SafetyBicycle

SafetyBicycle
Who is Safetybicycle. com



SafetyBicycle (SB) is a 'blind' qualified and independent group-network of European analysts in the EU bicycle world. Seized in 2000 in Milan, the group is in fact a sensitive think-tank aimed to a global (technical, commercial and social) repositioning of the bicycle in EU.



Main activities are:

- supporting a more deep understanding and monitoring of EU extra&intra trade streams for bicycle and bicycle-parts, aimed to enhancement of EU strategies.

- supporting the parts-makers role and profile in every strengthening policy, at present also against extra EU unfair trade,

- promoting, as one tool of the said 'repositioning' strategy, the pursuance of continental Product EN Safety Standards,

-projecting new environment-related strategies as a way to improve the exploitation of the EU bicycle resources.

The activity has been carried on since years thanks to affordable relationships with many , and not only European, subjects as: COLIPED, UCI, CEN, EBMA, COLIBI, ETRA, ECF, Velo-city.



Very often the multi-cultural group of SB is quite in advance in sound on future trends, expectations and concerns of consumers and manufacturers.

This capacity was shown e.g., in the successful organization of the Bologna Convention February 8th, 2003 focused on the European theme of the ''Chinese Threat'' (Many manufacturing activities settled in Europe including bicycle industry now seem to be in danger of severe contraction).

The same sensibility has been shown, e.g., when SB launched in 2004 a warning against the excessive delay in the introduction of the EN Safety Standards: a multi-purpose project that could also help to alleviate the malaise of the European Industry.

This delay in the era of the EU integration process is retarding the abolition of internal technical barriers represented by the restrictive pursuance of the too many national regulations.

Last but not least, Safety bicycle is involved in local projects on Elba Island, ITALY.





List of works

Group activity

European projects

Industry European Dossier (1998-2003)

Made in Europe COLIPED Marking System (1999-2000)

Eurostat analysis and digest (2000-2005),

EU Committees Liaison with UCI (2000-2004),

CEN Draft Business Plan (1997-1998)

CEN Safety Standards (1996-2005),

Velo-city Conference speaker (1993, 2001, 2005)

Velo-Australis, Velo-info Delegate (1996, 2003)

Paper for Velo mondial 2006: SCRAP-VALUE BICYCLES IN EUROPE: AN INVITATION TO CYCLING... AND RECYCLING



Italian Projects

Coordinator for GDL Sicurezza e Qualita' Ancma 1994-2003

Project Leader for Italian Safety Standards 1994-1996

Custom duties & Unfair Trade Ancma delegate 1994-2003


Elba Island Projects

European Bicycle Testing Ground

S.Martino 'Progetto valore'

Elba Bike Sharing

Elba su misura della bici Conference, April 25, 2006

Giovani in Elba Rally