The time between the years is there to reflect, look back and find out what has substance. That's what we do at Ride, too, and we take a look at the news archive and remember the cool products that the Swiss bike industry brought out in 2016.

January: Stoll does it himself

After two years as team boss of the Stöckli Pro Team, Thomas Stoll officially opens a new chapter in his mountain bike story in January 2016 and launches his "Stoll Bikes" brand in the summer.

www.ride.ch/news/ex-stoeckli-teamchef-stoll-lanciert-neue-bike-marke

January: Gwin rides Onza

Onza launches a world championship coup, as Aaron Gwin will be riding on a signature tire in the future

www.ride.ch/news/gwin-vertraut-in-zukunft-auf-onza

March: Bold remains very much in the conversation

The newcomer Bold always knows how to stay in the conversation. Be it with a new, long-stroke version, with awards - or here with a women's version:

www.ride.ch/news/farbiges-zu-ostern-aus-der-bold-schmiede

April: Things are running smoothly at DT Swiss and the rims are getting wider

The latest generation of "1501 Spline One" system wheels from DT Swiss know how to impress:

www.ride.ch/news/dt-swiss-bringt-acht-neue-laufraeder-mit-breiten-felgen

June: Dead hare from the Emmental

"Dead Rabbit" from Emmental is the brainchild of Björn Aeschlimann - and the downhill bike is both visually and technically impressive:

www.ride.ch/news/dead-rabbit-bikes-heisse-kohle-aus-dem-emmental

June: Who invented it? Rohloff hydraulic shifting comes from Switzerland

The hydraulic shift linkage for the Rohloff hub, which does away with twist shifters and shift cables, was penned by a Swiss inventor.

www.ride.ch/news/die-sexy-schweizer-erfindung-rohloff-hydraulisch-schalten

July: Online and offline at the start: Veloplace

Veloplace presents a concept that works both online and offline:

www.ride.ch/news/veloplacecom-die-neue-schweizer-web-plattform

August: The Ticino-based brake pad specialist launches a disc

The perfect brake disc for perfect brake pads - Swissstop puts a lot of research into discs and presents them in August

www.ride.ch/news/swissstop-dreht-an-der-scheibe

August: Exciting e-mountainbikes from BMC and Scott

BMC shows its first E-Fully as a prototype, and Scott is also stepping on the gas with motorized mountain bikes

www.ride.ch/news/eurobike-2016-e-bikes-sind-trumpf-scott-und-bmc-geben-gas

September: Thömus rolls out with perfectly integrated E-Fully

Thömus also focuses on watt hours - and skillfully integrates a Shimano power unit into the carbon frame

www.ride.ch/news/thoemus-baut-das-e-fully-aus-carbon

October: Migros builds its own bike shops

This will not leave the Swiss bike industry unscathed: Migros is opening its own bike stores in 2017, with the first store planned for the Bern area.

www.ride.ch/news/migros-plant-eigene-bike-shops

November: Swiss bike manufacturer Transalpes is now under power

Custom made for e-mountain bikes too: Transalpes will be presenting its first E-Fully in the fall and is using a Brose drive

www.ride.ch/news/transalpes-steht-unter-strom-und-zeigt-sein-erstes-e-fully

November: Switzerland still has two particle accelerators

From Zurich to Zug, the particle accelerator that was about to come to an end finds a new home,

www.ride.ch/news/lang-lebe-der-teilchenbeschleuniger

November: SBB makes life harder - and more expensive - for cyclists

With the timetable change in December, SBB is proving to be less than biker-friendly and is tightening the price screw.

December: The analog-digital Velo-Compi

What a cool idea: the creator behind Bedovelo becomes a watchmaker and launches a watch that is also a bike compi

www.ride.ch/news/ein-analoger-moskito-fliegt-ins-netz

December: The mountain bike that encourages and challenges the next generation

This is what happens when a bike designer builds a mountain bike for his son: The Andrin is a bike passionately designed down to the last detail for little people aged around three and up

www.ride.ch/news/andrin-das-kinder-bike-projekt-eines-schweizer-ingenieurs

Have we forgotten any news from the Swiss bike industry that will make a splash in 2016? Let us know in the comments section!