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French law stipulates max speed of 25km/h, compulsory helmet use in addition to various other regulations. – Photo Shutterstock

French Government Regulates Use of Electric Step-Scooters by Applying...

PARIS, France - From next September onwards, a new regulation will come into force in France which applies to the use of electric step-scooters. As...

New, revised EN 15195 for 25km/h – 250W e-bikes is very different from ‘old’ standard. – Photo Bike Europe

Latest EU Commission's Decision Changed Legal Status of E-Bikes

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Last 19 March the European Commission implemented "Decision (EU) 2019/436 on the harmonized standards for machinery drafted in...

MIPS tested helmets with commonly used test methods in angular fall and followed the same test protocol as WaveCel. – Photo MIPS

Bontrager's New Helmet Technology Provokes Discussion Over Test...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - The launch of Trek and Bontrager helmets featuring the licensed WaveCel technology is creating lots of discussions among helmet...

World Bicycle Industry Association took part in last week’s United Nations’ Inland Transport Committee meeting. – Photo TIN News

World Bicycle Industry Association Joins United Nations Meeting on...

GENEVA, Switzerland - The in January 2018 founded World Bicycle Industry Association (WBIA) has been invited to attend the 2019 session of the United...

The German draft standard for cargo bikes DIN 79010 has finally been published for public review. – Photo Bike Europe

Draft Cargo Bike Standard Open for Public Review

BERLIN, Germany - The German draft standard for cargo bikes DIN 79010 has been published for public review. At this point, it is only available in...

From 2006 on, Phylion has distributed more than 3 million e-bike batteries making it one of the leading manufacturers in the industry. – Photo Bike Europe

Phylion Battery EN 15194:2017 Certified by TÜV Süd

SUZHOU, China - Battery manufacturer Phylion received the TÜV Süd technical report stating that the company is now officially EN ISO 13849-1:2015 (PL...

New, revised EN 15195 for 25km/h – 250W e-bikes is very different from ‘old’ standard. – Photo Bike Europe

Revised EN 15194 E-Bike Safety Standard Implemented

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The very long-awaited revision of EN 15194 has finally been published and is already implemented by the national standardization...

The Dome has designed HelmetFacts.com to be an unbiased resource. – Photo The Dome

HelmetFact.com Provides Online Information Source About Head...

SCOTTS VALLEY, USA - To meet a growing demand for information related to head protection, Bell and Giro launched the dedicated website...

In Dutch cities such cargo bikes are everywhere nowadays. High time for European safety standard. – Photo Baboe

Development Starts for Cargo Bikes' Safety Standard

DELFT, the Netherlands - The European Standardization Committee for bicycles CEN/TC 333 'Cycles' considers it high time that a standard describing...

  Scultura fork went through the test program and got homologation but still failed once on the road. – Photo Merida

ISO Fork Test Not In Line With Daily Usage?

GENEVA, Switzerland - The recall of Merida's 2017 Scultura CF2 carbon fork included a statement by the Taiwanese manufacturer that there is no...