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Cycling summit with 10th anniversary of Cycle Competence
The Cycle Competence Austria platform is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year! Founded in 2014 by a group of innovative players in the cycling sector, our platform now has around 30 member companies and supporting members. Knowledge transfer and networking in the service of improving the quality of Austrian cycling is our mission statement, and international activities as the [...]
Bike sales figures 2023: Boom in folding bikes, transport bikes, e-bikes
The 2023 bike sales figures are available and confirm known trends and the effectiveness of targeted bike purchase promotions and company bike models: More than a 50% share of e-bikes for the first time, doubling of folding bike sales, strong growth in e-transport bikes. The Austrian Association of Sporting Goods Manufacturers and Retailers (VSSÖ) presented these results under the [...]
Bike wash and bike decks, new members and new bikes
We are delighted to welcome two new innovative member companies to the Cycle Competence circle! The internationally established mechanical engineering group WINTERSTEIGER offers manual and automatic bike cleaning stations, while the young Salzburg-based company Velovio is made up of passionate cyclists who have set themselves the goal of developing bike parking systems that they would use themselves. Additionally, we [...]
Economic Factors of Cycling: 46,000 Jobs in Austria
An updated study analysing the economic effects of cycling has demonstrated the many positive consequences of cycling in a set of concrete facts and figures. Cycling creates 46,000 jobs and contributes 2.9 billion Euros to the Austrian economy. In fact, the authors of the study discovered that the bicycle industry contributes more economically than the entire Austrian paper industry, and [...]
KTM Bikes
A major European player in the cycle industry is Austrian: For decades, KTM has proven the bicycle manufacturing competence contained within its brand. In 2014, the KTM Fahrrad GmbH celebrated its 50th anniversary. Cycle technology has changed in many ways and made significant progress. Over those years, KTM has developed into one of the last remaining full-range providers. But one [...]