TORONTO, Canada - After a Kickstarter campaign in 2015, Peter Boutakis founded folding bike company Helix. The company expanded quickly and has recently opened its first production line for robotically TIG welded frames.

SOESTERBERG, the Netherlands - Known for their design work for brands like Optima Cycles, Santos, Popal, dutch id and Bafang, Vroegh Design has hired Paul van Beusekom to expand its team.

BREMBATE, Italy - Vittoria Group has reinforced its leading market position in special, hand-made cotton and silk tyres for cyclocross, track and road racing with the take-over of Dutch manufacturer, A. Dugast.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The e-bike is being massively embraced in the Netherlands and its market share continues to expand. In 2020 e-bike sales increased by no less than 30% to a record number of 547,000 units. In value the market has reached the all-time high of €1.65 billion.

HANNOVER, Germany - Tyre giant Continental AG, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, saw an internal swap within the management of the specialty tyre and two-wheel tyre business units on January 1st. The head of Continental AG's specialty tyres business unit is Wolfgang Thomale.

ARNHEM, the Netherlands - As previously announced, Specialized has relocated its European Shared Service Center and office for the Dutch and Flemish market from 's Heerenberg to Arnhem, both in the Netherlands. The new location in the business park 'Arnhems Buiten' was opened virtually (see video) for all employees last week.

ARNHEM, the Netherlands - Dutch design bureau, StudioMOM, has developed the LAVO bike, a compact modular hydrogen transport concept. Commissioned by the Providence Asset Group, the bike's design incorporates the Australian-developed hydrogen storage technology, the LAVO System.

DIEREN, the Netherlands - Gazelle is to build a new experience centre right next to its factory in Dieren, the Netherlands. A unique feature is that visitors can also follow the entire production process of the bicycles via a footbridge suspended in the factory hall.

NIEUW VENNEP, the Netherlands - Based on their experience with her 48V Portable Batteries, Cleantron has developed a novel battery system for compact, easy to use lightweight portable batteries in combination with a fixed battery pack, suitable for high performance EV's and LEV's.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - VanMoof's first television commercial has been banned from French TV because it is said to create a 'climate of fear'. In the commercial VanMoof reflects on the rat race of busy car traffic of the past and invites people to consider other urban transport modes for a sustainable future.

BUSSUM, the Netherlands - Dutch bicycle developer, Peter Ariese, has unexpectedly passed away in his residence in Bussum, Netherlands on May 25th 2020. During the last three decades Peter held various positions in the bike industry. He was considered to be the founding father of the electric SpartaMet. Having started the design and development of electric bicycles at Sparta, a pioneer of the European e-bike market, he stood at the cradle of today's new E-bike landscape.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Just in time for the reopening of IBD stores previously hampered by the coronavirus, e-bike drivetrain supplier Yamaha announces that the OEM e-bike business in Europe will soon be coordinated from Yamaha Motor Europe NV's European headquarters in Amsterdam. It has been previously managed from the company headquarters in Japan. The complete transition is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.

AMERSFOORT, the Netherlands - The largest bicycle dealer cooperative in the Netherlands, Dynamo Retail Group has reported strong sales figures in May just like in April. Spurred on by an increase in cycling since the corona pandemic, the group has reported an increase in turnover of 36.4% in May.

DELHI, India - Established in 1974, Ralson India Ltd. began its modest journey in Ludhiana, manufacturing bicycle tyres and tubes. Ralson advanced into becoming one of India's leading players in the bicycle tyre industry, as well as expanded into the manufacturing of automobile tyres.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - At Eurobike booth B1-405 Kenda presents its new e-MTB tyre series which includes the top of the line Regolith Pro. This is an all-new, all condition electric mountain bike tyre developed to set the benchmark in offroad versatility.

As Purchasing Director of Decathlon's Int'l. Bike Division, he is one of the best know executives in the business. Didier Morelle is also closely involved in organizing the World Cycling Forum's.

ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands - It is becoming increasingly clear that the Bicycle Industry and cycling can play an important role in the efforts to limit the global temperature increase and greenhouse gas emissions.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The successful premiere edition of the Taipei Cycle Forum on 23 March in Taichung Taiwan, made show organizer TAITRA decide to introduce the concept at next Taipei Cycle Show in October. During the second edition of the Forum experts from

Today the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) is leading a trade mission in Bucharest, Romania while later this week another one takes place

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