MEQUON, US - Yesterday Hayes announced a voluntary recall of the SunRingle hollow quick release devices. Until now the company received four reports of ...

BAD URACH, Germany - Magura recalls the first production batch of the Durin Race 80/100 (MD 80R and MD 100R) suspension forks. Magura has found faults, ...

NAGOYA, Japan (June 2) - Tsunoda Co. announced that it will recall 1.123 folding bikes due to defective frames and replace them with up-to-date models. ...

VITORIA-GASTEIZ, Spain - Bike manufacturer BH Bikes Europe S.L is one of the traditional bicycle suppliers from the Basque Country. BH stands for 'Beistegui Hermanos', which translates to 'Beistegui brothers'. The company was founded in 1909 with the production of revolver guns. 14 years later, they began manufacturing bicycles. Today, the fourth generation of the family, Javier Beistegui, is at the helm.

VILLARROBLEDO, Spain - "Somewhere in la Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember, ..." - this is the beginning of the novel 'Don Quixote de la Mancha' by Spanish poet Miguel de Cervantes. Bike Europe didn't go in search of Don Quixote in the autonomous region of Castilla-La Mancha. Instead in the small town of Villarrobledo, 200 km southeast of Madrid it was time to find out what the small, custom bike manufacturer Berria Bikes S.L. has to do with Switzerland.

MALLABIA, Spain - How deeply bike manufacturer Orbea S. Coop. is rooted in its home country, visitors realise immediately on arrival: the first language is Basque - followed by English. During a visit to the company headquarters and production facility in Mallabia, Bike Europe found out what else sets this Basque bicycle manufacturer apart from its domestic and international competitors.

BORRALHA, Portugal - As part of its reshoring ambitions, the Portuguese bicycle industry association ABIMOTA invited an industry delegation from Taiwan to Águeda already in 2015. The participants were detailly informed about all possibilities of a close-to-the-market production in the EU.

The rapid growth of e-commerce has transformed the way we shop, allowing us to purchase a wide range of products conveniently from online marketplaces. However, this convenience also brings certain risks, particularly when it comes to product safety.

In my previous blog post, I mentioned that I was in ongoing discussions with the EU Commission about the snag that I found in the new EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR). At the time of writing, I am still awaiting a response from the unit responsible for the automotive industry. I can understand that they might need some time to grasp the potential implications of the snag. Coincidentally, I am currently assisting an automotive client in developing a recall procedure.

ZEIST, The Netherlands - Automotive suppliers entering the e-bike market has been a trend over the past few years. Trade shows like IAA Mobility which aims to integrate all mobility providers under one umbrella demonstrates the slight cracks in the car industry's dominance as other forms of mobility successfully emerge. Bike Europe editor-in-chief, Jan-Willen van Schaik explores this further.