Singapore-based Dutech Holdings has acquired Winora Staiger GmbH, the German company behind the Winora and Haibike brands, from insolvent Accell Germany. Its newly formed subsidiary Bike Tree GmbH continues the business in Sennfeld with 87 of the 187 employees.

This october at Roc d'Azur, carbon-composite specialist Workshape unveiled a bicycle brand: Obscur. The newly established French company worked for four years on its first bike, which aims to drastically improve the e-MTB riding experience.

Japanese component maker Shimano has raised its full-year operating income forecast for bicycle components by 10%, from JPY 39.0 billion to JPY 42.9 billion (EUR 244 million). Bicycle component sales rose 4.6% to JPY 278.4 billion (EUR 1.59 billion) in the first nine months of 2026, but fell 0.5% excluding currency effects.

With the acquisition of Sparta on October 15th, Tenways added an iconic Dutch bicycle brand to its portfolio. The Dutch brand founded by a Chinese-European team bought Sparta's assets and trademarks with an ambitious goal: to bring the bicycle brand back to the forefront of its home market.

Berlin-based e-bike brand Lemmo sells its Zero folding e-bike in China through carmakers rather than bicycle retail. Since a partnership with Nio began in 2025, the Zero has received tens of thousands of orders through the carmaker's Nio Life store.

Robert Bosch GmbH will transfer the German operations of its Mobility business sector, which includes all activities for the car and bicycle industries, into a separate, wholly owned subsidiary from 1 August 2027.

German parts wholesaler Engelbert Wiener Bike Parts GmbH (WBP) continues operations and is looking for an investor after its insolvency proceedings in self-administration opened on 1 November 2026. Of the three German Accell subsidiaries, WBP is the only one without a buyer or a closure decision.

Ghost-Bikes, the insolvent German mountain bike subsidiary of Accell Group, will cease operations after no buyer was found. Its 53 employees in Waldsassen will lose their jobs.

Danish bike-sharing operator Donkey Republic increased revenue by 10.9% to DKK 61.3 million (EUR 8.2 million) in Q3 2026. New city contracts in the Ruhr region and Düsseldorf drove the growth, and the company has confirmed its full-year guidance.

Belgian folding bike brand Ahooga doubled its sales in 2026, and dealer pre-orders for 2027 are on track to double again. More than 40 dealers joined its network this year, a year after a EUR 5.5 million funding round.

Spanish road bike brand AURUM has launched its first e-bike. The AURUM NOVA is an all-road model with a Mahle X20 rear hub system and a target weight of about 11.5 kg, priced from EUR 5,999 to EUR 8,799.

German bicycle manufacturer Velo de Ville has updated its online dealer portal with a new ordering tool, tracking per bike and access to individual dealer terms. The changes are aimed at dealers selling its Custom Made bikes, which are built to each customer's specification.

Swedish carrier brand Thule has acquired Aeroe, a New Zealand maker of rack-based bikepacking bags and carrying systems. Aeroe products are expected to be relaunched under the Thule brand in Q2 2027.

French sports retailer Decathlon has joined the Dutch network of Lease a Bike. 50 of its bicycle models are now available through the business leasing platform owned by Pon. The two companies are targeting employees in the Netherlands who can lease a bike through their employer.

A survey for German insurer Alteos found that 39% of cyclists planning to buy a used bike would buy it from a bicycle dealer, against 14.3% for private online marketplaces. Supply is growing: lease returns in Germany have risen by an average of 68% a year since 2023, according to Zukunft Fahrrad.

Scandinavian micromobility operator Voi Technology AB reported net revenue of EUR 88.2 million for the third quarter of 2026, up 53% year-on-year. Riders took 53.2 million rides on its shared e-scooters and e-bikes, compared with 37.4 million a year earlier.

US health data company Truveta recorded 10.1 e-bike-related hospital emergency visits per 100,000 emergency patients in January-August 2026, up from 1.2 in the same period of 2023. That is an increase of 760.2%. The rate for conventional bicycles rose 7.9%, from 59.4 to 64.1.

Swedish helmet safety specialist Mips AB posted a 59% surge in Q3 net sales to SEK 215 million (EUR 19.3 million), driven by a twelfth consecutive quarter of growth in its cycling division.

With the opening of a dedicated E-Performance Centre in Koblenz, Canyon expands its physical touchpoints. Head of Retail Florian Schecklmann explains why this supports—rather than replaces—its core D2C strategy.

The appointment as President of Shimano Europe Group was like coming home for Fabio Takayanagi. At the start of his career at the Japanese component manufacturer in 2006, he was assigned to Shimano Europe, based in the Netherlands. He stayed here for one year to gain experience in the bicycle business. Since then, he has travelled the world for Shimano before coming back to Europe. A brief introduction of this industry insider and his view on the European market.

The e-bike plays a central role for the brand Velo de Ville. More than 80% of production in Altenberge, Germany, consists of e-bikes. Although general manager and owner Volker Thiemann is positive about the market, he is also concerned about recent technological developments that, in his view, threaten the survival of today's e-bike.

The Canyon booth at Eurobike was impossible to miss this year. In the middle of Hall 11, the German D2C brand put up one of the nicest booths at the show, claiming a centre stage position at the event. "We want to showcase our team effort since I assumed operational responsibilities as executive chairman in September 2025," said Canyon founder, Roman Arnold.