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Earlier Dates Mean Closer Trips for Show Attendees
For those Australian or New Zealand bicycle trade members looking to attend both Eurobike and Taichung Bike Week next year, they’ll not have long to unpack their bags between trips. Eurobike is only a fraction later than its traditional dates at 2nd to 5th September 2020, but Taichung Bike Week has decided to move four…
Research Shows that Ebike Riders are Not ‘Cheating’
A research paper published by members of Brigham Young University in the USA has concluded that eMTB riders are working their bodies almost as hard as those on regular bikes. In the study, 33 regular MTB riders aged 18 to 65 formed the pool, with each participant tracked via Strava over a 10 kilometre loop…
Selle Royal Group is Looking for a Major Investor
Selle Royal Group includes not just Selle Royal saddles, but also fi’zi:k, Brooks, Crank Brothers and PedAL ED. It’s not yet clear what percentage of the company is up for sale. 2019 sales are projected to be 130 million Euro (A$211 million) and Ebitda (earnings before interest and depreciation) of 14.6 million Euro (A$24 million).…
Bafang Booms While Continental Closes
Continental Bicycle Systems recently announced that it is pulling out of the e-bike market. Continental has been making motors and drive system electronics. The company first announced this decision to its staff of about 100 employees. Production is to be phased-out in the first quarter of 2020. Antje Lewe, Spokeswoman ContiTech and Head of External…
First ‘Production Ready’ 3D Printed Carbon Bicycle Frame Launched
There have been various announcements and samples of 3D printed bicycle frames for five years now. But until now, no-one has claimed to have a 3D printed frame that is production ready. The frame at the centre of this new claim was developed by Italian technology company Atala which is 50% owned by the Accell…
New Survey Reveals Market Rankings for Ebike Drives
Bosch is the number one brand of ebike drive systems based upon a survey of all bikes exhibited at this year’s Eurobike Show, which was held from 4th – 7th September this year. German based specialist ebike media company ExtraEnergy, surveyed every single bike on display at this year’s show. In total there were 3,952…
Shimano Files for Anti-Lock Brakes Patent
Shimano has filed a patent for an ABS braking system for bikes. This move suggests that they may release its own version of the trending technology sometime in the future. In the patent text, it appears the ABS system is designed with e-Bikes in mind (‘a vehicle that at least partially uses human force as…
Annual Kona Bike Count Reveals Triathlon’s Leading Brands
Each year, when all the competitors’ bikes are racked in the transition compound at the Ironman World Championships, a group of bike industry members then study every bike in detail and record the brand, not only of the frame but of many other components. It’s not a perfect market survey, but it gives a good…
How Fast Will Ebike Sales Grow?
Manuel Marsilio General Manager of the Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry (CONEBI) has predicted that the European ebike market will triple in the next five years. Last year 2.5 million ebikes were sold in Europe. Mr Marsilio is predicting annual sales of 7.5 million units by 2025. Latest sales figures show that 920,000 ebikes…
UCI Announces World Championships for Indoor Cycling
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) recently announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zwift, the global online training and racing platform for athletes, for the governance and development of cycling esports as a new cycling discipline. The inaugural UCI Cycling Esports World Championships in 2020, as well as qualification events for…