WATERLOO, USA - Trek Bicycles is once again faced with a quick release safety issue. This time it's huge. The company recalls more than one million bicycles relating to improper use of specific quick releases with disc brakes in the US and Europe.
IRVINE, USA - Pedego Electric Bikes issued a voluntary recall of lithium ion rechargeable batteries. The company has received six reports of batteries overheating and catching fire.
MALLABIA, Spain - Bike maker Orbea is expanding its assembly capabilities at the company's plant in Portugal. Orbea is buying a 8,000m² facility and is equipping it for state-of-the art assembly.
荷蘭，寧斯佩特- Shimano 2016車款樣式計畫包括了一系列的零組件, 像是新軟體的更新和特別適用於電動自行車這種重量較重車款的全新羅拉煞車系統SD-C6000等都顯示該公司進一步專注於電動自行車零組件的發展上。
ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatian Post has launched a tender for the purchase of 180 e-bikes. The bikes will replace 180 scooters with combustion engines currently used for mail delivery. The decision to switch to e-bikes was reached after the Pro-E-bike association arranged an e-bike test for the Croatian Post.
BIRMINGHAM, UK - Tandem Group Plc., one of the UK's biggest in bikes, recorded a 10.5% growth in revenues in 2014. The company that next to main bike brands Claud Butler, Dawes Falcon, Townsend also sells bike P&A as well as sporting goods and wheeled toys, saw its profits rise by a big 55.8%.
台灣，台北- 自Vittoria第一次發表聲明取得了使用石墨烯的權利後兩年，該公司使用這個神奇材料的處女作已經抵達了。這家泰義合資的公司在去年十月於義大利發表新產品，而後於今年的台北國際自行車展上讓石墨烯強化全碳輪框首次亮相。
台灣，台中- 上星期自行車業界人士齊聚台中時，Rehau AG的商業分析師Dainel Quauck在ExtraEnergy露天展示會上向群眾問道：「誰有膽量和Rehau攜手前行?」
BRUSSEL, Belgium - While many countries are easing the legislation to promote the use of e-bikes, the Belgium Ministry of Transport wants to prohibit e-bike use under the age of 16. Industry organization FederVelo asked for the inclusion of this prohibition as, "16 year olds are often not yet so skillful to control an e-bike," said FederVelo secretary Daniël Labours.
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria - With extra investments in machinery, in logistics capabilities, and in particular in its painting facilities, as well as in training its staff; Maxcom wants to go upmarket further. The Bulgarian bike maker is looking to facilitate the high-end brands in Europe for which it has lots to offer.
