From April 1, 2022, there will be a general daytime running light obligation for all e-bike riders and from April 1, 2024, a speedometer obligation for fast e-bikes (up to 45 km/h) with a transition period until 2027 for S-pedelecs already in circulation. The Federal Roads Office, FEDRO, has...

What gives cars a significant safety advantage in winter also works for bicycles and e-bikes: winter tyres and a powerful LED lighting system with a reliable hub dynamo. Cycling is also very healthy in winter, is fun and helps protect the climate....

Compared to the strong sales of the previous year, the bike trade was again able to increase significantly in the first half of 2021. Imports of e-bikes rose by 16.5 percent and those of bicycles by 8.9 percent. Exports also increased significantly. However, it is unclear how the situation...

According to the Federal Council, a large part of the Covid 19 regulations will be relaxed as of 26 June. Only indoors and in direct contact with customers will the wearing of masks be compulsory. However, in one's own interest, certain distance and hygiene rules must still be observed....

The wet and cold May has led to an easing of the supply situation in the bicycle industry. The "bike shortage" that has been widely cited in the media in recent months is now still occurring sporadically. Spring, and especially May, is the key time in the...

After short but intensive preparation, a completely new technology platform was successfully launched on the Velosuisse homepage on Monday, January 25. The annual training seminar InfoTech, which the industry association Velosuisse organizes each...

In its latest press release, the Federal Roads Office, FEDRO, once again castigates e-bike riders as the cause of accidents with the highest growth rates of serious injuries. It ignores the fact that during the corona lockdown twice as often…