BRUSSELS, Belgium - Yesterday, the European Council approved new anti-dumping rules to help protect the EU against unfair trade practices.

COLOGNE, Germany - The annual ZEG (Zweirad Einkaufs Genossenschaft) show, which took place July 21 - 24 marked the opening of the international trade show

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The new realities of the bike sector were clearly reflected at the Eurobike show of 2017.

The ECF announced that its annual Global Cycling Summit will be hosted by Dublin. The Irish capital is the next in line after Taipei, Arnhem-Nijmegen, and Rio de Janeiro.

It's about an import value of some 25 million euro for about half a million cheap bicycles imported from China into the European Union. It caused the

Selle Royal has produced four new saddles to sit within the LookIN collection with designs for Relaxed,

The European Commission will not be extending the quota regulations for bicycles imported from Cambodia that are in place since 2014. These 'Derogation'

Disc brake road racing bicycles are still a hot item. At the autumn show it was obviously that all manufacturers are convinced of the technical advantages.

A new Moscow bike show took place last month. It has been organized by a Saint-Petersburg based sports company with a background in the outdoor sector.

The trial period for disc brakes in road race will not see a quick restart as the UCI still announced last July. Unconfirmed reports state that, "the UCI

Europe's largest dealer cooperative ZEG announced it will no longer exhibit its brand Bulls, Hercules and Kettler at Eurobike. In a press release, ZEG..

Giant's biggest boss didn't make it entirely clear, but indicated that there's ample chance that the world's biggest bike brand will not be at Eurobike '17.

MONTEREY, USA - Is something shifting in the United States regarding electric bicycles? If last week's Sea Otter Classic show is an indicator the answer on that question is yes. However, that's when taking the number of e-bike exhibitors into account.

TAINAN, Taiwan - "Twenty years ago we decided to maintain our R&D and high and mid-end production in Taiwan and not to move this to China like so many other companies in the bicycle industry and others did," said Jill Wu of Taya Chain.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Next month the development for a special helmet suited for users of speed e-bikes (S-EPAC) starts. Helmet manufacturers and other relevant stakeholders can apply for their participation in this project until the end of January, 2016. The basis for this project is a so-called 'Dutch Technical Agreement (NTA)' which is to turn into a European Norm.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - On 26 November, 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the anti-dumping conviction of Giant China is cancelled. The EU has two months to appeal the judgment. It is only after the period of two moths will elapse, without the EU lodging an appeal, that the judgment will take effect and the anti-dumping duties imposed on Giant will need to be effectively terminated.

OLDENBURG, Germany - Known for its traditional German brands like Rabeneick, Kreidler and vsf-fahrradmanufaktur, Cycle Union will enter the market with a new dedicated e-bike brand. Referring to its premium brand vsf-fahrradmanufaktur its will be labelled as e-bikemanufaktur.

比利時，布魯塞爾- 歐洲議會的交通運輸和旅遊委員會在七月十四日建議，將歐洲自行車聯盟的歐盟自行車路線地圖納入2016年歐洲委員會的工作計畫中。這代表了ECF自行車產業俱樂部的一項重大突破，此俱樂部的主要目標是讓更多人能更常騎乘自行車。

COLOGNE, Germany - The annual show of the biggest dealer cooperative in Europe, ZEG, which took place July 17 - 20, is not only an important order event for the affiliated retailers but it is also the first trade show on the European continent for model year 2016. With that it's THE indicator for new bike trends.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - At the close of Eurobike last Saturday show manager Stefan Reisinger announced some major changes for 2016. "We have initiated these changes as a way to help stimulate global enthusiasm for two-wheeled mobility. Numerous influential partners are convinced that this is a step in the right direction."