Accell group goes bust; Raleigh, Haibike, Lapierre and others future in doubt.

[Chazmo]

Which company is bigger than Trek in total revenue worldwide?

Specialized, I would think. ??

 

[PedalUma]

Haibike was one of the pioneers of mountain ebikes, introducing them in Europe in 2010

Joe Breeze made the first modern mountain bikes in 1977.

Joe Breeze is an American bicycle framebuilder, designer and advocate from Marin County, California. An early participant in the sport of mountain biking, Breeze, along with other pioneers including Gary Fisher, Charlie Kelly, and Tom Ritchey, is known for his central role in developing the mountain bike. Wikipedia

 

[Bicyclista]

Joe Breeze made the first modern mountain bikes in 1977.

Joe Breeze is an American bicycle framebuilder, designer and advocate from Marin County, California. An early participant in the sport of mountain biking, Breeze, along with other pioneers including Gary Fisher, Charlie Kelly, and Tom Ritchey, is known for his central role in developing the mountain bike. Wikipedia

You are correct as far as non-motorized mountain bikes are concerned. I specifically referred to electric mountain bikes, of which Haibike was the pioneer.

 

[Base]

Just to put into perspective.

 

[Rás Cnoic]

Just to put into perspective.

This is a good snapshot of a moment in time but the sands are dramatically shifting. With Accell collapsing it could be a sign of things to come as more Asian BTB brands come out of the shadows like XDS with 8 million or so bikes made each year. Both Giant and XDS produce frames and parts for Trek for example, muddying the picture in terms of volume. "May You Live In Interesting Times".

 

[Chargeride]

Kara Beal is sponsored by Haibike, she put out a vid explaining what she knows.

This comment on the video...just lol

 

[Rás Cnoic]

Kara Beal is sponsored by Haibike, she put out a vid explaining what she knows.

This comment on the video...just lol

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Ha! saw a similar post under a vid from Cycling About explaining that Koga dropped his sponsorship. The poster said angrily maybe if he made more YT vids about the Koga bike they wouldn't have dumped him! Not that Koga were going bust at the time due to Accell woes...