Over the course of several months now, we have steadily seen the availability of AL7005 series aluminum alloy used commonly for bicycle frame production become constrained.

After only one day Oerus blogged about the benefits of maintaining a backup option for carbon fiber manufacturing in China, we read about American tariff exemptions for China-made carbon fiber frames under US$600.

Latest data from Europe indicates a massive 90% drop in ebikes originating from China. Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and Turkey are making up the difference.

Vietnam can now export bikes and ebikes into the European Union duty free.

Is the “Made in China” era over? Not as fast as you think, at least not for the bike industry.

The trade war between China and the USA have seen tariffs of imported bike products from China skyrocket. Where should you move your bicycle production?