佈電動自行車於公共場所的最終規範後，銷售預計將會上升。新規範更清楚定義電動自行車，並不再將其歸類為電動車輛。這讓地方土地管理者有權在非電動車道上使用電動自行車。

SCHLITTERS, Austria - Nox Cycles, the sister brand of Hawk Bikes, was founded 16 years ago by the late Lorenz Hoser and his team in Berlin. Since 2017 the company has relied on its own close to the market e-bike production site in Austrian Ziller Valley. Now the activities of local Nox Cycles Austria GmbH, based in Zell am Ziller, will be significantly expanded.

SOLOTHURN, Switzerland - The Swiss bicycle trade can look back on a successful 2019: the number of bicycles sold increased to 363,497 units, an increase of 5.2%. The sales growth in 2019 doubled compared with 2018. The market expansion was mainly due to high demand for e-bikes, where the market share increased from 32.3 to 36.6%, the industry association Velosuisse reported.