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The Official Eurobike Newspaper | www.bikeshowdaily.com Eurobike Day 1 | July 8, 2018
SUNDAY
INSIDE:
What’s on Today
Show Highlights
PRODUCT ROUNDUPS:
LEVs
Gravel Bikes
Mid-Drive Motors
e-MTBs
Suspension
Off-Road Apparel
Cargo Bikes
…and much more!
Sunday, July 8, 2018 3
Table of Contents
TODAY Eurobike’s 2019 dates .....................................................................4
Bright ideas at Start-up Awards ..................................................5
JULY 8 Bosch eBike's new products for 10th anniversary.................6
Goodyear's back in bike tires after 40 years ............................6
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN Conference goes "Behind the scenes of online sales" ..........6
What’s on today ..............................................................................8
270C (80 F) 0 Gates puts belts on 1.5m bikes ................................................ 12
Neco’s empire of steel and alloy ...............................................17
Mostly sunny Greenstorm's offer IBDs can't refuse ..................................... 18
Neodrives s-pedelec drive system debuts ............................ 19
Overview: Hall A1 LEVs............................................................... 20
TONIGHT TOMORROW Overview: E-MTBs ........................................................................ 24
Overview: Mid-Drive Motors.................................................... 28
13 C (55 F) 27 C (80 F)
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Look/SRM power meter pedal...................................................31
Generally clear Mostly sunny Overview: Suspension .................................................................32
Fazua’s e-bike drivetrains ........................................................... 34
Overview: Gravel bike................................................................. 36
Overview: Off-road apparel ...................................................... 40
Urban cycling apparel at Eurobike ........................................... 42
Overview: Cargo Bikes ................................................................ 44
Velo saddles 40th anniversary ................................................. 48
Metz Moover's e-scooter ........................................................... 49
Overview: Protection gear ........................................................ 50
Dirk Zedler on cargo bikes ...........................................................52
New products at Eurobike ..................................................54-64
Eurobike Media Days coverage ......................................... 65-69
Yesterday's Eurobike Startup Awards. Full report on page 5. Transport Guide ............................................................................ 70
A GUIDE TO EUROBIKE STAND NUMBERS
A & B = MAIN INDOOR HALLS
DA = DEMO AREA EXHIBITORS COURTS
FG = OUTDOOR AREA WEST “FREIGELÄNDE WEST”
FG-0 = OUTDOOR AREA EAST “FREIGELÄNDE OST” INCLUDING DA
FW = FOYER WEST
F0 = FOYER EAST
ÜO = PASSAGE EAST ”ÜBERGANG OST”
4 Eurobike Show Daily LIVE FROM THE SHOW Sunday, July 8, 2018
Eurobike shifts focus beyond bikes
The Industry Discussion Panel, which traditionally takes place the This year’s Eurobike is emphasizing It ended up building the vehicles
day before Eurobike begins, is a good indication of how the show is electric mobility, and Deutsche Post’s itself, and now the Deutsche Post
changing. Schmitz spoke about the potential this StreetScooter A1-718 division is becoming
market holds. an important business in its own right.
Panelists at yesterday’s event included sales top one million units. Deutsche Post is working to move But it’s also looking to become a
Wolfgang Hohmann, a German who Wolfgang Hohmann, founder and toward cleaner vehicles for its letter and supplier to other businesses that need
owns a bike shop in Dubai, and Simon director of Wolfi’s Bike Shop in Dubai, parcel deliveries and has developed two- specialized electric vehicles, from
Schmitz, an official from Deutsche Post said cycling is beginning to take off in and three-wheeled pedelecs for letter two-wheeled pedelecs to small electric
who oversees a division that is getting popularity, thanks in part to interest carriers. But when its manufacturing cargo vans. At Eurobike, StreetScooter
into the business of industrial electric from Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed partner Mifa went bankrupt, the is looking not only for customers, but
vehicles, from small electric delivery bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and members company had to scramble to find a new for distributors and suppliers it can work
trucks to two-wheeled pedelecs. of the royal family. manufacturer. with as it looks to expand. n DM
One constant presence on the panel It’s an interesting market. Many
is Siegfried Neuberger, director of the expats who have a cycling background
German bike industry association ZIV. live in Dubai and have continued
Because it is Europe’s largest bicycle cycling. But Dubai natives don’t have a
market, what happens in Germany is history of riding bikes, so they are often
important across the continent. learning to ride as adults.
Neuberger said 2018 should be a Because Dubai is rather liberal among
decent year despite a slow start, with the Gulf states, “women are allowed to
bicycle sales meeting or exceeding last do most everything that men are allowed
year’s numbers. He anticipates total bike to do,” Hohmann said — including
sales should reach about 4 million units, cycling. There are women’s racing and
compared with last year’s 3.85 million. triathlon teams along with many female
E-bike sales are again driving recreational riders.
growth in the overall market, although One advantage of living in a
Neuberger said conventional bike sales place where one person controls the
are also expected to increase this year. government is that decisions can be
After an increase of 19 percent made quickly. For example, Hohmann
to 720,000 units, Neuberger said he said cycling enthusiasts suggested that
expected e-bikes sales to post a similar Dubai open the course that it uses for
increase this year to between 800,000 Formula One races to cyclists.
and 900,000 units. “It was done in a matter of days,” he
That, he noted, would put Germany said. Authorities opened the course on a
on the brink of reaching a significant Sunday through Tuesday, and thousands
milestone in 2019: the first year e-bike of people went to ride their bikes. Simon Schmitz
Eurobike seeks a happy medium
with 2019 dates: July 31 – Aug. 3
So, that’s settled, then: Eurobike is moving its show dates again for “We hope this will be seen as the It also means exhibitors and visitors
best compromise,” Eurobike head Stefan won’t be distracted by rumors about
2019.
Reisinger said. “We cannot do two shows future show dates.
The new dates, July 31 to Aug. 3, 2019, dates in early September and this year’s — it doesn’t make sense — so we decided “There would be the risk if it’s not
fall in between the show’s traditional July timeframe. to step somewhere in the middle.” announced until the last minute that it is
More important than the dates is then one of the main topics around the
Eurobike’s decision to bring back its whole trade show in the aisles,” he said.
consumer day, which will be Saturday, “I don’t think it’s really that important.
Aug. 3. He said the consumer day was There’s more important business to do for
a bigger concern for many exhibitors all the people here.”
instead of the specific show dates. Taipei Cycle has also announced
“Eighty percent of the people that I that it will return to its March show
talked to wanted to see the consumers dates beginning in 2019, but Reisinger
coming back and being part of the show,” said the two announcements were not
he said. coordinated.
That was an important part of the “That was really a coincidence,” he
decision about having later dates, so said. “It was not at all coordinated.”
consumers wouldn’t be seeing new Taipei Cycle officials will discuss the
products too early. date change in more details at its press
Once the decision was made to bring conference today at 1 p.m. in Room Paris,
back the consumer day, “The discussion Foyer East. They will also preview the
of whether the dates are two weeks next Taipei Cycle, which is Oct. 31 to Nov.
earlier or two weeks later was not that 3.
important,” he noted. Trade show dates are an endless
Show organizers typically announce topic of debate, but Reisinger said their
the dates for the following year’s event at importance is sometimes overstated.
the end of the show, not at the beginning. “If you’ve been around the industry
But Reisinger said the early notice for many years, you also know that
gives exhibitors a chance to make plans [the debate about show dates] is always
while they are already in Friedrichshafen ‘hot,’ but in the end it’s maybe not that
with their staffs, so they can book their important,” he said. “There are more
hotel rooms or vacation apartments in serious things in the world than trade
Klaus Wellmann (left), CEO of Messe Friedrichshafen, and Stefan Reisinger, head of Eurobike person rather than having to do it by show dates.” n DM
phone or email.
Sunday, July 8, 2018 LIVE FROM THE SHOW 5
5 young firms win Start-Up Awards
Five companies were named best bike industry start-ups yesterday
afternoon in the inaugural edition of the Start-Up Pitch, a new program
that offered 20 start-up companies the chance to present their products
in a 180-second pitch.
The winners are Trenux, Veer, Velco, cycling glasses,” Fongen said. “The mirror
Muli Cycles and speaRoad. One of them sits on the bottom left or right of the
will be chosen for a Gold Award at frame, is adjustable and offers a clear
tonight’s Eurobike Awards ceremony. view of what’s behind with minimum eye
TriEye FG-A6/4 won a Public’s Choice movement,” he said.
Start-Up Award, which combined online SpeaRoad’s PED is a pedal that features
voting with votes from the audience at 360-degree LEDs for better visibility.
Eurobike. “PED also features handlebar mounted
Given the global popularity of cycling, controls that make it blink on the relevant
and the number of cars on our crowded side when the cyclist is turning, and
roads, the safety of cyclists and their bikes it harvests energy from the movement
was a recurring theme among the 20 of the pedals, so no batteries needed,”
finalists. company CEO Paolo Cattarello said.
Dutch company Rbell has produced These and the other winners of
an electronic bell that kicks out up to 105 the qualifying round delivered short,
decibels and is operated by a button that crisp, and informative pitches covering
attaches to the brake lever. The device cargo bikes, battery technologies, new
also doubles as a bike alarm and a Garmin digital solutions and services, alongside
mount. innovative clothing and accessories.
“It weighs 66 grams and also features “This year, we provided a prominent The five winning companies of the first Eurobike Start-Up Awards
a blinking light at night, plus it means platform for start-ups, because they are
you don’t have to take one hand off the important innovation drivers in the really got tough to get that down once exclusively at start-ups.
handle bar to trigger the bell, and you industry,” Eurobike project manager Dirk again to the five that we chose today, The block features several sessions
don’t have to shout to warn people,” Heidrich said. because the overall quality was so aimed at young companies, with topics
co-inventor Mark Staal said. Eurobike received more than 70 high, and the level of innovation really ranging from how to find financing
After an accident when a fellow cyclist submissions for the Start-Up Pitch. A six- outstanding,” said Ulrike Saade, the and how to move from an initial idea to
hit him from behind, Norwegian Carsten member jury, comprised of leaders in the founder and CEO Velokonzept Saade. landing the first customers.
Fongen of TriEye realized how important fields of mobility, advocacy, sustainability, (She’s also the organizer of Travel Talk on Start-up founders will have a chance
rear vision is. digital interfacing, and product safety, Monday.) to talk to other industry start-ups that
“Nobody these days wants a handlebar judged the entries. The Start-Up Pitch is part of the have succeeded, as well as to some that
mounted rear-view mirror, so we “It was a long process getting the Eurobike Academy, which today failed. n GS
integrated one into a pair of high-quality number down to 20 from 70, but then it is hosting a dedicated block aimed
6 Eurobike Show Daily LIVE FROM THE SHOW Sunday, July 8, 2018
Bosch launches marketing campaign,
new products for 10th anniversary
From blimps to bicycle tires,
Time is flying. Founded in 2009, Bosch eBike Systems is introducing
several new products for its tenth anniversary year in 2019.
Goodyear returns to cycling
Among them are a compact color Cobi system lets riders connect their
on-board computer named Kiox, which smartphones to bikes and e-bike
helps improve a rider’s fitness and a controls.
mass-produced anti-lock braking system Cobi co-founder Andreas Gahlert
for e-bikes, developed with Magura. and Bosch eBike Systems CEO Claus
Bosch A6-201 is also rolling out a Fleischer said the companies would
fast 6-amp charger (instead of the work on “a joint development of digital
usual 2- to 4-amp chargers) that cuts products and series for the mobility of
recharging times by up to 30 percent; the future.”
a new alpine Performance Line CX They noted that the Cobi software
package, including shorter crank arms can be customized by bicycle brands.
and optimized walking assistance; and For example, Riese & Müller has created
an anti-tuning detection tool for IBDs a custom servicing tool that will be
incorporated in the Bosch Diagnostic available on some 2019 models.
Tool. The new marketing campaign with
Bosch showed these highlights at Neureuther, “Feel the flow powered by
a “sneak preview” on Saturday. It also Bosch,” will promote riding e-bikes as
announced that the Cobi smartphone a lifestyle.
system for bikes is now 100 percent “When riding on a e-bike features
compatible with Bosch systems. And such as fun, the feeling of freedom, of
the company announced a marketing being here and now and being in the
campaign with German ski star Felix right flow are in the center. E-biking is
Neureuther as brand ambassador. quality time,” the company’s Tamara
Goodyear, whose first-ever tire was a bike tire, has returned to cycling after a 40-year gap.
Bosch bought Cobi last year. The Winograd said. n JB
After a gap of 40 years, Goodyear is back in the bicycle tire business. It’s
bringing a full range of tires aimed at the growing number of wheels
with wider inner rims.
“Even road bikes are moving from 15 riders on Goodyear premium tires.”
and 17mm inners to 19mm, so if you put The inaugural range of what Goodyear
on a standard tire, the sides bulge, and is calling its Premium bike tire line
the tread is in the wrong place,” said Luke includes the Eagle and Transit models
Musselman, president of Goodyear Rubber for road bikes, County and Connector for
Kinetics A3-103 . gravel bikes and the Peak, Escape and
“Our USP is that our whole range — Newton for MTBs.
from road tires through to gravel and “Goodyear’s first ever tire, in 1898,
mountain bikes — takes this trend fully was for bikes, and the company carried
into account.” on manufacturing them until the
Goodyear, one of the world’s best- late 1970s,” European manager Mike
known tire brands, received a warm Johnston said. “This is a really interesting
welcome at the Sea Otter Classic earlier and exciting time in the bike industry,
this year and realized it needed to exhibit with environmental impact and personal
at Eurobike. fitness front of mind for many people, and
“With a full slate of OEM, distributor we are delighted to be back.”
and media appointments already “From the testing phases to the
scheduled, we’re confident we can production models, I have been blown
continue to expand the brand in the away with the responsiveness of the
European market,” Musselman added. products and brand,” said Geoff Gulevich,
“We’re excited to meet with more fans of one of Goodyear’s professional riders.
the Goodyear Wingfoot and to get more n GS
The new Bosch ‘feel the flow’ marketing campaign
From digitizing sales to virtual manufacturing,
Bike Europe conference focuses on online sales
The third annual Bike Europe Conference, “Behind the Scenes of Online If implemented well, he said they “Digitization is the holistic approach
can be the backbone of a successful to integrating and digitalizing the entire
Sales” drew back the curtain Saturday to help manufacturers and multichannel marketing plan for retailers. value chain,” said Dörner, who specializes
suppliers do a better job of selling their products online. He recommended that companies in the subject at Siemens. “It is key to
hire a dedicated e-commerce director, or staying competitive in the future.”
Jan Willem van Schaik, editor-in-chief now principals with CrankTank Business contract with a specialist firm, and treat Manufacturers can tie their factory
of Bike Europe, said these firms need Intelligence, a digital marketing and them as equal partners with a company’s equipment to their IT system and use
to focus on such issues as supply chain consulting company, said retailers need traditional sales director. them to create a “digital product twin,”
flexibility and distribution, optimizing to embrace direct-to-consumer sales if Direct-to-consumer efforts have to which lets them design, simulate, and
product availability, and improving their they want to survive against giants like work hand-in-hand with a company’s verify a virtual product.
strategies for direct-to-consumer sales. Amazon. B2C efforts. This allows manufacturers to produce
“The only answer is to digitize your “As everybody has talked about here, He also said companies have to these products virtually, so they can
sales in order to be successful,” van change is definitely coming and it may allocate a sufficient amount of marketing troubleshoot issues before going into
Schaik said, “which is more than simply be coming faster than you expect,” money to ensure it succeeds. actual production.
digitizing your online web shop. Your Scott Montgomery said, speaking at the While most discussions of digitization “The hardest challenge about
whole organization should be connected conference. refer to selling products on websites, digitalization is changing the mindset of
digitally in order to be competitive, and He cited the staggering number of U.S. Christian Dörner of Siemens discussed the people involved in the process, to get
we will discuss how to future-proof your retailers that went out of business in 2017, a much different use: Using digital all of them involved,” Dörner said.
organization for online sales.” while Amazon continued to thrive. technology to “manufacture” virtual The conference attracted about 100
U.S. bike industry veterans Scott But even smaller retailers can adopt versions of products, before they are made participants, mostly manufacturers and
Montgomery and Adrian Montgomery, effective direct-to-consumer sales models. for real. suppliers. n WB
8 Eurobike Show Daily Sunday, July 8, 2018
What’s on today Sunday, July 8
Show Dates: Scheduled Events 12 noon – 12:20 p.m. 3 – 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 8 – Tuesday, July 10 A3-400 A1-501
Sunday, July 8 DT Swiss Workshop: Wheel building Stromer: Launch of ST1
Show Hours 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. tools/spokes & nipples.
8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Foyer East In German. 3 – 3:45 p.m.
Wriders' Club supporter breakfast Foyer East / Show Stage
All Day / Every Day Events 12 noon – 12:45 p.m. Eurobike Academy: Linking Start-Ups
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Foyer East / Show Stage and the established Bicycle Industry
Foyer East A7-402 Eurobike Academy: The Connected Bike In German
14th Eurobike Award Trerè Innovation - Internet of Things in Biking
Exhibition of award-winning products 15-minute bike trials show In English 3 – 3:45 p.m.
Conference Center East / Room London
Open Air Grounds East 10 – 10:30 a.m. 12 noon – 1 p.m. Eurobike Academy: Service –
Demo Area — Test and Action A1-501 Conference Center East / Room London Understanding your customer is key for
(9 a.m. — 6:30 p.m.) Stromer The agile methods of successful your success in the (E-) Bicycle Market
Test ride the newest bikes on a network Launch of ST3 model start-ups - from the idea to the first In German
of roads and paths that extends more customer
than 10 kilometers (6 miles). See page 10 - 10:45 a.m. 3:30 – 3:45 a.m.
4 for a map of the demo area and the Conference Center East / Room London 12 – 12:45 p.m. A7-402
exhibitors that will have bikes to ride. Eurobike Academy: Different Ways of Conference Center East / Room London Trerè Innovation
Funding for Start Ups Eurobike Academy: The versatile 15-minute bike trials show
Rothaus Hall A1 In German approaches and methods of successful
Cargo Area start-ups, from the initial idea to the 4 p.m.
With the boom in cargo bikes — 10 – 11 a.m. first customer A5-200
especially electrified ones — Eurobike Conference Center East / Room London In German Sigma Sport
puts a spotlight on the category this year. Financing options for start-ups (state Overview of Rox 12.0 Sport GPS computer
See a big selection of new cargo bike funding, investors, banks, incubators, 1 – 1:45 p.m.
models and see why they are becoming crowdfunding) Conference Center 4 – 4:45 p.m.
so popular as a practical, affordable East / Room London Foyer East / Show stage
and stylish mode of transportation. 10 — 10:20 a.m. Eurobike Academy: Bikefitting in harmony with your body
Many European governments now offer A3-400 Bicycles and In German
financial incentives for individuals and DT Swiss Workshop on service and the technical
companies to purchase the vehicles. conversion options for hubs documentation life 4 – 4:45 p.m.
Along with new models, learn how cargo In German cycle - Milestones for Conference Center East / Room London
bikes are being used across the continent. success Chinese Bicycle Market: new Era, new
10 – 10:30 a.m. In English Opportunities, new future. In English
Foyer East Foyer West
Blogger Base Local first! How local businesses can 1 – 2 p.m. 4 – 5 p.m.
Join an international community of attract new customers online by e-vendo Foyer East Foyer East
bloggers from the outdoor and travel AG Best Practice by ridebeyondstereotypes. Eurobike Blogger Walk & Meet
industry and track their social media com
postings on the big Social Wall, which will 10:30 – 11 a.m. Powerful storytelling. 4 – 5 p.m.
display all posts that use the hashtags Foyer West Conference Center East / Room London
#EurobikeShow and #thewridersclub. Webshop/Logo. Good design/bad 1 – 1:30 p.m. Eurobike Academy: The EU SME program
Supporting the Blogger Base is The design. Foyer West and funding
Wriders’ Club, a platform initiated in 2016 Choosing the right color, typefaces, Bicycle packaging made easy
by Eurobike and pressedienst-fahrrad, templates to optimize an online store by 5 – 7 p.m.
a PR agency for the German bicycle bike-angebot 1 – 2 p.m. A7-305
industry. Members can use the space in Conference Center East / Room Rom Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso at the
Foyer East to work with free WiFi and to 11 a.m. Industry Impact: A Crash Course in the Polartec booth
network with others. A5-200 Future of Helmet Protection
Sigma Sport Panel discussion hosted by MIPS 5:30 p.m.
Foyer West Overview of Rox B3-300a
Service Area 12.0 Sport GPS 1 – 1:30 p.m. Look
After its debut last year, the Service computer by Teun A5-401 Happy hour and introduction of 785 Huez
Area returns with information on van Erp, scientific Trelock launches bicycle lights RS Disc road bike
products and services that retailers expert from Team
and industry members can use to Sunweb 1:30 – 1:45 a.m. 5:30 – 5:45 a.m.
boost their marketing. Visit the Service A7-402 A7-402
Area to learn about such topics as 11 – 11:30 a.m. Trerè Innovation Trerè Innovation
merchandise management, logistics Foyer West 15-minute bike trials show 15-minute bike trials show
concepts and digital sales platforms. Aerodynamics in the development of
Service Area exhibitors feature insurance products 2 p.m. 5:30 – 8 p.m.
services, anti-theft security devices and Sebastian Schluricke, CEO of Aerotune A5-200 Entrance West / Lake
ergonomics consultation. This year, the GmbH. Sigma Sport Eurobike evening ride by Shimano.
Service Area will also feature a program Overview of Rox 12.0 Sport GPS computer
of short, informative presentations. 11 – 11:30 a.m.
Foyer East 2 – 2:20 p.m.
Foyer East Haibike world premiere A3-400
Special bike area and velomobile DT Swiss Workshop: E-MTB-specific
exhibition 11 a.m. – 12 noon components and rims.
A1-706 In German
FW-222 Cargo Area guided tour
ADFC Meet in front of Urban Arrow stand 2 – 2:30 p.m.
Take a photo on the ADFC protected bike (A1-706) Foyer West
lane and take it home with a sweet treat. Are you already smartmailing? 6 p.m.
11 – 11:45 a.m. Automated Email-Marketing in Spanninga B4-212
FW-209 Conference Center East / Room London accordance with the General Data 100 Years Night
Bike-Angebot Eurobike Academy: Crucial Aspects for Protection Regulation (GDPR) Party celebrating Spanninga’s 100th
Enter a drawing for a one-year premium a fruitful Collaboration between the anniversary
subscription and other prizes. Bicycle Industry and Start Ups? 2 – 2:45 p.m.
Conference Center East, Room London 6:30 p.m.
A1-721 11 a.m. – 12 noon Eurobike Academy: Bidex BikeLocal - A B3-205
Yuba Conference Center East / Room London digital customer slide linking online CeramicSpeed new product
Get a Yuba Apple and win prizes Eurobike Academy: What is needed customer with stationary shops introduction, with drinks and nibbles
for cooperation between the bicycle In German
A4-504 industry and start-ups? 6 – 7 p.m.
TSG 2 – 3 p.m. Foyer East
Create your own TSG logo in our photo 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. Foyer East / Show Stage Eurobike Award ceremony
booth A7-402 Eurobike Academy: Business Speed
Trerè Innovation Dating 6:30 – 10 p.m.
A6-205 15-minute bike trials show Bernd-Uwe Gutknecht and Kim van Dijk B4-302
Mach 1 talk to 20 startups of the Eurobike Award Evoc 10th anniversary party
How to make wheel lacing faster and 11:30 – 12 noon
cheaper with the LTS from Mach1. Foyer West Hosting a party, an athlete appearance or
Bidex BigCheck – How to use BigCheck 3 – 3:30 p.m. another special event at Eurobike? Send us your
to keep an eye on your most important Foyer West information no later than 3 p.m. for the next
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FIRMA FIRMA FIRMA FIRMA
500 Bosch 508 ANANDA 400 F.S.A. 407 Outbraker
501 FAZUA 509 GOLDEN WHEEL 400 Bend36 408 3T CYCLING
502 Lanxi Wheeltop Cycle 510 ENVE Composites 401 FOX Factory 409 Open Cycle
503 Wike - Pi Manufacturing 511 Fantic 401 Marzocchi 410 BASSO Bikes
505 Zhejiang Star Union 600 Paul Lange 402 Pivot Cycles 411 VICTORIA c/o Hermann Hartje
507 CYCLEWASH 403 Arkus & Romet Group 411 TERN
404 Rohloff 411 i:SY
406 YouMo12 Eurobike Show Daily Sunday, July 8, 2018
Gates puts belts on 1.5 million bikes — and counting
Last year, Gates Carbon Drive celebrated its 10th anniversary. This year, • New rear sprockets for Shimano gauge and frame alignment tool.
Gates says it will reach another milestone: putting belt drives on 1.5 internal gear hubs that create The frame alignment tool measures
million bikes. a standard “unified beltline” to relative alignment between the axis of
simplify belt integration. They are the bottom bracket shell and the axis
“While the bicycle industry as a whole electric motor and battery integration in
compatible with Nexus 8, Alfine 8 of the rear axles in both the vertical
is experiencing soft growth, we continue the bike industry for more than a decade.”
and 11 and Di2 electronic shifting and horizontal planes. This helps
to grow our product line to meet the Another recent hire is Cathy Wilson
hubs, and with Shimano’s Inter 5E manufacturers achieve the best alignment
needs of consumers and manufacturers in as market development manager, who
hubs; and for proper functioning of the belt drive.
all of our main bicycle market segments: will work with bikeshare manufacturers
• Aluminum rear sprockets in seven For the bikeshare market, Gates is
electric bikes, share bikes, pedal bikes around the world. Wilson, an engineer,
sizes for Pinion gearboxes. introducing an investment cast sprocket
and stationary fitness bikes,” said Todd previously worked at the Gates belt plant
For mechanics and assembly factories, that, the company says, delivers high
Sellden, global director of Gates Carbon in Kentucky and was instrumental in
Gates is also debuting a belt tension strength at a modest price point. n JB/DM
Drive A2-201 . developing Gates’ 11mm-pitch bicycle
With its belt drive finding wider belts.
acceptance in these different categories, More than 500 OEMs around the
Gates has created several new positions world currently spec Gates Carbon Drives
at its Denver, Colorado, headquarters. on their bikes, spokesman Paul Tolme
Its two most important market segments said.
have become the electric mobility and Gates is launching several new belt
bikeshare systems. drive products at Eurobike, including
“We have strategically realigned our the first belt drive for full-suspension
business development strategy to more mountain bikes that Gates developed with
effectively target and serve each of these its longtime European sales and service
industry segments,” Sellden added. partner, Universal Transmissions (see
One significant new hire is e-bike related story on page 14).
veteran Zach Krapfl, who is the It is also debuting a line of tools for
company’s global e-mobility market mechanics and for assembly workers.
development manager. Krapfl helped Its new products include:
Cannondale launch its e-bike initiative • Integrated crank assemblies for
and has also served as a consultant for the CDX premium and CDN urban
Bosch, Felt and other brands. lines in silver or black, including a
“Adding Zach to the Carbon Drive matching aluminum guard;
team helps us move into a leadership • S550 direct-mount cranks with
position in the eMobility category,” modular beltline adjustability. The
Sellden said. “He is well known and S550 will come as a pre-assembled
Gates Carbon Drive professional alignment tools for manufacturers
well respected, and has been involved in crankset for easy factory installation;14 Eurobike Show Daily Sunday, July 8, 2018
UT, Gates put a belt drive
on a full-suspension eMTB
Close-up of the HNF Nicolai G16 Eboxx showing the belt tensioner behind the crank,
enabling the full suspension bike to work with a Gates belt drive
The Gates belt drive system now appears on all types of bikes around the
world. But it’s been missing from one popular category — full-suspension
mountain bikes.
That is changing this year, with components. The G16 is powered by a
the help of Gates’ longtime European new Bosch mid-drive motor and uses the
distributor and development partner Rohloff E-14 internal gear hub.
Universal Transmissions (exhibiting at “The belt tensioner skillfully
Gates A2-201 ). The German company, led compensates for the changing center
by bike engineer Karlheinz “Kalle” Nicolai, distance and ensures constant belt tension
worked with Gates to solve the technical even in rough terrain,” Nicolai said.
issues involved with full-suspension bikes Unfortunately, Universal Transmissions
and is debuting their belt drive solution at officials say, the new belt tensioner has not
Eurobike yet reached the “plug and play” simplicity
That solution involves the use of of belt drive systems for other types of
a spring-supported belt tensioner bikes.
that supports both conventional and UT officials say they will work with
— crucially in the European market — other European manufacturers to adapt
electric drivetrains. the tensioner so they can use the belt
“Conventional drive systems are drive system on their own full-suspension
often subject to heavy wear under high e-MTBs.
demands. Here the Gates Carbon Drive Gates and UT are optimistic that the
offers many years of experience in the belt tensioner will open up the e-MTB
areas of low maintenance and durability,” category to belt drives. The category
Nicolai said. “Whether in combination is booming across Europe, and many
with a mid-mounted motor or with a European consumers are already familiar
conventional bike, the belt tensioner with belt drives through conventional
allows the advantages of a belt drive to be urban, trekking, touring, and hardtail
exploited even in hard terrain and under mountain bikes along with other e-bikes.
high demands.” “More and more consumers rely
Nicolai is pioneering the new belt drive on belt-driven bicycles. It’s becoming
system on a bike produced by another popular,” Nicolai said. “A considerable
company he runs, the high-end, niche number of high-quality bikes are now
brand HNF Nicolai. leaving shops with a direct drive from
The e-MTB, called the G16 Eboxx, Gates.”
demonstrates the ability of a belt drive See our related story on Gates on page
to work with other state-of-the-art 12. n JB
Who won a Eurobike Award? Find out tonight!
Eurobike has chosen 12 Gold Award winners out of 40 products that
have been chosen for a Eurobike Award.
But if you want to know who the influenced by a large number of new
winners are, you’ll have to wait until this factors such as the changing demands
evening. for mobility and the increasing impact
The ceremony for the 14th edition of of digitalization,” said Dirk Heidrich,
the prestigious Eurobike Awards starts Eurobike project manager.
at 6 p.m. tonight in Foyer East. Eurobike He added, “The Eurobike Award is
is also awarding two Green Awards for also a documentary record of the bold
sustainable products. approach adopted by the market players
A panel of six judges went through within the bike industry when solving
366 product submissions to settle on the these challenges. It once again provides a
winners. The number of submissions was concentrated look at the innovative future
smaller than last year’s 458, due in part to of the bike market.”
the earlier show dates. Winning products will be on display
“The bike market is currently throughout the show in Foyer East. nSunday, July 8, 2018 17
Neco’s empire is built on steel and alloy
Carbon fiber has been the sexy material for bike manufacturers for expanded its production into China to smartphone, GPS device or lights.
years, but Neco Wang still prefers aluminum and steel. produce more affordable products in Another interesting innovation are
large quantities for the Chinese bike the Manual pedals. The cage installs and
and hubs and cranksets account for manufacturers it supplies. is removed without tools, leaving only
about 10 percent each. About half of While Neco’s Taiwan headquarters the axle stub on the crankarms.
Neco’s sales are under the company’s employs a staff of 50, who focus on its It’s a simple, unique form of theft-
brand name, and the rest is for OE or OD higher-end products, staffing numbers protection, and it is just another example
customers. are decidedly larger in the three factories of how Neco continues to forge its own
During a short visit to the company’s Neco owns in China. Its Jiangsu factory success after more than 30 years in
headquarters on the outskirts of employees 280 workers, and plants in business. n LvR
Taichung, a group of bicycle journalists Tianjin and Guangdong each
saw rows of state-of-the-art CNC lathes employ 50.
and hydraulic presses of various sizes. For an indication of Neco’s
Neco outsources some manufacturing global reach, just look at its
processes that require the use of other website. Language options
sophisticated machinery or special include traditional and
chemicals, including heat treatment, simplified Chinese, English,
anodizing and laser engraving. But French, Italian, Spanish,
Taiwan’s industrial cluster nearby offers German, Japanese and even
plenty of specialists for this kind of Russian.
work. Apart from its stringent
Set at the foothills of the Wufeng quality controls, Neco is
district, the Neco headquarters provides known for its innovative new
an insight into Wang’s unusual approach products. The company has
Neco Wang, the founder of Neco to business. focused recently on what it calls
A park-like area next to Neco's “intelligent” products that have
contemporary factory and offices won several awards.
Wang, the founder and general
houses a lounge, an impressively large One of its newest products
manager of Neco Technology A5-403
treehouse, a water wheel — as well as is the Rove, a system that
in Taiwan, continues to crank out
chicken and geese. combines a hub dynamo,
innovative components every year using
Inside, a collection of ancient rectifier and power bank
those tried-and-true materials.
furniture and other interior decorations and integrates them into the
Neco’s mainstays are headsets and
make it clear that Wang is a collector headtube. With the Rove
bottom brackets, each of which account
with a sharp eye and taste. installed on their bikes,
for 30 percent of the company’s total
In today’s competitive global market, commuters can produce energy
sales. A treehouse on the grounds of
short lead times are just as important from the dynamo, store it in the
Pedals make up another 20 percent, Neco’s headquarters in Taichung
as flexibility and precision. So Neco has battery, and use it to charge a18 Eurobike Show Daily Sunday, July 8, 2018
An offer IBDs can’t refuse? Sell a used
e-bike; get a new one for the next season
A new exhibitor is offering IBDs a deal that seems too good to be true:
Sell one of the company’s used, premium e-bikes, and receive a new
premium e-bike to use for the next season as a rental or demo bike.
The Austrian startup, Greenstorm company in 2016 and soon brought on
Mobility A1-109 believes its business Richard Hirschhuber, who owns hotels
model can shake up the e-bike world and restaurants and is a marketing
by bringing the tourism and bicycle consultant. The two invested 500,000
industries together. euros ($685,000) and in June 2016
Here’s how the concept works: ordered 3,500 premium e-bikes.
Hoteliers offer vacant rooms to Hirschhuber is the majority shareholder
Greenstorm, which resells them online in the company and its general manager.
to consumers by offering vouchers that In 2017, they rolled out the e-bikes
include attractive discounts. to 600 participating hotels in Austria,
In exchange for their room inventory, South Tyrol, Bavaria, Switzerland and
Greenstorm provides e-bikes from Mallorca. Now, Greenstorm is selling
well-known brands to the hotels for no that initial batch of bikes — mostly
extra cost. It then sells the e-bikes after electric mountain bikes, but also electric
one season. trekking and city bikes — at attractive
The strategy already has turned prices through its website and in person
Greenstorm into Europe’s biggest seller at the company’s headquarters.
of used, premium e-bikes, even though The bikes “have been used by our
the company only came into existence hotel partners for no more than 300 to
in 2016. 1,000 km [185-620 miles],” Hirschhuber Greenstorm currently sells its used e-bikes through its company store and online. (Photos: JB)
Greenstorm general manager said. “And – after being used for
Philipp Zimmermann founded the only one season – they still have 24 business: For the hotels, for us, and for Hirschhuber said Greenstorm has had
months left on their 30-month the participating IBDs.” no trouble signing up hotels and IBDs
manufacturer’s warranty. The Greenstorm founder says IBDs that want to work with the company.
This season, Greenstorm can reach more customers by selling the But the bottleneck has been financing
bought an eye-popping 10,000 used e-bikes. “IBDs have great premium — no bank was willing to lend to the
premium e-bikes, which means e-bike in their stores. But not all startup firm.
it now has to brainstorm new customers are able to pay between 3,500 To supplement the original
ways of selling them on the used and 8,000 euros for the e-bike of their investment from Hirschhuber and
bike market after they have been desire,” he said. his friends, the company turned to
used for a season at participating Instead of losing that customer to a crowdfunding. It raised nearly 1.2
hotels. mass merchant, who may sell them a million euros through April on the
The e-bikes come from 1,200-euro, no-name, Chinese-made Conda platform. Although Greenstorm
such well-known brands as e-bike, the IBD can sell them a used fell short of its 1.488-million-euro
Bergamont, Corratec, Fantic, e-bike from a top brand with a two-year goal (Hirschhuber’s lucky number is
Ghost, Haibike, KTM, Raleigh, guarantee. “8,” hence the unusual goal), it raised
and Univega. But Greenstorm “If he sells it in our name, we will enough to buy another slug of e-bikes for
can’t just dump the used deliver him next year a brand-new the current tourist season.
bikes through a mass-market e-bike model for one season that he The company employs a staff of 50 in
retailer or it would destroy can give out for testing or rentals,” a new headquarters and warehouse in
its relationship with the bike Hirschhuber said. Söll, Austria, near Kufstein. Greenstorm
brands. An IBD doesn’t even have to stock says that by 2020 it expects to work with
Although mass merchants the used bikes, but can order one more than 15,000 partner hotels, which
have approached the company, through the Greenstorm website, can draw from a pool of 100,000 e-bikes,
Hirschhuber says he has turned which send it to the IBD for sale to the 400 Teslas, 1,000 other e-vehicles, and
them down. “When dealing customer. Greenstorm has not put a 1,888 charging stations.
with premium products you limit on the number of used e-bikes an Greenstorm has established
have some responsibilities. IBD can sell in exchange for a new one. subsidiaries in Spain, Switzerland and
That’s why I said no,” he said. In additional to e-bikes, Greenstorm Germany, and this year expects to create
“We brainstormed ideas to get also uses the same strategy with Tesla subsidiaries in Italy and in Croatia/
Richard Hirschhuber, the co-founder of Greenstorm, has a IBDs on board. We believe that and Smart electric cars and other electric Slovenia. For more information, visit
background in the hotel and restaurant business. our concept is a win-win-win vehicles. www.greenstorm.eu. n JBSunday, July 8, 2018 19
Neodrives debuts drive
system for s-pedelecs
Neodrives, the e-bike drive system brand of Alber GmbH, goes its own
way in the e-bike market.
At Eurobike, Alber A1-403 is launching example of the s-pedelec’s potential when
its first Neodrives system for speed there are fewer restrictions on their use.
pedelecs, which are e-bikes that can travel Switzerland, which is not an EU member,
up to 45 kph with electric assist. But allows s-pedelecs on bike paths and
instead of another mid-drive motor like lanes, unlike most EU countries. (See
most in this category from other brands, tomorrow’s Eurobike Show Daily for a
the new Neodrives system is a rear hub look at the s-pedelec market and new
drive. Hub drives are all they make. products.)
That may seem like a throwback in If the bike industry can persuade EU
a market gone crazy for mid-drives, but member countries to loosen up on their
Alber officials say they aren’t interested in s-pedelec restrictions, the category could
chasing current trends. enjoy much faster growth. n JB Hansjörg Reiner, general manager of Alber, with Neodrives product manager Eva-Marie Schenk
“It’s definitely away from mountain
bikes and road bikes,” said Andreas Binz,
director of the Neodrives business unit.
“It's the commuter and touring categories
we are focusing on instead.”
The new Z20 RS drive joins
two existing Neodrives systems for
conventional 25 kph pedelecs, the Z15 and
Z20.
Binz said Multicycle, Cubyke and
Simplon will spec the Z20 RS on some
of their 2019 year s-pedelecs. “To fulfill
demand we just started a second e-motor
winding machine at our factory in
Albstadt,” he said.
He argued that a rear hub motor retains
many advantages over its mid-drive rivals.
“It’s light,” Binz said. “It provides an
enormous acceleration from zero. The
motor runs smoothly and — thanks to its
gearless and brushless construction — is
also noiseless and has minimal vibration.”
Because the motor delivers power at
the rear wheel, it doesn’t interfere with
the derailleurs or chain. With regenerative
braking, a Neodrives unit can add as much
as 10 percent to an e-bike’s range, he said.
Bike brands also appreciate the ability
to incorporate a hub drive without having
to redesign the bicycle frame, as they must
with a mid-drive system.
Hub drives have gotten a bad
reputation over the years, but Binz said
Alber solved one of their worst problems.
“Due to further developments in the
field of thermal management, we have
been able to solve the issue of the hub
motor overheating,” he said. He promises
that Neodrives systems will keep their cool
even on long, challenging uphill climbs.
Alber comes to the bike industry from
an unusual direction. It’s a subsidiary
of the U.S. company Invacare, which
specializes in making medical equipment,
from hospital beds and respirators to
powered wheelchairs and other mobility
products.
Alber is a leading manufacturer of
electric drivetrains for wheelchairs, which
it makes at its headquarters in Albstadt
alongside Neodrives hub motors.
Alber makes the electric coils at the
heart of the motor in-house. This allows
it to make coils that are lighter, more
efficient and of more consistent quality.
Alber also glues the motor’s magnets
in place at its factory. By doing most
production in-house Alber can respond
rapidly to market demand from its
European customers.
Neodrives product manager Eva-Marie
Schenk said the European s-pedelec
market has a lot of potential, even though
overly restrictive EU regulations have
limited s-pedelecs to only a tiny share of
the bicycle market.
She pointed to Switzerland as an20 Eurobike Show Daily Sunday, July 8, 2018
Overview: Hall A1
The future of the bicycle industry may
not be bicycles, but electric vehicles
As the market for electric bicycles and Light Electric Vehicles (LEVs) tremendous. It favors players that can any make to an ATU dealer for servicing,
grows across the world, it causes disruption and sudden, unforeseen deliver products super-fast, even if the the chain is also planning to offer service
changes that are not always easy on the players involved. quality is only OK. for any brand of pedelecs.
It also favors unknown brands. This could encourage the entry of
No one has been spared, from the sales Bosch, A6-202 are exhibiting in other halls Because the pedelec market is so new, more direct-to-consumer pedelec brands,
channels to the manufacturers that make as are some smaller companies that have with many customers new to bicycles, if they can make agreements with chains
the vehicles and the components. been in the e-bike space for some time. brands that are well-known to cyclists like ATU to handle after-sale service.
But disruption also creates A1 is home base for those exhibitors may mean little to these consumers.
opportunity. This year, Eurobike is finally that are completely focused on LEV Key Market Risks. The sun is shining on
recognizing this changing market by technology and vehicles. I B Dying. This new market is disrupting the pedelec market, but several clouds are
shifting its focus to vehicles that are not One drawback of Hall A1 is the lack of sales and manufacturing channels. One lurking. One is the prospect of increased
necessarily bicycles. Founded years ago as a demo area nearby. It’s often important of the fastest-growing segments are import duties, such as the anti-dumping
a mountain bike show, Eurobike is now for a product manager to be able to do companies that sell consumer-direct and duties on Chinese-made pedelecs as
attempting to establish itself as the place a head-to-head comparison of different have no need of IBDs. proposed by the European Union. The
to discover trends in the world of LEVs. drive systems, for example. For one impressive example, consider threat has unsettled the market and led
Show organizers are putting this new Eurobike does have bike demos, but the Netherlands — a market that for many manufacturers to shift production
category front and center. Eurobike has they far from A1 at the other end of the decades has been predictably divided to other countries.
turned its largest exhibition hall, Rothaus fairground (see page 10 for a guide to this between the established players such as In the United States, the Trump
Hall A1, into the focal point for LEVs. year’s Eurobike demo). Perhaps in future Sparta, Batavus and Gazelle. administration is threatening to impose
In A1, visitors will find most of the years Eurobike will consider establishing Yet two new companies, Stella and a 25 percent tariff on Chinese-made
companies that make LEV components, a designated LEV test area close to A1. Amslod, are growing impressively e-bikes, which would affect several
as well as some e-bike brands. Eurobike quickly. They sell mostly through vans leading brands.
is also using A1 to spotlight cargo bikes, Overheated. The LEV market is hot — that visit potential customers in their
a category that is growing quickly as perhaps too hot. A key salesperson for homes but also have their own outlets. A death knell? The biggest cloud on
electric drive systems make them more Bosch eBike Systems recently told me This model becomes more and more the horizon is very dark indeed: A
versatile and consumer-friendly. the company has stopped accepting attractive as the technology matures change in the legal status of pedelecs
Many of these exhibitors will seem new customers until 2020. Its existing and as better reliability reduces the need could essentially destroy the huge and
completely foreign, and even bizarre, to customers are swallowing up all of the for service. It could be a harbinger of a profitable European market as early as
show visitors who have spent a career in units that Bosch can produce, even as it dramatic change in the current structure next spring.
the traditional bicycle industry. boosts its manufacturing output. of the bicycle business. Standard pedelecs, which allow
But Hall A1 is worth a visit, because My organization, ExtraEnergy.org, Several new players are stepping up electric assist up to a speed of 25 kph, are
it offers a glimpse of how Eurobike has also seen first-hand evidence of this and hoping to get a piece of the pie. These currently considered to be identical to
may look in a few years, as electric bike overheated market. ExtraEnergy does include the Mobivia Group of France and conventional bicycles. That means they
technology continues to permeate every extensive tests of pedelecs every year, and its subsidiaries, Norauto in France and are allowed in bike lanes, and owners
aspect of cycling each spring presents awards to the top ATU in Germany. do not have to buy special licenses or
performers in several categories. Michelin is a shareholder in Mobivia, helmets.
Who’s there. Hall A1 is home to 137 These awards are usually valuable and has been developing a new drive But a legal challenge, known as the
exhibitors. Of those, 48 focus on electric marketing tools for the winning brands. system at its Swiss R&D center for Vnuk case, could upend all of that.
components including drive units, But this year, some of the winners the past six years. Now, the Mobivia In 2014, the European Court ruled in
batteries, chargers, software, connectivity declined to promote their awards because subsidiaries are planning to market the Vnuk that all motor vehicles must carry
solutions, displays and other human- they are unable to meet existing demand. system under Michelin’s famous brand insurance at all times. This year, the EU
machine interfaces like sensors and Already facing with lengthy order name. The system, called the Michelin decided that the ruling also applies to
switches. The other 89 manufacture some backlogs, and unhappy retailers and Wayscral, is efficient and inexpensive. pedelecs.
sort of vehicles, mostly focusing on all consumers, they did not want to attract Just as customers can bring a car of The implications are enormous. Not
types of pedelecs. Of course, visitors will any more customers into what is already
find pedelec brands in several other halls. a long line.
sponsored by
In a market where demand outstrips
Who isn’t. Some established e-bike the capabilities of many suppliers
players, including Shimano B5-300 and to deliver, the growth potential is
Rohloff E-14 A2-300
The electronic Rohloff E-14 shifting The Bosch eBike-System synchronizes
system raises the bar for shifting E-bike automatically with the Rohloff E-14. One
ExtraEnergy.org has been moving the unbiased, comprehensive information transmissions. Never before has shifting light button press will create an
LEV market since 1992. through product tests, conferences, been so fast (180ms) or intelligent. The effortlessly smooth shift. The secret is
Hannes Neupert founded consulting, and by working to E-14 shifter offers single or multi-gear dropping the Bosch motor output torque,
shifts and automatically returns to a instantaneously reducing the force upon
ExtraEnergy A1-Foyer 1&2 in 1992 to test promulgate global standards.
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electric bicycles and help consumers Most ExtraEnergy members have stationary.
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There wasn’t much to test at the mobility since the early 1980s. Many Designed to complement the
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