Jan-Willem van Schaik

DOETINCHEM, The Netherlands - An in-depth report on the new type approval for speed e-bikes effective from 1 January 2016, Vittoria Group President Rudie Campagne on: 'the leap forward in key performance areas with Graphene' and a vision on the future of the global cycling industry.

TAINAN, Taiwan - Chain manufacturer KMC (Kuei Meng International Inc.) reports a continued buoyant growth on existing as well as emerging markets. The company benefits from the mild climate this year on its main markets as well as increasing sales of high-end bicycles in Europe and North America.

CARLSBAD, USA - Focus Bicycles USA issued a voluntary recall for the 2014-2015 Focus Izalco Max bicycles with Acros-branded upper headsets. Earlier this year Focus brand owner Derby Cycle sent out a safety notice only to its dealers in Europe.

COLOGNE, Germany - The creditors committee and the German Federal competition authorities have officially approved the acquisition of Kettler's bicycle division by dealer cooperative ZEG.

GAND, Belgium - "Recent e-bike research lacks a scientific forum for beyond 'state-of-the-art' developments, the latest improvements and further studies in e-bike commuting", states the University of Leuven, Belgium in a press release announcing their academic workshop on e-bike commuting.

GAND, Belgium - More than 20 different European training institutes from 11 different member states gathered for a work shop on e-bike training project, TWIN. "The training is very in-depth and I am very impressed," says Julian Thrasher, trainer at ATC in the UK in this evaluation video.

荷蘭，DIEREN- 為了在國際電動自行車市場上拓展其能見度，自行車製造商Gazelle(隸屬Pon Bicycle Group)宣布了一項新的策略。

台灣，台中- 做為Trek和Specialized之後的第三大品牌，Giant正逐步在北美提升其能見度來增加市佔。「和去年同期相比，今年前半年我們在美國的IBD銷售額就成長了13.8%，」Giant Bicycle執行長羅祥安昨天在和Bloomberg的訪問中說。

DIEREN, the Netherlands - To expand its presence on the international e-bike market, bicycle manufacturer Gazelle, part of the Pon Bicycle Group, announced a new strategy.

KIRCHBERG, Austria - In the months ahead of Eurobike an ever growing number of brands and companies in the bicycle industry tried to get as much as possible media coverage. Eurobike organizer Messe Friedrichshafen recognized this trend and successfully created a new event to facility the need for growing media coverage.