EUROBIKE AWARD 2011

Conditions for participation Friedrichshafen, Germany Aug 31 – Sept 3, 2011

7th EUROBIKE AWARD 2011 Lighter, faster, safer, more comfortable – bicycle manufacturers are doing everything they possibly can to make riding a bicycle increasingly attractive.

E-bikes have now become standard, a common sight on the streets, the trendy thing to do in the industry. The real trick, however, is to “disguise” the electric motors so that they are no longer so obvious at first glance. The aim is to reach new target groups, to create new markets for the huge, No. 1 topic in the bicycle industry. Whether it’s a folding bike, a city bike or a crossover, a cool hybrid that’s part mountain bike and part racing bike: many manufacturers are al­-

ready offering a first taste of what they are able to do as far as “invisible” pede­lecs and e-bikes are concerned. More finely differentiated types of bikes with increa­singly elaborate drive systems will follow.

The demands made on material and safety components on bicycles – and on the parts industry as well – are also growing rapidly. Steel handlebars – now with extremely high resistance to break­age – are celebrating a real comeback. The quality of the braking systems is also on the rise. Hydraulic disk brakes, already obligatory on mountain bikes, offer first-class braking characteristics, usually with outstanding control. It’s

only a question of time before they will be used on everyday bikes as well.

But how can you separate the wheat from the chaff? How does a cyclist know which product is best? The EUROBIKE AWARD, which is already being held for the seventh time this year, provides the retail trade as well as consumers with an endorsement of good design and a sense of orienta­tion on a widely diverse market. It reveals what is innovative and functional as well as environmentally compatible and sustainable. This award has developed into an outstanding marketing instru­ ment for the bicycle industry.

The EUROBIKE GREEN AWARD – an award for a product with particularly high ecological and sustainable value – is being presented for the fourth time this year.

We, Messe Friedrichshafen as the host of this innovative award for the bicycle industry and iF as the organizer, look forward to receiving your entries!

Your EUROBIKE team and the iF team

The International Forum Design is con­sidered one of the world’s leading industrial design institutions. iF enjoys special recognition thanks to its iF design awards — one of the world’s key design prizes — staged annually since 1953.

As a service provider iF conceives and implements corporate-centered com­ pe­titions, seminars, workshops, confe­ rences and more. iF’s broad network of contacts in the international design community and its high level of integrity and reputability insure the widest pos­si­ble acceptance among all target groups.

PARTICIPATION

CATEGORIES

EVALUATION CRITERIA

All exhibitors at the International Bicycle Trade Exhibition Friedrichshafen as well as non-exhibitors are eligible to compe­te in the EUROBIKE AWARD. This inclu­des manufacturers, designers, sales re­pre­sen­tatives, impor-­ ters or specialist re­tai­lers. Entries should reflect a particular level of innovation and design quality and should not have been on the mar­ket for more than two years prior to the date of the trade fair.

• All Terrain Bike / Traveller Bike / Trekking Bike • BMX Bike / Dirt Bike • City Bike • Cross / Fitness / Speed Bike • Cruiser / Design Bike • E-Bike / Pedelec • Family Transportation / Kids’ Bike • Folding Bike • Mountain Bike Downhill / Enduro / Freerider • Mountain Bike Hardtail • Mountain Bike Full-Suspension • Road Bike • Special-Purpose Bike • Clothes • Electronic Components / Components • Frames • Accessories

The evaluation criteria for the EUROBIKE AWARD are as follows:

There is no limit to the number of entries per contestant. The products submitted must not violate the patent and pro­tec­tive rights of other parties. The organizers assume no liability.

• Aerodynamics • Efficiency • Ergonomics • Functionality • Utility • Design quality • Weight • Degree of innovation • Comfort • Loading • Brand value / Branding • Choice of materials • Service • Safety • Stability • Environmental compatibility • Workmanship

JURORS

JURY

• Nils Holger Moormann, Designer, Aschau am Chiemsee, Germany • Hans-Heinrich Pardey, Frankfurter Allge­ meine Zeitung, editor, department for technics/engines for bicycles, motor bikes up to 125 ccm, Frankfurt, Germany • Jack Oortwijn, editor in chief, Bike Europe & Tweewieler, Amsterdam, Netherlands • Ulrike Saade, Velokonzept Saade GmbH, Berlin, Germany • Peter Feld, Fahrrad XXL Feld GmbH, Sankt Augustin, Germany • Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Zedler, Zedler – Institut für Fahrradtechnik und Sicherheit GmbH, Ludwigsburg, Germany

Judging session: Aug 16 + 17, 2011 Entrants will be informed of the jury’s decision by August 19, 2011.

The selection of prizewinners will be made by a panel of experts within the framework of a nonpublic judging sess­ ion. Manufacturers no longer have the right to act as jurors. The jury decides by simple majority vote. There is no recourse to legal action, and no indivi­dual correspondence will be entered into.

Out of the pool of the award winners, an additional group will be selected as the GOLD award winners. These awards are reserved for the most outstanding winners of the EUROBIKE award 2011.

Fur­thermore the EUROBIKE Green Award will be awarded to a product which has an outstanding ecological and sustain­able value. These awards will not be announced until the awards ceremony.

AWARD

AWARDS CEREMONY

EXHIBITION

The EUROBIKE AWARD seal will be presented to the exhibitor and/or manu足facturer and the responsible designers.

The awards ceremony will take place at EUROBIKE Friedrichshafen on August 31, 2011 at 6.00 p.m. on the Fashion Show stage in the Foyer East.

Excellent products deserve their own special forum: all prizewinning products will be presented at a special display during the EUROBIKE Friedrichshafen from August 31 to September 3, 2011 in Foyer West.

As a prizewinner you will receive two certificates and advertising materials to support you in marketing your winning product (repro of logo, product hang tags and stickers). For as long as the product is on the market, you can ad足 ver足tise it as a winner of the EUROBIKE AWARD 2011.

Winning contestants will receive detailed information on how to deliver their entries when they are advised of the judging results.

Products should be delivered as originals. All deliveries and return shippings must be without any charges to the organizers.

REGISTRATION Registration deadline: July 25, 2011 Registration fee: EUR 100 per entry for exhibitors EUR 200 per entry for non-exhibitors at EUROBIKE Add German VAT (19 %) to all prices.

The registrant will receive an invoice for the total amount from Messe Friedrichshafen (approx August 2011).

Easy registration: We look forward to receiving your online registration at www.ifdesign.de (organized by iF) After you have personally registered, please submit a separate registration form for each item entered. For each registration, we require a brief description of your product and its functions in English and German as well as two product photos. The automatic registra足tion confirmation will contain an entry-ID, which you will need to quote when

submitting your product as well as for all correspondence. If the entry receives an award, the text and the photo material will serve as the basis for the iF online exhibition and the Press CD issued for the awards ceremony. All information will be taken from the online registration form. The organizers assume no liability for any incorrect or false information supplied. Should your entry not be re足 cei足ved by us in time for adjudication you will still be charged the full registration fee. Cancellation is possible till August 9, 2011 in written form.

logistics

Submission: Please submit products to be judged from July 20 – August 5, 2011.

Please use the following shipping address for all shipments: Kühne + Nagel AG & Co. KG EUROBIKE AWARD 2011 entry-ID: 219-XXXXX Category: XX Karlsruher Straße 4 30880 Laatzen Germany

We require functional original products.

Special bicycles must be delivered com­pletely assembled and ready to ride; iF will not assume any responsibility for assembly. Large items should be pre­sen­ted as scale models or in the form of large-format, instructive photos consisting of different detail shots. Please ensure that there are no delivery charges payable by iF, and that transport pack­­a­ging is reusable. Defective or dis­pos­­­­able packaging will not be used to return exhibits. The cost of any new packaging will be charged to the participant. The registrant and/or submitter will be re­quired to cover any return shipping charges as well as any applicable cus­ toms duties on the import or export side.

Products that have to be mounted, are extremely large, difficult to handle or very heavy as well as complicated or delicate product parts can be registered for selfassembly. The decision as to whether a contribution can be set up by the parti­ci­pant rests with iF. If you set up your pro­­duct yourself, all necessary material and tools must be provided by you. Please inform your forwarding company if this applies to you, since any additional costs concerning delivery and collection will be charged to you. If you decide to set up your contribution yourself, you are also responsible for the disposal of any packaging material, dismantling and collecting your contribution after it has been evaluated by the jury. This also

applies to products that have received an award. The award-winning products must be dismantled by 3 p.m. the day after the jury session because all these products are schedu­led to be shipped to Friedrichshafen in the late afternoon.

If you also need any non-award-winning products at EUROBIKE in Friedrichshafen, we would like to remind you that iF will not organize or assume the costs for the transportation of such items. Please consult your own logistics sup­plier and make the appropriate arrange­­ments, if necessary, to have such items delivered to the show.

DISMANTLING EXHIBITION

TRANSPORT, LIABILITY, INSURANCE

On Saturday, September 3, 2011, at 6 p.m. you have to pick up your awarded products at the special display area in the Foyer West. If you are not able to do so, the organizer Messe Friedrichshafen will arrange the re-ship足ment of your product. The costs for packaging material and re-shipment will be charged to the participant. The organizer assu足 mes no liability for any damages to the object after dispatch.

The contestant bears the charges for the delivery and return shipping of pro足ducts to and from the judging and exhibition site. Products must be delivered in reusable packaging. The contestant is liable for any damages or additional charges. The organizers will not pur足chase any insurance coverage for submitted products. We recommend you to take out a transport and exhibition insurance policy, particularly to cover breakage, damage and theft.

Contact EUROBIKE Award Petra Nordmeier iF International Forum Design GmbH Rosenheimer StraĂ&#x;e 145e 81671 MĂźnchen Germany Phone +49.89.2000416 71 Fax +49.89.2000416 16 petra.nordmeier@ifdesign.de www.ifdesign.de

Online registration www.ifdesign.de