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Tern has announced a new partnership between Alpen Storage and Stile Products, Tern’s North American distributor and branch office. Alpen Bike capsules will be available for sale through the Stile website and at independent bike shops across the United States. “Bikes like the GSD were designed for compact storage, but …

Cycling UK has said the Chancellor Rishi Sunak is “airbrushing out any role for cycling in plans for a post-pandemic recovery” in its assessment of his claims that the Government is one “to invest in new infrastructure”. The charity said the lack of cycling and walking in his address to …

Sea Otter Australia is set to debut at Canberra’s Stromlo Forest Park from 1st-4th October 2021. The event will include a consumer expo featuring all the latest product releases, mountain bike riding, road and gravel riding, urban riding and demo bikes. Attendees will also have the chance to experience ROMP!, …

Brompton Bicycle has initiated a recall affecting its electric bikes. Through its continual quality assurance processes, Brompton said it has become aware of an issue with the firmware installed on some its e-bikes. This affects models which have version 1-2-7 and version 1-2-8 firmware installed. “Under specific circumstances, if a …

The National Bicycle Tyre Recycling Scheme now has 200 collection sites, or Velorim Centres, across England, Scotland and Wales. The scheme is targeting 1,000 collection points by the end of 2021. Bike shops, hire-schemes, bike repair centres and retailers across the UK have signed up to recycle all their scrap …

After months of negotiations, the UK and EU finally agreed a Brexit deal which came into effect at 11pm on 31st December 2020. But what are the implications for the cycling trade?

This month, BikeBiz catches up with mountain bike component manufacturer Deity

The gender gap: how does the bike industry fare? Rebecca Morley reaches out to six women to talk about their experiences in the cycling industry

Sports Marketing Surveys’ Marc Anderman explores the advocacy value of the cycling market data service