French sporting goods retailer Decathlon opened a EUR 15 million flagship store in Oberhausen, its 117th in Germany, on 16 October 2026. The 4,500 square metre store houses the second German shop-in-shop of Decathlon's road and gravel brand Van Rysel, plus one for e-bike refurbisher Rebike Mobility.
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.
Pon.Bike-owned Cannondale is moving its global headquarters from Wilton, Connecticut, to Woudenberg in the Netherlands. The Wilton office will wind down by mid-2027, with global functions brought together in Woudenberg and in Freiburg, Germany, where R&D and engineering are already based.
Germany's bike-sharing fleet grew 1.5% year-on-year to 102,550 bikes, while private bike subscriptions fell 2% to 98,000. That is the finding of the second market data survey on sharing, subscriptions and rentals by German industry association Zukunft Fahrrad.
German bike leasing provider JobRad is introducing a follow-on lease that lets employees keep the same company bike for another 18 months once their regular contract ends. The company bike leasing revenue fell 4% to EUR 2.8 billion in 2025
While riding an e-bike is inherently sustainable, the bicycle industry—which likes to present itself as a driver of the green mobility transition—has so far struggled to find practical solutions for end-of-life batteries and motors. However, emerging approaches in motor repair offer promising perspectives for the trade.
