BEIJING, China - The bicycle industry is facing more and more problems with broken carbon frames. The option of a possible export ban implemented by the ...

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - The Dutch bicycle industry is taking full advantage of this year's beautiful Spring weather and the increasing popularity ...

MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - The E-bike is on the brink of a general break-through on the market. After the Asian, all indicators show that the Europeans ...

MONTREAL , Canada (Sep 7) - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has recommended that Ottawa impose a surtax on the importation of low-cost ...

DUBLIN, Eire (May 31)- Jacques Barrot, the recently appointed EU Commissioner for Transport presented the keynote speech at Velo-city, the biggest ...

WHISTLER, US (Jan 14) - The latest craze on ski-slopes are snow-bikes. Basically an altered bike frame with skis instead of wheels. The machines offer a ...

SCHIPHOL-RIJK, The Netherlands (July 11) - Yamaha Motor Europe is ceasing the production of Power Assist System (PAS) bicycles under its own brand. In a ...

TOKYO, Japan (October 13th) - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.Ltd and National Bicycle Industrial Co.Ltd, have jointly produced an original bicycle ...

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (October 1) - The special bike theft unit of the Amsterdam police do catch bike thieves red-handed each day. However, the ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (1 November) - Concurrently with the Taipei International Cycle Show (March 31 - April 3 2001), CETRA will organize a Pedelec & ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The total sales in the Belgian bike market fell by 1.2% in 2021, turning the tide on the 4% growth seen in 2020. A drop in e-bike sales and the sportive segment, which were both hampered by limited availability due to the supply chain problems, contributed to the overall decrease.

GAND, Belgium - The Belgian market does not seem to suffer much from the economic crisis. 2008 was generally a good year, particularly for high-end ...

2009 was once again an excellent bicycle year in Belgium. Although sales volumes were down here and there, turnover seems to have generally increased. ...

MAARSSEN, the Netherlands - In 2003, for the very first time ever, imports of bicycles into Belgium exceeded 1 million. Now, only 2 years later, imports ...

KORTRIJK, Belgium - The Velofollies is known as the trade and consumer show which kicks-off the season, often in a positive mood. Whether this is realistic at the moment is a big question, given the problems in the industry. The great enthusiasm of almost 40,000 visitors ensured that the exhibitors dared to be cautiously positive about the 2025 market again.

MADRID, Spain - Two Rotor Bike Component founders have launched a new performance cycling brand. Pablo Carrasco and Ignacio Estelles merged their vision and manufacturing expertise carbon manufacturer YMA to develop bicycle components. QO's first product line is a series of carbon fiber cranksets on display at Velofollies earlier this month.

The Taipei Cycle Show returns from March 26 to 29, 2025, at halls 1 and 2 of the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. Recognized as a leading B2B event in the cycling industry, the show is expected to host 950 companies from 35 countries, occupying 3,600 booths. It remains a key meeting point for high-end bicycle supply chains, with a focus on innovation and sustainability.

TAIPEI, Taiwan - At this year's Taipei Cycle Show bicycle chain specialist Taya China Co. Ltd. debuted a new bicycle chain brand, Zenas.

STRASBOURG, France - The European Parliament's resolution on developing an EU Cycling Strategy tasks the European Commission with doubling the number of kilometres cycled in Europe by 2030. The call marks a recognition of cycling as a fully-fledged mode of transport and key industrial asset to meet long-term climate and clean manufacturing objectives.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan - Giant took the lead to get Taiwan's industry ready for the future and initiated the Bicycle Alliance for Sustainability. The initiative has set clear goals for 2023, but what comes after that and what will be the impact on the supply chain? Giant Group CEO Bonnie Tu explains.