Over 70% of the exhibition space for the new European Bike Show in Cologne has been sold, ten months before the first edition opens. Koelnmesse is organising the trade-only show with German industry association ZIV, and it takes place from 6 to 8 September 2027. Companies from 25 countries have registered. Industry association Zukunft Fahrrad, which joined as a partner in October, is in charge of the services, cargo bike and commercial transport segments.

Pon.Bike Parts & Accessories (Pon.Bike P&A) now supplies Fabric, Reserve Wheels and OneUp Components alongside its existing BBB Cycling range. Dealers in the Benelux and Germany can order all four brands through one multi-brand dealer portal.

ENYRING, the battery swapping subsidiary of Yamaha Motor, has started a pilot with fleet partners in Berlin. 7 of the 20 planned swapping stations are installed. The pilot began at the end of October 2026 and runs for up to three months before a commercial launch.

Revenue in The Platform Group's (TPG) Freight Goods segment, which holds its bicycle and furniture platforms, fell 6% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2026. Group net revenue at the German e-commerce company rose 17% to EUR 622.7 million.

German bicycle brand Ghost will not be discontinued. Bike Tree GmbH, the company set up to acquire insolvent Winora-Staiger, has also taken over the Ghost brand and all related intellectual property rights from insolvent Accell Germany subsidiary Ghost Bikes GmbH.

Swiss bicycle industry specialist Netcycle AG says its joint takeover bid for Ghost Bikes and E. Wiener Bike Parts, both subsidiaries of the insolvent Accell Group, has been rejected. Ghost will cease operations, terminate all employment contracts and sell its remaining stock en bloc,