December 2024 Close to market advantages Central Europe as an e-bike production hub CONTENTS Europe seeks bigger role 2 Central Europe seeks bigger role in bicycle production For reshoring production and improving market flexibility, central European countries have always had a key role to play. The moment to invest 4 ‘Now is the moment to invest for the future’ Romet president Wieslaw Grzyb is now preparing the company to take the next step on the export market, both for OEMs as well as the brand Romet. Compete in the e-bike segment 6 ‘We like to compete in the e-bike segment’ Bike Fun International has the ambition to serve the central European markets as a leading distributor and an OEM supplier. Production in Central Europe 7 Inside Czech and Polish bicycle factories Bike Europe visited three bicycle production companies in Central Europe which play a key role in catering for European markets.