The partnership with Cowboy marks a shift for ReCycles, expanding its production from traditional bicycles to high-tech e-bikes. – Photo Cowboy
E-bike and bicycle factory

Cowboy partners with ReCycles to nearshore e-bike assembly in France

BRUSSELS, Belgium - E-bike brand Cowboy has fully moved its e-bike assembly operations to France. In a strategic nearshoring move, the partnership with Rebirth Group subsidiary ReCycles aims to reduce delivery times, and strengthen customer support as the brand seeks to meet demand for its e-bikes across Europe.

Angell’s journey was marred by missteps from the beginning. - Photo Angell Bikes
Insolvency & Chapter 11

Bankruptcy of Angell Bikes after recall turns into legal dispute

PARIS, France - "The recall of the first-generation Angell e-bikes issued last year brought our adventure to an end despite all our efforts and the incredible work of all the employees, whom I am thinking of tonight." With these words, Marc Simoncini, founder of the French e-bike startup Angell, announced the end of a venture that had once aimed to change urban mobility.

Cixi already displayed its’ Pers technology at Eurobike in 2024 in a collaboration with Ateliers Heritage bike on a two-wheel drive e-MTB. – Photo Cixi
France

Cixi's chainless bicycles enters series production in France

ANNECY, France - After 10 years of research and development and a €19 million investment, active mobility developer, Cixi has announced that its Pers chainless technology is ready to hit the market. The first four bicycles featuring PERS technology will be available for purchase at this year's Eurobike.

2,900 e-cargobikes were dedicated to last-mile delivery in France in 2024, according to a report from the Professional Cyclomobility Observatory. – Photo Shutterstock
Cargobike

Cargobikes at the heart of urban transformation in France

PARIS, France - With already 3,400 cargo bikes and 600 trailers used by approximately 650 businesses in France, this alternative to conventional utility vehicles is gaining traction a study led by the French association Les Boîtes à Vélo has found. The 2024 report from the Professional Cyclomobility Observatory sheds light on this growing trend, revealing promising figures and ambitious prospects for the sector.

Delivering groceries is very demanding and requires more from a cargo-bike than what’s possible with a standard model. – Photo Formula
Innovations & products

Formula and Ello Mobilité partner in Carrefour cargo bikes

PRATO, Italy - Delivering groceries transporting up to 100kg and covering around 80 kilometers a day demands more from a cargo-bike than what's possible with a standard model. Italian engineering firm Formula and Ello Mobilité took up the challenge and built a fleet of bikes for French supermarket giant, Carrefour.

“The French government puts the production relocation of bicycles in France in jeopardy.” – Photo Union sport & cycle
Retail

France eliminates all subsidies on bicycle purchases

PARIS, France - The budget crisis in France which led to a lot of political turmoil recently has a big impact on the bicycle and e-bike industry as well. With no previous warning, the Government announced that all state subsidies for the purchase of bicycles and e-bikes will be eliminated on very short notice. The 'Alliance for Cycling' warns of a significant consequence of such a decision for the whole cycling industry.

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