Power Assisted Bikes

This year’s ExpoBici Show, taking place 18 - 20 September, 2010 in Padova, Italy, will take up three exhibition halls. As the deadline for early sign-ups passed on March 31, the show organizers were able to report that

Recently the Technical Committee of the Battery Safety Organization (BATSO) has been formally established and the first meeting was held in Shenzhen, China. About 40 international participants visited the TV Rheinland Battery Testing Center

Policymakers often use the Dutch market as an example on how rapidly e-Bike sales can develop. In the Netherlands electric bikes have gained a strong foothold. Between 2006 and 2009 the market quadrupled from 40,000 units to

Renowned frame maker Astro Engineering Co. Ltd. is expanding its aluminium frame production. The company, which is not hampered by longer lead-times, launched at Taipei Cycle carbon frames. Aluminium frame production will be enlarged this year from

Today Shimano announces the launch of a new 10-speed drivetrain technology for mountain bikes called Dyna-Sys. Next to the extra gear, Dyna-Sys features a completely redesigned drivetrain with many additional benefits. The first Dyna-Sys products for the Deore XT, SLX groups and non-series will be available

Giant CEO Tony Lo (photo) recently announced to invest in the company’s 6th facility in China. Remarkable is that the new factory is, next to carbon frames, also to produce electric cars. According to Tony Lo

As a result of the economic crisis, the French market encountered a slight decrease in consumer spending on bicycles as well as components and accessories in 2009. The latest figures of the French industry organisation Tous Velo indicate a drop in unit sale

China is about to raise the exchange rate for its national currency, the Yuan Renminbi. In addition to a more expensive Yuan the current labour crisis in China, which results in higher wages, is expected to lead to a price explosion for

The European Commission is finalising the future technical regulation of Powered Two- and Three-Wheelers which are due in the second half of 2010. The new rules on type-approval are to include two subdivisions for

The distribution of BionX products for UK and Ireland enters the next phase with a new partnership between BionX and Zyro. Zyro is a true market leader in UK in the distribution of cycle parts and accessories and we are very pleased for the opportunity