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。