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The digital edition of BikeBiz November is now available. This month, we look at the impact of e-scooters on bike share schemes, find out how oval rings can benefit all and catch up with the winners from 2019’s BikeBiz Awards ahead of this year’s iteration. This month’s sector guide is …

Brick Lane Bikes has launched the Aventon Pace e-bikes into the UK and Europe. Built around a Cruiser geometry, using an Alu frameset and 650B wheels, the Pace is “light, super comfortable with the smaller wheel/bigger tyre combination and perfect for potholed city roads and gravel paths alike”. The 250 …

The BikeBiz jobs board filled over 500 positions in 2019, and listings are still on the rise. Here’s our latest top five… Bike mechanic tutor – R-evolution Overall purpose: To provide expert cycle mechanic skills to refurbishing and checking bikes. Ensuring cycles are repaired to a safe standard. Training participants, …

UK-based sports energy brand VOOM has expanded into the Netherlands and Norway. Freelap NL was chosen from several distribution options in the Netherlands. Former Dutch Olympic hurdler Hans van Enkhuijzen is leading the operation and already has relationships with many athletes and retail stores. There is now an in-country Dutch …

COVID-19 lockdowns have boosted the nation’s love for small businesses, research has found, with 59% of Brits saying they now support local businesses more than previously. The research, commissioned by American Express and Small Business Saturday UK, underscores the role small firms have played in supporting their communities through lockdown, …

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