Interviews, features and in-depth analysis on the cycling industry

DEALER PROFILE: Skinnergate Cycles

by Jonathon Harker
Mar 17th 2010 at 10:03AM
in Features

Under the skin: Proudly bearing a name that has been in the business for over three decades, Skinnergate Cycles owner Grant MacIver tells Jonathon Harker how customer loyalty and being part of Cyclelife has affected business...

OFF THE RADAR: Worst. January. Ever.

by John Stevenson
Mar 16th 2010 at 10:06AM in Features

As the UK emerges bleary-eyed from a winter that hit the bike industry rather hard, John Stevenson looks at the effect on the day-to-day running of the bike magazine world...

RETAIL COMMENT: A concept too far?

by Mark Sutton
Mar 15th 2010 at 10:49AM in Features

Call me old fashioned, but whats with all these futuristic concept bikes that keep appearing all over the web?

COMMENT: Mixed Messages

by Jonathon Harker
Mar 12th 2010 at 9:03AM in Features

So, were out of the recession, but what does the bike trade care? Weve been immune to the downturn, right?

Cycle Print Media Focus 2010: Part Two

by Mark Sutton
Mar 11th 2010 at 1:30PM in Features

The second part of our media focus...

Cycle Print Media Focus 2010: Part One

by Mark Sutton
Mar 11th 2010 at 9:00AM in Features

Hold the front page: Who said print was dead? According to the cycle trade its alive, well and prosperous. Mark Sutton looks at the various avenues publishers are exploring in a new age of media...

SHOW REVIEW: iceBike* 2010

by Mark Sutton
Mar 10th 2010 at 1:00PM in Features

Tip of the iceberg: Madison kept its cool through three days of the show. The goliath-sized distributor has once again given dealers further reason to up their custom. Mark Sutton seeks out a few of the hidden gems...

COMPANY PROFILE: Argos Racing Cycles

by Jonathon Harker
Mar 10th 2010 at 8:39AM in Features

BikeBiz talks to Argos Racing Cycles about their custom frame service...

RETAIL ANALYSIS: Tesco 'Bike Shop' concept

by Jonathon Harker
Mar 9th 2010 at 3:50PM in Features

Following confirmation of Tesco's introduction of 'Bike Shops' within seven of its major stores, BikeBiz asked Verdict Research's James Flower for his analysis...

SHOW REVIEW: EXPO 2010

by Jonathon Harker
Mar 9th 2010 at 1:00PM in Features

2010 EXPOsed: Boasting an expanding range of bikes, new brands and even tool organisers, the Fisher show served up a feast of products for dealers and the press. Jonathon Harker takes a look at what was on the menu...

IN THE SADDLE: Tim Ward, Schwalbe

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Mar 9th 2010 at 8:59AM in Features

This month Schwalbes own product promoter Tim Ward gets in the saddle

SPOKESMAN: Planning positively for the future of UK cycling

by Carlton Reid
Mar 8th 2010 at 3:00PM in Features

Carlton Reid gets a frosty reception from a group of travel planners when he suggest that you cant sell cycling by being negative...

The curious story of a historian, a designer and a gong

by Carlton Reid
Mar 8th 2010 at 10:00AM in Features

A profile of Andrew Ritchie. Both of them. By Carlton Reid...

MYSTERY SHOPPER: Oxford Part Two

by Mystery Shopper
Mar 5th 2010 at 9:00AM in Features

The second part of Mystery Shopper's Oxford visit...

MYSTERY SHOPPER: Oxford Part One

by Mystery Shopper
Mar 4th 2010 at 12:29PM in Features

University challenged? Theres more to Oxford than spires, students and Inspector Morse, as Mystery Shopper found out when he asked the towns retailers for their advice on folding bikes...

BRAND SPOTLIGHT: KCNC

by Mark Sutton
Mar 3rd 2010 at 10:05AM in Features

Bling is in...as is saving a few quid where possible. Mark Sutton talks to Clee Cycles owner and KCNC distributor Andy Jones about how the brand has the looks, the value and the performance to take on the big names...

DEALER PROFILE: 18 Bikes

by Mark Sutton
Mar 1st 2010 at 11:02AM in Features

The Peak Districts favourite bike shop, 18 Bikes, has had numerous highs and lows spanning the past 12 months. Mark Sutton talks to the shops Simon Bowns about winning (and narrowly missing out on) awards, a devastating break in and earning national recognition...

COMMENT: On with the shows

by Jonathon Harker
Feb 26th 2010 at 11:48AM in Features

The cycle trade's show season is almost at a close,with notable exceptions like next week's Moore Large seminars still to come. We've dedicated plenty of pages, online and in print, to previews, reviews and guides to some of the key bike trade events taking place up and down the UK.

SHOW PREVIEW: Moore Large Product Seminars

by Jonathon Harker
Feb 25th 2010 at 12:33PM in Features

Larginit: Moore Larges third seminar event takes place next weeks. Jonathon Harker finds out what attending dealers can expect to see...

OPINION: Its time to dump the jargon

by Simon Munk
Feb 22nd 2010 at 10:25AM in Features

Cycle companies still talk like trainspotters and theres a long way to go to communicate effectively with mainstream consumers, says award-winning consumer journalist and copywriter Simon Munk...