All Bike & eBike articles – Page 75
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News briefsUSWE finalizes acquisition of VOID Cycling
USWE, the Swedish specialist for backpacks for two-wheeling, running and winter sports enthusiasts, has completed the acquisition of VOID Cycling that was previously announced in July. The company will be fully integrated into USWE Sports AB. Since signing the purchase agreement in July, USWE and the former owner, Tenson BV, ...
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ArticleBollé Brands Group with executive changes for e-com, CSR, marketing and sales
Bollé Brands Group has hired new staff for its marketing, business, e-commerce and corporate social responsibility departments to support the plan to strengthen both its digital and local presence, raise awareness of all the group’s brands - Bollé, Cébé, Spy+ and Serengeti - and strengthen its socially responsible investment policy. ...
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News briefsEgo Movement signs strategic partnership with TVS Motor Company
As part of an agreed strategic partnership, Indian two- and three-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company has acquired a (unspecified) majority stake in e-bike provider Ego Movement. The partnership was signed on Sept. 16. Ego Movement is an (e-)brand of Zurich-based Swiss Go AG. For TVS, the deal is the second ...
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News briefsPorsche subsidiary takes off with connectivity-driven e-bike brand
Source: Porsche Digital Cyklaer Gravel Racer Porsche’s offshoot Porsche Digital has expanded its product portfolio with a new digital business model in the field of urban mobility called Cyklær. With the new brand, the company intends to build a platform for digital services around the cycling experience ...
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News briefsSchöffel-Lowa retail joint venture expands its store network
The joint venture Schöffel-Lowa-Sportartikel GmbH & Co. KG, once founded by the two German outdoor companies Schöffel and Lowa, is strategically expanding its store network. Two new shop-in-shop locations opened in southern Germany on Sept. 16 and brought the joint venture’s sales network to 35 (29 in Germany, 4 in ...
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News briefsTrek Group presents 2021 sustainability report
Trek Group has unveiled its plan to combat the global climate crisis. The Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report 2021 summarizes the goals the U.S. bicycle company (Bontrager, Diamant, Electra, Trek brands) has set to reduce its global footprint and environmental impact. According to Trek Group, a bicycle manufacturer is committed ...
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News briefsSKS: “Made in Germany” benefits from supply bottlenecks from Asia
The opportunities for production close to the market in Europe due to supply problems from Asia are exemplified by the German bicycle parts and accessories manufacturer SKS Metaplast Scheffer-Klute GmbH (or SKS-Germany). The group has always relied on products “Made in Germany,“ and this is indeed a good selling point ...
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News briefsNicolai explores new boundaries between existing two-wheeler classes
At Eurobike, Karlheinz Nicolai, founder and CEO of German premium niche brand Nicolai, showed off the new Eboxx Ultra – “UB1” for short – which bridges the gap between pedelecs and e-motorcycles. “We want to show that there is something more below the car and above the so-called LEVs that ...
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News briefsSwiss Revolt Zycling revives MTB Cycletech brand
The legal battle over the trademark rights to the MTB Cycletech brand name between former longtime Velobaze CEO George Merachtsakis (who left the company in April 2020) and the Velobaze team led by CEO Sebastian Marten and CFO Michael Läuppi could not be settled when MTB Cycletech parent company Velobaze ...
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News briefsEvoc Sports integrates airbag into commuter bike backpack
The German sporting goods, travel transport and backpack specialist Evoc Sports has presented the Commute A.I.R. Pro 18, its first bicycle backpack with integrated airbag and the already familiar Liteshield Plus back protector, as a concept product at the IAA Mobility show in Munich. The name of the model shows ...
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News briefsEvoc Sports expands marketing team
Source: Jo Beckendorff Alexandra Hlawitschka On Sept. 6, Alexandra Hlawitschka started as the marketing content and press manager at German sporting goods travel transport and backpacking expert Evoc Sports. She joins Evoc from German sports glove manufacturer Roeckl Sporthandschuhe, where she spent nearly five years as communications ...
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News briefsSimplon expands Connected Retail Partner program in DACH region and Benelux
Simplon Fahrrad’s Connected Retail Partner program, which was established and extensively tested many years ago at the company’s headquarters at the Simplon Experience Center, currently connects 50 bike retailers. In 2022, it is to be expanded to 100 in the DACH region and Benelux, the company says. The program’s partner ...
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News briefsBergamont with new marketing manager
At IAA Mobility in Munich, Gregor Cerwinski welcomed trade show visitors in his new role as head of marketing at the booth of German bicycle manufacturer Bergamont. Succeeding Pamela Busch, he officially joined the German bicycle company on Sept. 1 and will be responsible for international marketing. In this role, ...
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News briefsZIV welcomes new head of technology & standardization
The German bicycle industry association, Zweirad Industrie-Verband e.V. (ZIV), welcomes Tim Salatzki as the new head of technology & standardization. Salatzki will gradually replace Ernst Brust, who initially served as ZIV’s interim managing director following the unexpected death of ZIV managing director Siegfried Neuberger last year. Since the appointment of ...
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ArticlePierer Mobility on track for 11th record year in a row
The current two-wheeler boom has led to record sales of 215,646 PTWs (= “Powered Two-Wheelers” = motorcycles and pedelecs) at Austrian Pierer Mobility AG in the first half of 2021. Compared to the first six months of the previous year, this is an increase of 73 percent. The group sold ...
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ArticleGerman bike and mobility industry calls for sustainable mobility summit
On the occasion of the IAA Mobility show in Munich, a broad business alliance, including the German Bicycle Industry Association (ZIV), has called for a sustainable mobility summit to enable a significant shift from cars and trucks to climate-friendly modes of transport in Germany. “Germany needs a transport turnaround” is ...
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ArticleEurobike Awards 2021 show the industry’s creative energy
With 246 products sent in, the jury of six bike industry insiders that was responsible for this year’s Eurobike Awards was challenged to pick those with the most economic potential, everyday usability and creative design. In total, 36 awards were given out over the four categories “Gold”, “Winner”, Start-up” and ...
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News briefsCake introduces third vehicle platform
Following the launch of Cake’s previous platforms, Kalk and Ösa, the Swedish company specializing in lightweight electric motorcycles has announced its third platform. ”Makka” is a family of light and convenient urban shuttles for short-haul commercial transportation and commuting needs. These new electric mopeds further define Cake’s ambition of making ...
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News briefsThe U.K. Government invests £338 million to support active travel
The U.K. Government plans to invest £338 million (€393m-$466m) to further fuel the active travel boom seen throughout the pandemic. The package will include funding to build hundreds of miles of cycle lanes and deliver walking schemes as well as changes to the Highway Code and new requirements to ensure ...
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News briefsRoad safety is the biggest barrier to more women biking
New research in the U.K. has shown that concern over road safety remains the biggest barrier to getting more women cycling. According to an independent nationwide survey commissioned by bike insurance provider Laka, 42 percent of women do not feel confident riding a bike on U.K. roads. More than 41 ...
