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The Opium was one of the big eyecatchers at Eurobike 2022; on the right George Merachtsakis. – Photo Peter Hummel

myStromer and Revolt Zycling settle Swiss speed pedelec dispute

OBERWANGEN, Switzerland - The confiscation of all e-bikes at the Opium brand stand caused a big noise at Eurobike last year. The reason was the...

“I am still standing in this power struggle” says a defiant Beat Zaugg. - Photo Scott

Big bang at Scott Sports Group: Board of Directors fires CEO Beat...

GIVISIEZ, Switzerland - The announcement by Scott Sports Group SA majority shareholder Youngone Corporation to lay-off its CEO and minority...

Despite losing retail market share, IBDs in Switzerland saw turnover from repairs increase in 2023. – Photo Peter Hummel

Speed pedelec trend gives Swiss market glimmer of hope

AARAU, Switzerland - This Swiss bicycle market developed in 2023 in line with other European countries. After the sales peak in 2020-2022, the market...

“Belgium is our biggest market,” Stromer co-CEO Tomi Viiala confirmed to Bike Europe during Velofollies.

Stromer reports growth despite cycling industry headwinds

OBERWANGEN, Switzerland - Despite overall stagnant or declining markets in Europe, myStromer AG, parent company of premium e-bike brands Stromer and...

Moving in early 2023 from German Cycle Union to Swiss SEMG, CEO Frank-Simon Aeschbacher is guiding M-Way’s expansion into Germany. – Photo M-Way

Swiss e-bike retail chain M-Way enters German market

NUREMBERG, Germany - Following the sale of e-bike retail chain store M-Way from Swiss retail conglomerate Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund to Swiss...

Scott Sports Group is lucky enough to have a strong parent company to provide additional financial resources now the supply chain bottleneck has become problematic. – Photo Jo Beckendorff

Scott Sports next to get multi-million loan from owner

SEOUL, South Korea - Scott Sports owner Youngone Corporation has granted its subsidiary a temporary financial injection of SFR 150 million (€160.6...

The study systematically recorded the rules for speed pedelecs in Germany, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland and gives a clear overview. – Photo ZIV

German industry association ZIV launches European speed pedelec study

BERLIN, Germany - Europe-wide regulations and experiences for speed pedelecs vary per country. The Dutch mobility consultancy Mobycon and German...

The company has not published the impact of the reorganization on its production capacity. – Photo Bike Europe

Flyer confirms drastic reorganization but will stay in Switzerland

HUTTWIL, Switzerland - The current difficult market situation in the entire bicycle industry, including a post-pandemic market correction, is also...

Swiss manufacturer Flyer heavily relies on export markets. – Photo Flyer

E-bike manufacturer Flyer lays off quarter of staff as sales drop

HUTTWIL, Switzerland - All market indicators have made clear that the bike boom of 2020-2021 is over and implications for the industry can be...

After 3 successful editions, the 2023 World Cycling Forum has been postponed. – Photo WFSGI

World Cycling Forum 2023 postponed

MUNICH, Germany - The bi-annual leading industry conference World Cycling Forum has been postponed to a later date. This was announced by organizer...