The 29th China International Bicycle Fair ("China Cycle" for short) will be held at National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) on May 6-9, 2019. With the theme of "strengthening industry by innovation and promoting development", this session China Cycle will fully exhibits the new trend of development of current bicycle products, the new technology of bicycle industry, the new achievements of intelligent, lithium electrochemical and lightweight electric bicycle, and the new concepts brought by bicycle for human health and entertainment. The exhibition will take you to an infinite two-wheel world!

Sailing against the current and standing the racket

After decades of development, China's bicycle market has become the world's largest market with the most complete industry chain and the strongest consumption capacity. In 2018, under the influence of many factors like great drop in yield of bicycle sharing, trade frictions between China and the United States and the European Union, Chinese bicycle industry operation was still generally stable. The statistical data of China Bicycle Association shows that in 2018, the bicycle yield was 73.201 million sets, with a year-on-year decrease of 717.1%; export bicycle was 59.272 million sets, with a year-on-year growth of 5.1% and e-bicycle yield was 32.776 million sets, with a year-on-year growth of 5.8%. Export bicycle was 1.877 million sets, with a year-on-year growth of 10.4%;

World brands gathering in China

China Cycle is an important place for world high-end brands to enter Chinese market and foreign professional audiences to seek Chinese cooperation parties. Every year, some new foreign exhibitors and new international brands will appear at the exhibition. Some international brands will frequently take part in the exhibition. There are some familiar brands, like Japanese SHIMANO, Germany ABUS, ORTLIEB, American SRAM, JAGWIRE, STRIDER, MARIN, Italian COLNAGO, PROLOGO, GIOS, French MACH, Danish CERAMICSPEED, UK's CLARKS, Indian HERO, etc. Some new brands appear in the exhibition like Korean BICBUDDY, Italian RUDY, SOVEX of the United Arab Emirates, Singaporean ANYWHEEL, Czechic ICG, etc.

Some foreign manufactures, brand owners and dealers regard China as the product purchasing base and some regards China as a big consumption market, or brand cultivation base. They can exhibit their skill and reap a bountiful harvest. While China Cycle is the best stage for them to realize their dreams. To go to China, go to China Cycle and go to a place that can realize dream become the thing must be done by foreign businessmen every year.

Innovation foremost promoting progress

"2019 CHINA CYCLE Innovation Award" winning products exhibited in North Hall is a highlight of the exhibition. The selection process also receives enthusiastic attention and active participation from domestic and foreign exhibitors such as bicycles, e-bicycles, spare parts and outdoor cycling supplies. Among the many products participating in the evaluation, the evaluation experts considered and initially evaluated all the products from five aspects of design, function, market, materials and innovation, and selected a total of 50 shortlisted products for public release on the official website of "China International Bicycle Fair" (www.e-chinacycle.com). Through the scoring method combining online voting and on-site judges, 10 products won the "gold award", 39 products won the "innovation award" and 1 product won “special award”.

"CHINA CYCLE Innovation Award" winning works exhibition is an important part of previous innovation demonstration exhibition and provides a platform for the demonstration and promotion of innovative achievements in the industry. "CHINA CYCLE Innovation Award" was set up in 2011 and becomes mature after eight years' development. It's growing together with Chinese bicycle industry. The future of Chinese bicycle industry is in the persistent innovation. "The innovation wind led by "CHINA CYCLE Innovation Award" must play an important role for Chinese bicycle enterprises to "build brand, create value, expand influence and seek development" internationally!

New National Standard and New Future

April 15 of this year is the formal implementation date of new national standard for e-bicycle in China. The implementation of new national standard has significance to healthy development of e-bicycle. On new starting point, it must usher in the e-bicycle manufacturing enterprises to take off again and improve Chinese e-bicycle industry to a new height! At present, Chinese e-bicycle products have been sold to over 150 countries and regions. As China greatly develops "the Belt and Road" initiative. Industrial enterprises go out and actively integrate into the global market network, innovation network and manufacturing network. In 2018, over 480 above-scale e-bicycle enterprises accumulatively completed main business income of 75.88 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 8.2% and realized profit of 3.37 billion yuan with a year-on-year growth of 5.7%. The industrial agglomeration degree is constantly increasing. At present, the yield of top ten enterprises occupies about 62% of total yield of the industry. The income from main business has exceeded that of traditional bicycle, occupying over 60% of total industrial income. Its status in national economic development is increasing.

E-bicycle enterprises taking part in this session of China Cycle are still main force for exporting Chinese e-bicycle, including complete bicycle enterprises and spare parts enterprises. Although these enterprises have been suppressed by the EU "anti-dumping and anti-bribery" recently, so that the original normal export channels are affected to some extent, but they take the initiative to adjust the strategy, by broadening the "Belt and Road" channels, looking for new business opportunities. These enterprises include Bodo Bicycle Group Co., Ltd., Jinhua Zhuoyuan Industrial Co., Ltd., Giant Investment Co., Ltd., Bafang Electrical (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., XDAO Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou VIVA Bicycle Co., Ltd., Dongguan Tailg Bicycle Co., Ltd., Changzhou Golden Ages Vehicle Co., Ltd., etc.

Wonderful and splendid exchange activities

Go to China Cycle exhibition hall as take part in bicycle carnival activity. Various activities are splendid, making people linger over. Wherein, some activities are related to the industrial development trend. For example, the cross-strait cycling association exchange activities have lasted for many years. The cross-strait cycling industry will understand each other, enhance friendship, promote the two industries to continue to develop and progress through the exchange activity. The symposium activity of Asian Bicycle Industrial Association has been held for several ears. At that time, bicycle association principal from main bicycle producing areas of Asia will gather together to exchange the latest development conditions of different countries. In addition, Indian investment fair will attract some Chinese enterprises. Let's wait and see whether the bicycle valley park in Punjab, India can attract Chinese investors.

It's the 3rd session for Goldenthill award. Same as previous years, the Goldenthill winning works of this year have many new creation that is worthy of appreciation. The annually Novartis booth selection is an attraction of the exhibition. Who will win the booth design award this year? Let the audience wait and see. Bicycle Fashion Festival, Bicycle Fair and Two-wheel All-star activities created for the cycling enthusiast will extremely attract appetite of the cyclist and bicycle enthusiast. Chinese and foreign guests with same interesting will gather in China Cycle and create an unexpected spark.

Two-wheel star shining again

After the great baptism of bicycle sharing, the industrial reshuffle has accelerated. However, from the long-term development, it will be the opportunity period for bicycle industry. How to take the initiative to seek innovation, transformation and upgrading, is the main task in front of enterprises. There are numerous new design, new processes, new technologies and new materials in bicycle industry. The market has vaster development space. The cycling configuration is constantly increasing. Localization proportion of parts and components is constantly increasing, intelligence, Internet and industrial scale is gradually expanding and open, which promotes bicycle industry into a new round of development climax.

At the time node of "Two-wheel All-star" (Season 4), from micro-forum to boutique exhibition, from cycling culture to product design, we gathered top products and masters of the industry, face the industry, clear the fog and thoroughly understand the industry future!

Main speakers of "product design" special topic of Two-wheel All-star include: Cao Ming, associate dean, associate professor and master tutor of Department of Industrial Design of Design Institute of Jiangnan University, Zhang Siyuan, Manager of Vehicle Product Center of Meituan LBS Platform Bicycle Business Division; Li Wanfu, ELVES Marketing Director; Zheng Bo, founder and CEO of LIVALL, etc.

Special speakers of cycling culture include: Tuersongjiang, grand champion of 2017 Tibet Challenge, climbing, sprinting rookie, grand champion of 2018 12th Session Selimu Lake Road Cycling Race; Fan Bing, player of 2019 Tibet Challenger, Vice President of ICBC and amateur writer; Hu Hao, grand team champion of Chinese Cycling League; Liu Danyang, founder of Wild Girl and New Life in cycling around the world.

Green world enjoys infinite charm and unlimited business opportunities. 2019 China International Bicycle Fair is opening arms to welcome your presence. Let's work together to create a better future!