At the beginning of the first "Project White Pigeon" in 2013, BIKETO interviewed Mr. Liao Wuxiong, the head coach of the Xiaoxiong cycling team and the initiator of the event. Exclusive interview Liao Wuxiong, known as the "Asian Cycling God", explained: In the face of Taiwan's manufacturing industry and mainland brands, the Xiaoxiong team is responsible for establishing communication between the two sides, calling itself a carrier pigeon in the bicycle market, bringing the latest product information to brands, and establishing a communication bridge between brands and parts suppliers, like a neutral and peaceful pigeon, hence the name "Project White Pigeon". According to Liao Wuxiong, the first phase of the activity achieved very good results. Now the second phase of Project White Pigeon has been fully launched. Let's learn about the progress and changes of this year's activities.

　　"Project White Pigeon - 2014 Joint Product Launch Conference" was held in Shenzhen on the 26th of this month. Hundreds of representatives from bicycle manufacturers, brand agents, and independent brands across the country, mainly focusing on the domestic market, including product design, development, planning, and marketing personnel, were invited to participate in this event. In 2014, the parts suppliers participating in the Project White Pigeon launch conference were all Taiwanese manufacturers of high-end parts, and the products launched have all passed EN international standard certification. In addition to the existing 9 members last year, 16 excellent parts suppliers were invited to join, targeting the needs of the Chinese market. Compared with last year, Project White Pigeon has a stronger marketing lineup, higher quality products, and is more in line with the development trend of the bicycle market. Liao Wuxiong explained that the time arrangement of this launch conference is conducive for brands to request samples from manufacturers before the Shanghai exhibition. After this launch conference, Project White Pigeon will continue to launch plans in East China, North China, and South China.

　　The theme of Project White Pigeon in 2013 was "27.5-inch mountain bike product specification matching", while this year's theme is: "Snow bike and its accessories specifications", "Dual-shock bike structure design". This launch conference compressed the time for manufacturers to launch new products, and instead Liao Wuxiong gave two major theme courses of this year's Project White Pigeon. Popularizing bicycle assembly and design knowledge and exploring future market development trends are the important significance of this Project White Pigeon. It is believed that under the influence of Project White Pigeon, more and more brands will bring high-cost-effective products to consumers.

　　Well-known bicycle brands including UCC, Kellis, Dahon, Xidesheng, and Langtu participated in this event. Consumers can pay more attention to the product trends of these brands.

　　At 9:30 am, the event officially began, and the host introduced the representatives of the parts manufacturers present.

　　In the morning, Liao Wuxiong mainly lectured on the course "How to Understand Dual-Shock Bike Mechanisms". Using vivid shock absorber mechanism models as teaching aids, Xiong Ge demonstrated what high and low turning points are, what rear axle shock absorption is, and what the virtual turning point of the shock absorber mechanism is. Many domestic and even foreign brand manufacturers are still using very low-level or ineffective shock absorber mechanisms. Understanding the working principle of the shock absorber structure is extremely important for bicycle manufacturers.

　　"Fifth and a half generation" FSS shock-absorbing frame developed and produced by ASTRO Taiyu Industry

　　At present, the shock absorber mechanism has developed to the fifth generation: Dual Link virtual turning point, and the latest frame design mechanism in recent years is FSS (Floating Shock System) dual-link virtual turning point + floating shock absorption system. Because it is based on the fifth-generation virtual turning point design concept, this mechanism is called "fifth and a half generation". This design mechanism has special path trajectory improvements, effectively improving the riding pedaling loss of the frame, has a unique patented shock absorption floating system, enhances the frame stroke and shock absorber sensitivity, and the weight of the frame.

　　Everyone was very interested in Xiong Ge's course, and during the break, everyone surrounded the model to continue asking Xiong Ge questions.

　　The single-speed transmission system represented by SRAM XX1 has reduced the design difficulty of dual-shock bicycles at the turning point to a certain extent. Special chainrings and chains, with alternating thick and thin teeth and corresponding chains, solve the problem of chain dropping.

　　After lunch break, the afternoon agenda continued. Liao Wuxiong gave product explanations on behalf of some brands. Most manufacturers have cooperated with the Xiaoxiong team for many years, and the team is very familiar with the characteristics and quality of the products. The parts manufacturers of the joint launch conference include front forks, rims, flower shells, brakes, cranks, chains, pedals, seatposts, cycling wear, and media.

　　In 2014, the parts suppliers participating in the Project White Pigeon launch conference were all Taiwanese manufacturers of high-end parts, and the products launched have all passed EN international standard certification.

　　UNION Taiwan Industrial Co., Ltd.'s booth. This year, Wantan Company launched low-center-of-gravity ultra-thin five-bearing pedals, as well as colorful pedals and titanium alloy wires.

　　Wantan Company's lock pedals

　　WINZIP Yingli Pu Company's series of brake products

　　This year's main push is the economical mountain bike mechanical disc brake and the new road bike mechanical disc brake.

　　Innova Company and Liao Wuxiong have launched a deep cooperation, launching the INNOVA_BERAS brand, specializing in the research and development of tire series products.

　　Innova Company has developed wide tires for the popular FAT BIKE (snow bike, fat bike), and is one of the few manufacturers in the world that can supply snow bike tires in large quantities.

　　CHOSEN Qiaoshen Company's hub products, including single-speed 16-inch, 20-inch small wheel 9T hubs, folding bike-specific 9-speed flywheels (9T_28T) and hubs, and drift bike-specific drive hubs.

　　Special "extended version" snow bike hub

　　KS Kaisake Company's series of shock absorption products

　　KS's road bike-specific shock-absorbing front fork, the middle one has a unique pneumatic shock absorption structure, which can greatly improve the comfort of road bike riding; the right picture shows KS's main lifting seatpost product.

　　KMC Guimeng Company's chain products, the main anti-rust surface coating and EPT surface coating technology can eliminate the trouble of frequent oiling.

　　Neco Zhiqing appeared on stage to introduce the headset products. The company's new products also include BB bottom brackets, pedals, and snow bike-specific bottom brackets.

　　Zhiqing Company's booth

　　Neco's series of headset products

　　X_FUSION presented their products

　　X_FUSION's shock products, this year's main new product is an economical telescopic seatpost

　　ALEX introduced its wheel group products, including the latest 650B wheel group, new tubeless-specific tire sealant, and cost-effective mountain bike rims

　　HAYES introduced the new R7 front fork

　　HAYES' series of products, all-terrain mountain bike front forks and new hydraulic brakes

　　Following the market trend, the company launched products to meet the needs

　　The company's booth mainly features crankset products, new products include snowmobile-specific cranks and 650B mountain bike cranks

　　BAISTER is a professional manufacturer of cycling apparel, and its fluorescent clothing is at the forefront of the industry

　　TIOGA's Spider saddle, and mountain bike tires popular in Europe and America

　　SIRIUS' economical hydraulic disc brake products and high-end road disc brake products

　　Many manufacturers are targeting the low-end complete bicycle market focusing on cost-effectiveness

　　SIRIUS' disc brake products have a very exquisite appearance

　　Taiyu Company leads the industry in shock-absorbing frames, with the most stringent testing standards, and most importantly, no patent restrictions

　　BEARS brand sports sunglasses, targeting the mid-to-low-end market

　　The quality of the glasses produced by BEARS's OEM factory is excellent, and the detachable temples design is eye-catching

　　Meiqichuanmei, as the only official media partner of Project White Pigeon, introduced its business

　　BIKETO and Meiqi E-commerce booth, showcasing the latest published "Top Events" album and "Image Yearbook"

　　Finally, an introduction and popularization of FAT BIKE snow bikes. Many manufacturers participating in the event have developed related parts for snow bikes, which will be a hot product in the market in the coming period.

　　As early as 2006, SURLY launched similar products. Later, due to global climate change, the winter in cold regions became longer, and the demand for fat tire bikes suddenly increased. Due to people's curiosity about new things, snow bikes will become the hottest "entertainment-level" products in the market.

　　Group photo, the White Pigeon Action - 2014 Joint Manufacturers' Press Conference concludes successfully