Regular cleaning of the bike is not just for looks. It allows you to visually inspect the frame and all safety-relevant parts such as handlebars, seat post, pedal cranks, pedals, mudguards and pannier rack for cracks and other damage. What else you need to consider when maintaining your bike/e-bike.

April 1, 2023 marks the anniversary of mandatory daytime running lights for e-bike riders in Switzerland. The legislator also allows removable battery lights. However, the (theft-) safer and more convenient solution is to screw the lights onto the e-bike and feed them directly from the on-board power supply. However, retrofitting an e-bike is not as easy as on a bicycle, because there is no uniform standard for voltage, power and connections.

Changing the world: That was the focus not only at the World Economic Forum in Davos last Monday and Tuesday, January 16 and 17, but also on a smaller scale at InfoTech in Nottwil.

Black Friday is not only this year a good opportunity to stock up on a new bike or e-bike. The warehouses at the dealers are now well filled again in many places and the sellers are much more relaxed than in the spring, when the big rush prevails.

Compared to the two previous years with strong sales, the bike trade was able to increase again in the first half of 2022. E-bike imports rose by 5.6 percent, and those of bicycles by 9.3 percent. Exports also increased for e-bikes. Only in the case of bicycle exports did...

Velosuisse, the association of Swiss bicycle and bicycle parts suppliers, has added Radiate Engineering and Design AG as another reputable bicycle development company.

Velosuisse, the association of Swiss bicycle and bicycle parts suppliers, has received a welcome addition. With Specialized and myStromer, two renowned, internationally active companies with Swiss business headquarters could be won for the association.