CONEBI has announced to immediately start discussions with the European Parliament and Council on the detrimental impact of the e-bike insurance

Main theme of this year's Bike Europe Conference is: Behind the Scenes of Online Sales. It is all about inevitable presence of online shopping consumers.

Is it because of state subsidies or "significant distortions" leading to benefits for, for instance, prices for aluminium? Are such state subsidies offered

比利時，蒂倫豪特（Turnhout）－比利時新創公司Classified Cycling推出全新智慧變速系統，足以讓傳統前變速器變成過去式。前公路賽車手Tom Boonen擔任該公司品牌大使及新股東，公司深植於比利時的自行車文化當中，而Ridley則為發起合夥人。

德國， 美因河畔卡爾斯泰因（Karlstein am Main）－作為一個電池產業的全球創新者及電動自行車市場的驅動系統供應商，德國BMZ集團在性能設下新標準。BMZ V10 Intube是該公司最新的725Wh整合式鋰離子電池，外型相當美觀。

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Data from Cambodia's customs department indicate that the country exported 1.1 million bicycles to the European Union in the first half of this year. The bicycle exports were valued at €205 million between January and July.

IRVINE, USA - For over four decades, Fox Racing has been the global leader in motocross and mountain biking protective gear and apparel. Last year, industry insider Jeff McGuane joined the brand as CEO. "Once we had set our sights on the future of Fox, we invested in talent and culture."

"Promote yourself to a wider audience," said Fiona Bull, Programme Manager at the World Health Organization (WHO) at last year's World Cycling Forum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Her presentation has been going through my mind a lot in the past months. All media reported on the cycling boom in many cities as people are looking for alternative means of mobility in the post-corona era.

中國，上海－原訂5月初舉辦的第30屆中國國際自行車展受疫情影響延期，主辦單位原希望仍能在下半年舉辦，不過依舊沒辦法實現。因此下屆展會將延至2021舉辦。

PARIS, France - The French bicycle market has recorded huge growth since May 11th, the date that lockdown ended in France, a recent study on bicycle use shows. Sales increased by 117% between May 12th and June 12th, according to the French Union Sport & Cycle organisation. Even though bicycle inventories are running low, the French government is increasing its financial support for cycling.

MIAMISBURG, Ohio - Material science company Allite Inc has appointed Ty Daugherty as New Business Development Manager to focus on the global cycling industry. With 25 years of experience in management roles for well-known brands including Speedplay, Reynolds Cycling and Fulcrum Wheels srl, he will promote the use of Super Magnesium as a lightweight material for bike parts.

LONDON, England - E-bike manufacturer Volt has opened its new UK manufacturing facility in Milton Keynes. The move represents a significant investment by the firm in UK manufacturing, and centralises its production in a facility with the capacity to build up to 25,000 e-bikes per year.

NEW DELHI, India - The outbreak of Covid19 in China and later across the world as a global pandemic, created supply chain disruption in the global bicycle industry. Assemblers and distributors invested millions and years to build factories and a full supplier network in China, which has suddenly become vulnerable.

SANDVIKEN, Sweden - GSD Global, an engineering and design consultancy company which creates premium e-bikes, has paired with additive manufacturer, Sandvik to develop a 3D printed titanium motor node, which "can reduce costs by up to 75% and offer substantial quality and sustainability improvements as well."

德國柏林，巴特索登（Bad Soden）－德國產業協會ZIV報導：「對於我們任職了25年總監的Siegfried Neuberger在6月13日突然離世的消息感到錯愕又難過。」

Product innovations make the difference in the highly dynamic e bike market, even during the corona crisis. The market is looking for new ways to shows these innovations to the outside world. We will continue to cover these and make them available to our online readership, which includes some 20,000 bike professionals.

德國，薩爾費爾德（Saalfeld）－Velosione德國車架生產廠的開幕對於達到靠近市場及更加靈活的供應鏈是很重要的一步。該公司上週慶祝發表首款射出成型敞模（injection-molded open-mold）製成的都會電動自行車碳纖車架。

荷蘭，阿姆斯特丹（Amsterdam）－荷蘭電動自行車製造商VanMoof成功從歐洲領先創投公司Balderton Capital和組裝夥伴SINBON Electronics獲得1250萬歐元的投資。該項投資發生在該品牌成功發表新款VanMoof S3及X3自行車之後，資金將用於幫助該品牌因應需求上升而拓展的國際業務。

荷蘭， 阿默斯福特（Amersfoort）－荷蘭規模最大的零售集團Dynamo Retail最新數據顯示電動自行車需求持續增加。該類別在四月的營業額相較去年成長5.8%，所有產品類別則成長6.3%。這樣的成果在這段艱困的防疫期間表現非常亮眼。

荷蘭，杜廷赫姆（Doetinchem）－兩間自行車製造商在配合政府實施的防疫措施閉廠之後，於昨日宣佈將恢復生產線運作。位於荷蘭和西班牙巴斯克自治區（Basque）的Gazelle和Orbea S. Coop都聲明表示：「在嚴謹遵守當局訂定的健康及衛生措施之下復工。」