As said, this edition of Taipei Cycle comes shortly after the 2018 edition which took place last year from October 31 to November 3. What this will do to the number of visitors for the upcoming show is hard to predict. But, what is clear is that various distributors, buyers and product managers skipped the 2018 event. According to show organizer TAITRA, last November’s Taipei Cycle was attended by 33,885 people, including 4,932 overseas visitors. For the 2017 edition TAITRA still reported 8,258 overseas visitors. So, it is safe to presume that the ones that did not visit the show 5 months ago will be there end of March for visiting the 32nd edition of the Taipei International Cycle Show.  

Nangang Exhibition Hall 2

The biggest part of the 2019 Taipei Cycle Show will take place in a completely new venue. Luckily that venue is just across the road at Nangang Exhibition Hall 2. Two floors of Hall 2 – the 1st and 4th – are in use and in particular parts makers are exhibiting their newest products there. They shifted from the first floor of Hall 1 to the two floors at Hall 2. This suggests that the 2019 Taipei Cycle Show is taking place on a much larger floor area. However, that’s not the case as earlier TAITRA show managers said that the 2019 show will be the same size as last year’s event.  

E-bikes growing relevance

The rapidly growing relevance of electric bikes for the Taiwanese industry will of course be reflected in the exhibited newest products on the show floor. Last November’s show saw new suppliers of (mid) motors for e-bikes presenting themselves. More are expected to be at the upcoming event while the renowned suppliers of e-bike systems will be there too to highlight their latest additions to the product portfolio’s. But what will be in particular interesting is how the well know names out of the Taiwan components industry are getting involved in e-bikes, mobility and connectivity; in how they are reinventing themselves. The Taipei International Cycle Show of 2019 will make that clear.