The BikeBiz jobs board filled over 450 positions in 2020, and listings are still on the rise. Here’s our latest top five… Business development manager – Laka The cycling community is at the core of everything we do and we have industry-shifting plans to establish a far bigger footprint for …
Read More »Hiplok, uvex sports group begin strategic partnership as brand looks to continue growth
Hiplok and the uvex sports group have begun a strategic partnership. The German family-owned uvex sp…
Hotlines to distribute microSHIFT in UK and ROI
Hotlines is taking on exclusive distribution of microSHIFT within the UK and ROI. “microSHIFT …
Ribble upgrades Ultra Tri with hydraulic disc brakes
Ribble Cycles has upgraded its Ultra Tri with hydraulic disc brakes. The Ultra Tri platform has been…
Fidlock’s Vacuum phone mount wins Design & Innovation Award 2021
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La Passione presents new capsule collection
La Passione has presented its new capsule collection. “This capsule collection is all about the last four decades of modern cycling, when champions challenged the traditional rules and made new ones,” said Giuliano Ragazzi, CEO and founder at La Passione. “Their way of attacking, of feeling like the stars of …
Read More »West Midlands cycle hire scheme launches in Sutton Coldfield
The first bikes for the new West Midlands cycle hire scheme have hit the streets this week following the launch of a trial in Sutton Coldfield. This limited trial will feature five docking stations and 25 bikes placed in and around the town centre for the next month to allow …
Read More »Edinburgh’s Electric Cycle Company opens ‘UK’s largest’ specialist e-bike shop
The Electric Cycle Company (ECC), Edinburgh, has just opened its new 4,000 square foot electric bike store and workshop on Crewe Road North, making it the ‘largest specialist e-bike shop in the UK’. Over four times the size of its previous shop, ECC said it has created a safe and …
Read More »TfL sets out plans to support increased levels of cycling in Lambeth and Southwark
TfL has set out plans to support safer essential journeys by bike in Lambeth and Southwark, with construction work planned to start next month. The trial changes, along the A23 between Oval and Streatham and on the CS7 cycle route between Oval and Elephant & Castle, will open up these two key …
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‘Pushing back the boundaries of diversity in cycling’: RideFest four years on
RideFest began life on a chairlift in the Austrian ski resort of St Anton in March 2016, from a conversation between Enitan Shonibare and Richard Liston. A simple question was posed: how many people in the ski group (SkiFest) rode bikes? ‘Not many’ was the answer, and from there, the …
Read More »How has a lack of bike shows in 2020 affected businesses within the industry?
COVID-19 has caused many trade shows and other cycling events to be cancelled or postponed this year. Rebecca Morley explores how this has affected businesses within the industry
Read More »The online opportunities for IBDs
By Stacey MacNaught, founder of SEO agency MacNaught Digital
Read More »How has COVID-19 affected bike repairs and servicing?
One advantage IBDs will always have over the internet is servicing and repairs. Even if customers do choose to spend an increasing amount of time perusing the web, the value of customer service and expertise that bike shops provide in person can never be overlooked. And while the COVID-19 pandemic …
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