SKI, Norway - At Eurobike, reTyre introduced its sustainable, rubber-free tyres made from bio-based elastomers which allow for fully reusable tyres in a closed-loop circular economy. Now, in a sign that that the industry has accepted the product, the Norwegian company is accelerating the production of its tyres by expanding its production facility.
MISANO, Italy - High-end Italian bike manufacturer Focarini debuted a new range of e-bikes equipped with the Askoll Ultra C90A engine at the Italian Bike Festival last week. 'Made in Italy' was a key reason for the partnership between the Italians as for both this represents 'quality and craftmanship'.
LONDON, UK - Bike Club, a subscription-based provider of kid's bikes, has acquired Bicircular, a fellow bike subscription platform for children in Spain. This latest acquisition sees the UK scale-up entering two new European markets in the past twelve months. The certified B-Corp company says it is committed to bringing better circular economics into the European family leisure market.
CHANGHUA, Taiwan - Bicycle component and accessory manufacturer Sunny Wheel displayed its new universal adapter plate at Eurobike. As an update to the standard plate, the new product is compatible with 80% of market carriers. Additionally, the Taiwanese manufacturer confirmed a positive market outlook with no intentions to move production to Europe.
BRUSSELS, Belgium - E-bike brand Cowboy is embroiled in a patent dispute with French e-bike software developer eBikeLabs. What was once a close partnership has turned sour after allegations of copying e-bike technology came to the surface.
BERLIN, Germany - Claus Fleischer, managing director of Bosch eBike Systems, has been elected to join the Board of Directors of Zweirad Industrie Verband (ZIV). The German industry association has also been forced to replace board member Severine Lönne of Cycle Union/Prophete due to the insolvency situation in these companies.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - After two days of intense discussions, an international panel of experts in the field of bicycles and design have selected the winners of the Taipei Cycle d&i awards 2023 from almost 140 submissions. The winners will be crowned prior to Taipei Cycle 2023 on 21 March.
WELS, Austria - Austrian two-wheeler giant, Pierer Mobility continued its success in 2022, the company's latest financial report shows. Under its e-bike and bicycle business, Pierer E-Bikes GmbH the company achieved sales volume growth of more than 15% compared to 2021.
BREMBATE, Italy - Private equity investors Telemos Capital have signed a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in Italian tyre manufacturer, Vittoria. Together with Wise Equity, Telemos aims to accelerate the growth of the company on a global scale. The transaction is expected to close in early 2023.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Giant Group celebrated its 50th anniversary last week with a series of events held at the company's global headquarters in Taiwan. The occasion brought together global business leaders and the Taiwanese bicycle industry as they plan for a sustainable future. Giant CEO Young Liu also announced the group's future ESG strategy 'Cycling for a better future.'
ALICANTE, Spain - Iberian Sports Retail Group, has acquired an additional 18% holding in Spanish online retailer Deporvillage. This latest transaction means that the JD Sports's holding company now owns 98% of the retailer. The acquisition leaves the co-founders retaining a 2% interest but also looking for a new job as part of a management shake-up.
ZEIST, the Netherlands - With only a week to go until the first day of the Ebike Future Conference, more speakers names are emerging for the online event. Joshua Hon, founder of Tern Bicycles, Tomi Viiala, co-CEO of Stromer and Teet Praks, CEO of Comodule are amongst the list of top-level e-bike experts speaking at the 3-day event.
SUZHOU, China - Following the launch of the CMT03 a couple of years ago, e-bike motor manufacturer, Shengyi was back at Eurobike this year with 2 new additions, CMT07 and CMT03P.
VIENNA, Austria - Technology start-up, Dreamwaves, has added a new bike interface to waveOut, its spatial audio and augmented reality navigation app. Merging tech, innovation and inclusion the spatial audio features have been designed for safe and 'mindful' riding.
FRANKFURT, Germany - The attendance of high-ranking politicians from the urban, state and federal governments at the Eurobike Convention will mark the start of a new era for the global trade fair. Eurobike states that this year it is 'becoming political' as its convention explores the role of the bicycle in the 'mobility revolution.'
PARIS, France - Last week the French industry association Tout a Velo reported on the 2007 bike sales in France. The report shows some remarkable shifts ...
LONDON, UK - Cycling to work will have fresh appeal once Paul Smith's personalised bicycles hit his boutiques in November. As a youngster, designer Paul ...
POZZOLEONE, Italy (2 July) - Selle Royal, the most prominent European saddle maker, has taken over the prestigious UK saddle brand Brooks. Selle Royal ...
ENNEPETAL, Germany - Bidex BikeData has offered a uniform standard since 2019 with which product data can be exchanged between manufacturers and specialist retail partners. The challenges and opportunities of digitisation are omnipresent.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Any frequent visitor of bicycle industry factories in Taiwan, has seen that a lot of the workers come from countries like Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand or Indonesia. Often the signing in the factories is multi-lingual to facilitate the foreign workers. In a recent publication, LeMonde Diplomatique reports that they have found indicators of forced labour according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), particularly in the Taiwan bicycle industry.
