2017 European Bike Show: Professional Exhibition

Source : Asian Bicycle Show

The 26th European Bicycle Show attracted a total of 42,590 professional visitors from 101 countries (2016: 42,720); 22,160 riders were added to the European Bicycle Festival; 1654 visitors Media representatives attended the news report; everyone recognized the new concept of the exhibition in 2018.

For the global bicycle industry, the European Bicycle Show is still an important platform for the industry to participate. There were 42,590 professional visitors at the show and 22,160 cycling enthusiasts on the carnival day of the show. They came from 101 countries around the world and gathered at the shore of Lake Constance because of the world's largest bicycle trade show. Here, the audience can see the world's latest all kinds of cycling equipment, the latest bicycle vehicle launch conference and future supporting services brought by 1400 exhibitors from 50 countries. “The 2017 European Bike Show has been a huge success in promoting the flourishing of business cooperation and technical exchanges. For many customers, this is their most important meeting of the year and a dialogue with the world’s major brands. A great opportunity.” Klaus Wellmann, President of the Friedrichshafen Exhibition Center in Germany, summed up the 26th European Bicycle Show.

A large number of new bicycle launches and innovative technologies at the show site have caused quite a lot of repercussions. Not only Germany, but also professional distributors in many other countries attach great importance to the innovative ideas displayed in various fields at this exhibition. Stefan Resinger, General Manager of the European Bicycle Show Project, commented: “We are very satisfied with this year's show, even after a sunny opening, we experienced a lot of rainy days. The exhibition is as high-quality professional visitors as possible, as well as the top bicycle sales in Europe. The geography makes the 2017 European Bike Show a sustainable platform for providing good business cooperation and product display to the industry.” The number of overseas visitors to the European Bicycle Show this year is as high as 62%.

“Electric power-assisted bicycles will have more and more sense of existence” – this unexpected phenomenon has become more apparent after four days of exhibitions. Visitors who travel through the various exhibition halls can clearly feel that in the future, various types of bicycles are likely to be equipped with motors, and the European Bicycle Show also witnesses further improvements and leans in electric power assist technology. “At this year's European Bike Show, we can clearly see the important contribution of electric bicycles to “Revival Cycling.” More and more people are interested in this intelligent and futuristic transportation. Rapid, flexible and sustainable cycling, all of which are realized in electric bicycles. The European Bicycle Show provides an ideal platform for this innovative technology to be delivered to the public.” Tamara Winograd, Marketing Director of Bosch e-Bike Systems, commented.

Many industry experts believe that the European Bicycle Show provides an ideal and professional platform for the bicycle industry. Volker Dohrmann, brand manager of bicycle manufacturer Stevens, summed up the exhibition: “We are very satisfied with the quality of the exhibition and the flow of visitors. The number of professional visitors, dealers and orders is very satisfactory, even better than the previous two years. We really like it. The atmosphere of Friedrichshafen and optimistic expectations for the 2018 show!"

At the same time, at the European Bicycle Show, there are many new Asian forces – BATTLE, JAVA, LANGTU, MISSILE, ofo, Ride, SAVA, SKYEE, TRINX, Golden Wheel, XDS and other Chinese vehicle brands entering the European market. And was displayed at the exhibition site and recognized by the industry. Whether it is the current "fire riding" of the fire or the "spring sharing", the trend of the Chinese bicycle market in the future may be at the 2017 Asian Bicycle Show (coming soon in Nanjing on September 14-16) Have a glimpse of one or two.

Project leader Dirk Heidrich said with great gratitude: “The industry summit is as concentrated as the conference, and it is very professional and persuasive, just like the European Bicycle Exhibition Academy, which has gathered a large number of conferences, seminars and studios.” In addition, Europe The Bicycle Show Industry Awards and the seven theme areas of the European Bicycle Show Bike Carnival Day are also popular with the public because of their high participation and rich industry information. The highlights of this year's show include a variety of bicycle travel equipment from the cycling holiday pavilion, a cycling show area, a clothing show, and an experience day with 3,000 test rides.

The professional audience satisfaction of the 2017 European Bicycle Show is also extremely high. According to the survey, 93% of professional visitors think that the exhibition is (very) important. At the same time, this European bicycle show has once again become the object of media coverage: 1654 journalists and bloggers from 39 countries have reported on this year's European Bicycle Show.

2018 European Bicycle Show new concept and time ahead

The organizers of the exhibition are very pleased that the new concept of the European Bicycle Show can be widely recognized by everyone.

In this regard, Focus Bikes brand director Martin Schamb?ck said: "Fundamentally, it is better to adjust the European bicycle show time to July. From international business, the time to place an order is often from July - in fact, The organizers should have advanced the European Bicycle Show to July.” In 2018, the European Bicycle Show will be held ahead of July 8th (Sunday)-10th (Tuesday). Due to the advancement of time, the exhibition will only be for professional visitors. open. The well-known European Bike Show Media Day, the vehicle testing activity for all sports bike manufacturers, will be adjusted to July 4-6, 2018, and the address will be transferred to the Austrian ski resort Tirol. In the middle of July 7, different industry events will be arranged, such as meetings, test rides, press conferences, closed meetings, etc.