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Hexr has developed a smartphone fitting app, enabling it to make bespoke cycling helmets using the latest methods in Machine Vision. The app uses the ‘most accurate’ 3D scanning technology available on a smartphone, able to measure details ‘finer than a grain of rice in size’, according to the company. …

Primal Europe has secured an official Manchester City product license to create classic cycling jerseys based on two of the club’s ‘most iconic’ retro shirts. The jerseys will be available in a male and female fit with accompanying accessories. “We are very excited to become an official licensee of Manchester City,” …

Continental’s Urban Taraxagum bicycle tyre, made from dandelion rubber, has won the German Sustainability Award 2021 in the category ‘Responsible Design’. “We are very pleased to receive this award,” said Dr Carla Recker, who heads the development project for obtaining natural rubber from dandelions at Continental. “The fact that we …

Vorteq Sports has launched a range of Human Performance services, designed with a focus on finding “real, measurable performance improvements for every athlete”. The services available include bike fitting, aero testing and physiology profiling. Each service is designed with a focus on finding data-driven improvements on the bike. All bike …

Repente has expanded its range with the Quasar, its first saddle to have a steel, rather than carbon fibre, rail. “Quasar stands out both for the gritty appeal of its design and for its excellent cost/effectiveness,” said a statement. “Painstaking care has been applied to every single detail – both …

There's plenty of doom and gloom about in the retail sector, but how will the cycle industry fare?

‘Tis the season to be jolly, but does the bike trade know as much? BikeBiz’s man of mystery goes in search of a bicycle fit for the Queen, pitting the chain stores against one another in this battle royale…

Sports journalist James Cornford asks that question of some big brands in this month's magazine column

BikeBiz's incognito shopper visits Life Cycles, Streetlife, Bicycle Sales and Service, Mandarin Cycles and Halfords