In the week of the UN Climate Change Conference the cycling industry launched a new initiative. – Photo Shutterstock

Specialized, BMC, Dorel, Selle Royal, Schwalbe and others launch...

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - In collaboration with a dedicated group of CEOs leading some of the largest multinationals in the cycling industry,...

Riese & Müller has issued a global recall of the Packstar 70. – Photo Riese & Müller

Global recall of popular Riese & Müller Packster 70 cargo bike

MUEHLTAL, Germany - All Packster 70 cargo bikes will have to be taken back to Riese & Müller's production site. The German manufacturer also calls...

The new EU competition rules will govern the relationships between manufacturers, brands, importers, distributors and retailers. – Photo Bike Europe

How will EU reform of competition law rules impact bicycle industry?

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union is after 10 years now at the eve of its largest reform of the EU competition law rules, which will govern the...

A quick search on internet brings you directly to tampering kits. – Photo bikespeed

Bicycle industry calls for ban on sale, application and use of e-bike...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The industry takes strong stance against tampering of e-bikes. Under the aegis of CONEBI 15 national bicycle industry...

The GSP scheme applies to a series of countries who export bicycles and components. – Photo Bike Europe

EU proposes update of GSP import tariff system for developing...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Officially the EU's rules which ensure that exporters from selected developing countries have an import duty free status on bikes...

CONEBI and ZIV will host an EU legislation update event at Eurobike. Photo: Bike Europe

EU legislation and the future of the bicycle industry update event at...

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - The industry organisation CONEBI and ZIV will host an update event on future legislation in the European Union. A...

ECF and CONEBI argued that an electric-power-assisted bicycle under current EU rules is essentially a bicycle, not a motor vehicle. – Photo Bike Europe

Cycling associations claim victory over e-bike exclusion from...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Parliament and the Council of the EU last week reached a provisional agreement to exclude e-bikes from insurance...

The European Parliament wants to curb absurd over-regulation for e-bikes. – Photo Bike Europe

No mandatory insurance and plate for e-bikes, EU Council and...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement to exclude e-bikes from insurance obligations. It is...

The reason for the review is that current requirements in the field of electronics and vibrations no longer meet the state-of-the-art expectations of e-bikes. – Photo EMEC

European Committee for Standardization (CEN) starts revision of...

DELFT, the Netherlands - The European standard for e-bikes EN 15194: 2017 is being revised. According to an initial planning, adjustments in the...

For CONEBI, “the EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC is a key legislation for the EU bicycle industry.” – Photo Rotwild

Proposal for new EU Machinery legislation leads to uncertainty in the...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - "The recent proposal of European Commission for a new EU Machinery Legislation creates uncertainty in the bicycle industry,"...