Taipei Cycle 2006 (The 2006 Taipei International Cycle Show) is on track to once again offer Asia's largest professional cycle exhibition from March 8 to 11, 2006 over two massive show floors at that Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1 and Exhibition Hall 3. The show is the best ever event on wheels, with 650 companies using over 2,170 booths across Asia's leading sourcing show.
A fifth of the exhibitors, or 20%, are foreign firms from 27 countries including Canada and the USA, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, France, Germany and the UK. Across Hall 1's ground floor you will discover thousands of high quality parts and accessories from home and abroad, including companies like Shimano, Campagnolo, Sram, and SR Suntour, while Exhibition Hall 3 play host to the latest in whole bicycles by such internationally renowned companies as Giant, Merida, Wheeler, and Pacific.
And more LEV (Light Electric Vehicle) companies will highlight at "H" area on the 2nd floor of Hall 1. It's here where you can see the latest electric powered cycle, which offers a smooth, low noise, no emission riding. Adding to the momentum will be a revolutionary new folding bicycle technology that allows bicycles with full sized wheels to be folded very quickly, without tools or dismantling, into very compact and portable sizes. And there is much more in this area like the portable battery pack designed specifically for electrical bikes.
A full slate of inter-active events!
Record turn-outs are the norm at TaipeiCYCLE and the 2006 show is expected to be even larger following the massive attendance at the 2005 event that fielded 4,000 foreign buyers and 35,000 domestic visitors. Such interest is heightened by exciting inter-active events that will find the show featuring:
1. The Light Electric Vehicle International Conference, that presents 7 speakers from Europe, North America, South-East Asia, China, Japan, and Taiwan. Explore with them the regulations and structure of the main international bicycle markets at this day-and-a-half event.
2. The Tour de Taiwan 2006, a challenging 855 kilometers race that takes 17 teams from 13 countries through stunning coastal and mountain scenery as they pace up and down and around the back-bone of Taiwan.
3. Outdoor test driving sessions take place just outside Exhibition Hall 1 over TAITRA Plaza and give buyers a hand's on chance to test ride items.
4. Inno Products Gallery, displays the latest innovative creations from Taiwan manufacturers.
5. Trade Procurement Meeting brings together potential buyers and sellers.
6. Taiwan Cycle Night, an evening packed with entertainment, food, and drinks, along with shows and traditional arts and craft-making displays.
Think bicycle, think Taiwan!
Like the industry itself, Taiwan's bicycle products and Taipei CYCLE are in constant transition and that's why the cycling world has constantly eyed this event to discover what's hot and what's coming. Grasp the latest trends when you "Think bicycle, think Taiwan"!
For more information, please visit our website: www.taipeitradeshows.com.tw/cycle/
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