In February and March 2020, numerous companies in Taichung - the heart of the Taiwanese bike industry - received cancelations for ordered components and frames. With the first signs that demand for bikes was at an all-time high during the pandemic, the first wave of cancelations in April and May 2020 was followed by a rush of orders to the Taiwanese bike industry. Steve Frothingham, editor at the US industry portal "Bicycle Retailer and Industry News", explains in this article that this order peak has mainly affected the large, multinational bike brands. And that smaller brands may lose out on key suppliers and have to wait in line behind the big players.

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