法國，PERIGNY- 曾是Decathlon 和 Intersport的主要自行車製造商的Planet Fun已被La Rochelle法院置於保護程序之下。Planet Fun替Look代工組裝業務維持在低檔，目前同時也是Cube在法國的經銷商。明年四月La Rochelle法院的裁定將決定該公司的未來。

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹- 「運動用品製造業的未來」論壇、亞洲市場報告、全新電池管理系統與電池收集新法規的深度報告、Institute for Bicycle Technology的Dirk Zedler對減少產品回收的訪談內容及更多完整深入報導刊載於Bike Europe 1月/2月號雜誌，現已完整上載。

法國，LYON- Vélo Capital Partners (VCP) 宣佈推出合併和收購 (M&A) 服務，此為其持續努力將自身定位為領先的全球自行車產業金融服務公司的一部分。

HADSUND, Denmark - Cykelgear.dk is moving to a new warehouse which is the biggest in Scandinavia. The Danish P&A and bikes webshop that also targets dealers is growing rapidly.

PARIS, France - Last week the chairman of the European Bicycle Manufacturers' Association (EMBA) Brian Montgomery passed away. For years he was top of mind for lots of executives in the European bike sector as well as the ones in Asia. In particular as he was leading this effective trade block for over thirty years.

HEERENVEEN, the Netherlands - Against the background of a European bike market which Accell Group's CEO René Takens characterizes as slightly increasing in 2015, the holding company for numerous bike companies recorded continued growth. In the third quarter of this year Accell grew in virtually all countries and booked a higher result. E-MTBs in particular contributed to the strong results.

加拿大，MONTREAL- Dorel Industries正受美元升值、巴西Caloi商譽和顧客關係資產減值損失、重組和其他支出所苦。這家旗下擁有Cannondale、GT、Mongoose、Sugoi等品牌並在2013年8月取得Brazilian Caloi的公司，和2014年1950萬美元(1820萬歐元)的淨收入相比，其第三季虧損達880萬美元(820萬歐元)。

BAD SODEN, Germany - The safety standards for bicycles are being globalized. It is the result of a long term discussion between industry stakeholders, test-houses and experts from universities in Europe, America and Asia. On September 1, 2015 the first ISO 4210-2 has been published. This is the safety standard for City-/Trekking-/MTB/Road- and Young Adult bikes.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - At the mid October held Taichung Bike Week prices were a much discussed matter. In particular as the costs for raw materials like steel and aluminium have been dropping by 30 to 40% lately while also labour cost increases were limited in China this year. Will this bring lower prices for ModelYear 2016 and 2017 bikes?

台灣，台中- 正當參展商和參觀者在10月23日星期五打包整理的時候，台中自行車週發起者和主辦人Steve Fenton正回顧這一次成功的活動。「很多人又再一次確認這就是產業所需要的活動類型。」任職於總部在台灣的Pro-Lite的Steve Fenton說。

SANGERHAUSEN, Germany - In a special session the Sangerhausen city council paved the way for the relocation of bike maker MIFA within the same community were MIFA has been based for over a century.

愛爾蘭，CORK- 世界最大網路自行車商店-Chain Reaction Cycles Ireland Ltd.的業務成長為6%，和其他網路商店動輒兩位數的成長相比之下，遜色許多。

NANJING, China - Last Monday the 5th Asia Bike trade Show taking place in Nanjing closed its doors after 13,224 visitors - 8,866 trade visitors and 4,358 bike fans - joined the exhibition. Here a total of 433 (2014: 487) brands, of which 72 percent international, presented their product innovations across over 40,000m² of exhibition space.

BIELEFELD, Germany - To improve its service level for retailers, Hebie developed an on-line after sales platform for its replacement parts. This should make it easier to order replacement parts and speed up deliveries.

VALKENBURG, the Netherland - In the spring of 2017 Shimano Europe plans to open its cycling, fishing and rowing Experience Center in the Southern part of the Netherlands. Yesterday the company signed a letter of intent with the municipality of Valkenburg, the Dutch province of Limburg, architects and the 'Wyckerveste' former brewery site developers.

LAKE FOREST, USA - The announcement by Tenneco Inc. last July to discontinue its Marzocchi MTB and motorcycle fork suspension business and to liquidate its Marzocchi operations created a lot of turmoil in the bicycle industry. Clarification on what's to happen is expected to be announced at Interbike.

LUDHIANA, India - After acquiring a majority 51% stake in UK based Avocet, India's biggest in bikes Hero Cycles Ltd remains on a buying spree. The company says to be in the midst of forging strategic alliances with number of European companies and is at Eurobike for more brand buyouts and possible technical joint ventures. All this must ultimately lead to a full-fledged production base in Europe.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - Bike Europe August 2015 edition is available at Eurobike. You can pick up your free copy at the Media Boxes located at Foyer West and East. It's also possible to get a free copy at the Bike Europe booth located in Foyer West booth 106.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Surely it must be a first in history; during the first half of this year net income/net profit growth among bike companies was the highest of all other transport industries including automotive, trucking, aerospace and the automotive suppliers.

日本，東京 -Shimano 2014年自行車零件銷售成長了26.1％，此領域的淨銷售額和2015年上半年的數字成長相似。自2013年起，Shimano公司自行車零件的淨銷售額，已飆過50％了！