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ACT member Balfe’s Bikes has started to introduce Cytech apprentices to its stores and upskill existing staff through the Cytech training programme. Luke Simpson recently joined the company’s Kingston Store as a Cytech apprentice through Activate Learning, which Dave Maynard, area manager for Balfe’s Bikes, says is already having a …

See.Sense, the cycling data-technology company, has announced the appointment of Rikesh Shah as a board advisor, specialising in cities. With a career in public innovation, open data, and future mobility, Shah takes extensive expertise to See.Sense as the company continues its mission to improve conditions for cycling and micromobility through …

Berria has introduced the fourth generation of the Mako, one of the Spanish brand’s most successful bikes. The Mako comes with an integrated shock absorber and, thanks to new suspension design and optimised kinematics, handling is improved to “previously unimaginable levels”. Fully internal cable routing, a stem-handlebar kit, and a …

Derek Bouchard-Hall has been appointed as CEO at leading manufacturer of helmets, eyewear, protection and apparel brand POC. Officially trained as a structural engineer, Bouchard-Hall followed his passion after university and embarked on a career in professional road and track cycling. His professional cycling career led to riding for the …

A Canadian Cytech training partner is set to visit Scotland throughout September to advise on careers in adventure tourism. The team from Whistler Adventure School (WAS), which recently became the only centre in Canada accredited to offer Cytech technical three, is to deliver a series of free sessions in Scotland. …

James Groves catches up with Andy Steel, Ride Concepts’ director of international sales and marketing

Mental health issues have risen due to COVID-19, with experiences of isolation, anxiety and loss. Negative mental health can sometimes lead its victims to take their own lives. We want to help. Exercise can help to reduce feelings of stress, depression and anxiety. It releases endorphins and can change our …

Rebecca Morley speaks to Cyclescheme director and chair of the Cycle to Work Alliance Adrian Warren about how COVID-19 could have a lasting effect on our everyday lives

SunGod launched its new cycling-specific Pace Series back in July, offering two models, Velans and Vulcans, each available in either a half frame (TF) or full-frame (FF) design. BikeBiz catches up with co-founders Zoe and Ali Watkiss to find out more