TANNA, Germany - The bicycle industry took an active role when EN 15194 for e-bikes was developed. But so far only the motorcycle Industry took part in ...

Its not finalized yet in new type-approval regulations, but as it stands now 25 km/h electric bicycles with more than 250Watt motors will remain subject ...

The British BAGB (Bicycle Association of Great Britain) and CTC (Cyclist' Touring Club) stood up against the revision of e-bike regulation by the ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Worldwide the e-Bike industry is looking forward to the introduction of the new EN 15194 standard for Electronically Power Assisted ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Eight lawmakers from all political parties yesterday jointly proposed a bill to legalize electricity-operated bikes, that may help ...

The scope of the safety standard EN 15194 for EPAC's, Electrically Power Assisted Cycles are EPAC's with a voltage up to 48 DC, a maximum continuous ...

ITTIGEN, Switzerland - Two key topics challenging the bicycle and e-bike industry, sustainability and geopolitical issues are addressed in a new study by McKinsey & Company and the WFSGI (World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry). Is the industry prepared for 2025?

LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg - One individual and two companies have been found guilty of evading customs duties on the importation of e-bikes from China. The case was investigated and prosecuted by the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Brussels last week. In total, the three defendants were found guilty of evading €3.1 million in customs duties and were sentenced to a fine of over €15.5 million each.

WOKING, UK - The restart of VanMoof after the bankruptcy last summer had to come with a drastic change in strategy. VanMoof's new owner McLaren Applied subsidiary Lavoie, didn't give itself much time to study the best possible business model. Besides a revamped retail and service strategy, the company also restarted the supply chain of spare parts as well as the development of new components.

RAUBLING, Germany - For several years, German bicycle manufacturer Corratec has been looking for an additional production location in Europe. The family-owned company has finally found a suitable site on the outskirts of the Romanian university town of Timișoara. In February 2022 the first series of Co

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European bicycle industry has huge potential as the mobility landscape shifts to more sustainable forms of transportation, notes the recently published European Mobility Atlas 2021, a report analysing key facts and figures about transport in Europe.

ZEIST, The Netherlands - "Data is the missing piece of the narrative, and there is a basic need for standardisation in the bicycle industry," declared speaker Bartek Czerwinski during the Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) hosted webinar on Digital Solutions for the Cycling Industry. Here, newcomers in the industry explained their ideas for creating a level playing field to bring the bike industry up to a digital level in line with its automotive counterpart.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - For over 100 industry peers Eurobike 2018 started early; yesterday already. They participated in the Bike Europe Conference that this year digged deep into "The Scenes Behind Online Sales." Four speakers were lined-up to highlight the challenges that come with direct-to-consumers strategies.

AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - Accell Group subsidiary Babboe has issued a recall and replacement program for in total 22,000 cargo bikes. The first batches will be collected in the Netherlands and Germany in mid-April, after which the recall campaign will be rolled out in the other countries. All owners of these models will be offered a new bicycle or cargo bike.

CHICAGO, USA - SRAM issued a voluntary recall for its Avid SD7 bicycle mechanical rim brake for the North American market. SRAM

Winora Group's sports premium brand Haibike issued a voluntary recall of its Bosch equipped Xduro e-performance bikes. The recall includes models Race,

MOSS, Norway - Hamax is conducting a voluntary recall of its bicycle child seat Zenith Relax. The seat is a completely new 2015 model and has only been available since the beginning of April.

WILTON, USA - Cycling Sports Group issued a voluntary recall of their GT branded Fury Elite and Fury Expert downhill mountain bicycles due to breaking front wheel hubs made in Taiwan.

WASHINGTON, USA - Tektro USA/TRP has received one report of a brake calliper failing for its Spyre and Spyre SLC dual-piston mechanical disc brakes. ...

MORGAN HILL, USA - The latest recall of Specialized came last week when the company received its fourth report on breaking front forks. The recall ...