Velo manufacturers and importers who maintain business contacts with Answer-Manitou have had to get used to a new address since the beginning of the year. Europe-wide sales and service support have been transferred to Bernd Pflüger GmbH in Germany. This company already represents Hayes on the European market. Bernd Pflüger, Managing Director of Hayes Europe, cites the synergy potential of the merger as the reason for the rapid integration, which the company wanted to exploit as quickly as possible. Furthermore, according to Pflüger, it was no longer worthwhile controlling Answer's destiny from Switzerland due to customs barriers in the exchange of goods with the EU.

The previous Answer European headquarters in Blumenstein, Bern, was closed at the end of December. The previous Managing Director Thomas Hochstrasser will continue to be responsible for Answer under the Hayes umbrella. He will continue to maintain his customer contacts from Switzerland, while the entire administration and spare parts warehouse has been relocated to Germany. The two other Answer Europe employees Urs Odermatt and Oli Frangi will no longer work for the suspension specialist. Odermatt has already found a new position. With immediate effect, he will be working for the Swiss Bergamont importer Swiss Sport Motion GmbH in Buochs/NW, where he will be responsible for dealer support. Ride has not yet been able to find out anything about Frangi's professional future.