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TAIPEI ENGLISH Fri. Mar. 18TH, 2011 THE OFFICIAL TAIPEI CYCLE NEWSPAPER WWW.BIKESHOWDAILY.COM ORGANIZED BY: TAITRA DAY 3 日 本 JAPAN JITTERS 語 5 The country's ongoing crisis raises supply concerns. 中 文 SO CHIC 'Cycle Chic' movement makes cycling fashionable—and for everyone. 8 GAINING VELOCITE 9 Small Taiwan bikemaker takes on the big boys. FRONT, REAR AND CENTER TranzX adds central motor to its PST e-bike system. 11 BOSCH'S BIG SPLASH 14 Auto parts giant turns to bicycle market with new e-bike kit. FRENCH LESSONS Cyfac finds Asian customers for its boutique French frames. 15 3 FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH TAIPEI 3 WHAT'S ON TODAY ... ENGLISH Day 3 & 4 Event Guide IN TODAY’S AT TWTC NANGANG EXHIBITION HALL SHOW DAILY Fri., March 18TH Sat., March 19TH S 09:00 - 17:00 S 11:10 - 11:40 S ALL DAY 5 LEV TEST & DRIVE TOUR DE TAIWAN JITTERS OVER JAPAN AUTOGRAPH SESSION Will supplies be interrupted? Cargo Ramp (4F) WITH: S 09:00~17:00 - KAM-PO WONG S 09:00 - 18:00 LEV TEST & DRIVE KMC stand (J118) TAIPEI POWER FORUM Cargo Ramp (4F) 6 2011: "LITHIUM-ION S 14:00 - 15:00 TRIAL RUN S 11:00-16:30 POWER BATTERY AUTOGRAPH SESSION Three innovations, one sweet e-bike. TAIPEI CYCLE 2011 Symposium" WITH: NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH Conference Room 401 - MEI-YU HSIAO (SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS!) - CHUN-KAI FENG S 11:00 - 16:30 Conference Room 404 CYCLE CHIC 8 - ACTION CYCLING TEAM TAIPEI CYCLE 2011 Making cycling fun and fashionable. KMC stand (J118) S 14:00 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH POST-SHOW PRESS (SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS!) S 14:00 - 15:00 CONFERENCE OF Conference Room 404 AUTOGRAPH SESSION 10 TAIPEI CYCLE 2011 NEW DAY FOR HAYES WITH: S 11:00 - 11:30 & 14:00 - 14:30 VIP Briefing Room (405), 4F Hayes retools brands and relationships. - DAVID MCCANN CYCLING EXTREME KMC stand (J118) PERFORMANCE Outdoor Area, 1F NOT UP A CREEK 13 Cane Creek gets ahead in headsets. 16 CHARGED UP NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES The bright future of LEVs. Venue: Conference Room 404 SARIS GETS SERIOUS 17 AT TWTC NANGANG EXHIBITION HALL U.S. firm boosts global distribution. Fri., March 18TH Sat., March 19TH 18 KEEPING TRACK S 11:00 - 11:30 S 14:40 - 15:10 S 11:00 - 11:30 Crowdsource your adventure with a GPS. GWA ENERGY, INC. TUNG KENG SHAKELAND INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE COMPANY LTD. S 11:40 - 12:10 TOYO FRAME TAICHUNG S 15:20 - 15:50 S 11:40 - 12:10 COAST TO COAST 19 FRAME COMPANY LTD. LIYANG GLOBAL LTD. NEW GOOSE BERRY Taiwan promotes cycling tourism. ENTERPRISE LTD. S 14:00 - 14:30 S 16:00 - 16:30 UNIMA PRODUCT HAKA LTD. CORPORATION COVER SHOT: ISLAND HOPPER: TAOYUAN’S PANTHER CHOU JUMPS OVER 10 TRUSTING FRIENDS—WITHOUT A RAMP. © AYRTON LIN. TODAY'S WEATHER 14-19°C Light Rain (40% chance) TWTC Nangang Exhibition Centre getting there: BY MRT PARKING & TRANSPORT Neihu - Donghu 1 Nangang Exhibition Centre - Taipei Zoo Keelung Rive 2 Dangshui - Xindian r 3 Beitou - Nanshijiao 4 Nangang - Yongning Nanhu H uandong Bl 5 Nangang - Far Eastern Hospital Bridge vd 6 Xindian - Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Park 7 Beitou - Xinbeitou 8 Oizhang - Xiaobitan s P7 Huandong Blvd Busines P4 Lane 157 Jingmao MRT Nangang 1st Rd Yuanqu St Software Park Station Chongyang Rd Nangang P3 Jingmao Nangang Connecting 2nd Rd Highway La 5 ne 106 Lane 10 NKSP I II Huimin St Lane 88 P2 Xingzhong Rd NKSP III Xindong Rd Lane 62 Sanchong Rd 3 1 TWTC 6 Singhua Rd Main Nangang Lane 44 Xinmin Rd P5 Entrance P6 4 2 5 B1 P1 Nangang Rd, Sec. 1 M Na RT TWTC ngan g Statio Dongnan St n Zhongnan St Sijhih North-South Railway (Western Line) 7 Zhongxiao E. Rd., Sec. Academia Rd, Sec. 1 Nangang 1a. PARKING LOTS 1b. TRANSPORT INFO P1 TWTC Nangang Underground Parking (620 spc.) 1 Shuttle Bus Stop (drop-off /pick-up) P2 Taiwan Fertilizer C2 Parking (352 spc.) 2 Regular Bus Stop P3 Taiwan Fertilizer C3 Parking (768 spc.) 3 Taxi Drop-Off P4 Taiwan Fertilizer C4 Parking (82 spc.) 4 Small Vehicle Drop-Off P5 R53 Temp Parking (24/7, NT$20/h, 147 spc.) 5 B1 Taxi Pick-Up P6 Xingzhong Park Tower (24/7, NT$30/h, 647 spc.) 6 Underground Parking Entrance P7 MRT Neihu Depot Parking (during exhibits, 584 spc.) 7 MRT Neihu Depot Parking Lot PLEASE NOTE: PARKING FEES ARE SOLELY FOR REFERENCE PURPOSE. TWTC Nangang Exhibition Centre getting there: BY TAXI LOCAL AREA MAP MRT Wenhu Line Neihu Donghu Sijhih Interchange Interchange Interchange MRT Donghu Station Nanhu Bridge MRT Nangang Chenggong Software Park Station Bridge MRT Nangang Railway Station Nangang Exhibition Nangang Centre Interchange MRT MRT Nangang Kunyang Station (BanNan Line) Nangang System Station Interchange MRT BanNan Line MRT Wenhu Line (stops at Nangang Station, from (runs to front door of there board FREE Shuttle Bus Nangang Exhibition Center) for 5-minute ride to Nangang TWTC Nangang Exhibition Exhibition Center) Center 3 FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH TAIPEI 5 JAPAN AFTERMATH RAISES SUPPLY JITTERS ENGLISH Japan’s reliance on just-in-time production is “Trains are running 100 percent in ized vice president Bob Margevicius are sourcing alternative supplies of raw making the bike industry jittery, as companies Osaka,” he added. “This is a great help said. “But I have concerns about the materials.” begin to realize that the impact from Friday’s in completing our production sched- impact on other parts of the supply massive earthquake ule. This is why we’re saying we’re OK, chain. Chemical companies that supply According to news reports, Toray Indus- may hamper Japa- luckily. We can make our production as everyone from saddle manufacturers to tries, the world’s biggest producer of nese suppliers for scheduled, unless something else hits tire makers are having to scour Asia for carbon fiber, has temporarily suspended months. Japan again.” alternative supplies of basic materials.” operations. From high-end For bike brands, Shimano is just one of Margevicius added, “There’s going to be “If any country can recover, it’s Japan,” groupsets to e-bike their concerns. a ripple effect as other layers in the sup- said Rick Stanforth of Ebco, a e-bike components to the ply chain start being impacted. We’re company. “But it’s going to take a long fine fibers that make “I am sure Shimano will adhere to its alert to the ramifications and we’re time.” up carbon fiber promises to deliver on time,” Special- looking at how aggressively companies g CR bikes, Japan and its Yoshizo Shimano. just-in-time manu- facturing philoso- phy is vital to the global bicycle trade. “It’s a very, very difficult situation,” Shimano chairman Yoshizo Shimano said yesterday. He noted that Shimano’s headquarters in Osaka is some 600 kilometers—375 miles—from Tokyo and was unaffected by the earthquake or tsunami. The company previously announced that deliveries would not be affected. But Shimano said the disaster has affected the entire country. He said the company had been asked to temporarily turn off its electricity so power could be shared with northern Japan. ACCELL JOINS A-TEAM AS A SPONSOR The A-Team, the alliance of high-end bicycle and components manufacturers, welcomed the Accell Group, Europe’s leading bicycle pro- ducer, as a new sponsor member yesterday. “As a premium producer we have the same goal of promoting bicycling as the A-Team,” said René Takens, the CEO of the Accell Group. During the brief annual meeting, Michael Tseng, chairman of the A-Team and president of Merida, said A-Team members would focus on three goals: continuing to build Taiwan’s manufac- turing capabilities and improving factory man- Accell CEO René agement skills; continu- Takens. ing to market innovative new products in the global bicycle industry; and boosting Taiwan’s status as a “cycling island.” “Taiwan’s bicycle industry used to be manu- facturing-oriented only,” Tseng said in the brief meeting. “With the mission of the ‘Future of Cycling’ in mind, the industry is now actively promoting cycling and creating a cycling- friendly environment for everybody.” The A-Team now counts 21 members and seven sponsor members. g JB 6 TAIPEI FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH 3 Restaurant Guide, Part 3 THREE TECHNOLOGIES, ONE HOW TO EAT LIKE SWEET CONCEPT E-BIKE Bosch, Gates and Fallbrook higher level of performance,” said A LOCAL IN TAIPEI have pooled their technolo- Todd Sellden, director of Gates Come with the Show Daily as Highly recommended is jingjiang rou si (京醬 gies to produce what they Carbon Drive Systems. 牛肉絲&斤餅): NT$160, a rich feast of beef or call a “benchmark” e-bike. we lead you away from the pork slivers in a thick sauce with spring onions The NuVinci N360 hub from well-worn tourist path to a eaten in flat bread wraps (Mu Ji’s fresh, fluffy The concept commuter bike, Fallbrook Technologies uses bread, made with suet, is some of the best which is on display at the Gates the company’s “continuously little-known local gem of a Chinese bread I have eaten). Try also the beef booth at Taipei Cycle, pairs a variable planetary” technology. 斤餅包牛肉 restaurant, and guide you roll ( ): NT$100, and choose from Gates carbon synchronous belt Essentially, a NuVinci hub enables a rich range of 30 eye-catching appetizers in drive and a NuVinci N360 hub smooth gear changing across a the refrigerator such as shredded chicken and through its menu.